If the Naspers-Prosus share swap transaction gets the go-ahead tomorrow, Friday, 9 July, a concern that has not received much airtime is how it will increase the combined exposure to Tencent, the...

It’s now possible to handle an entire insurance claim without any human intervention – thanks to the use of artificial intelligence. Here, Elenjical Solutions’ AI expert Othniel Konan explains how...

It is no exaggeration to say that cybercrime is one of the most dangerous and widespread threats to business worldwide. In 2020, more than 51% of all organisations worldwide experienced some form of...

Emerging market (EM) economies in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) are progressing quicker than what was initially projected by S&P Global Ratings in their previous macroeconomic update...

Investor funding can be the lifeblood of a start-up. However, most investors will want to conduct a due diligence investigation on a business before investing any funds or taking up an equity share....

HIGHLIGHTS: Markets There are some factors that point to a rising probability of some pullback or correction in equity markets from the second half of 2021. However, the massive policy stimulus and...

A recent survey by accounting firm Deloitte revealed that 70% of South Africans were spending all their income or more income than they had every month. For the vast majority struggling to make ends...

Investing is the foundation of a healthy financial life. Although we understand this intellectually, many of us struggle practically when it comes to putting money aside for that special something....

For decades now, we’ve known that smoking is bad for our health – the research has conclusively shown that smoking increases your risk of suffering from cancer, heart disease, stroke, and lung...

A lot can happen in a year. Just one year ago, countries all over the world were going into hard lockdown due to Covid-19. Even before the pandemic, the average South African was struggling to...