Ekasinomics with founder of African Pro: Dudu Radebe

GUEST – Natashia Soopal, Executive: Ethics Standards and Public Sector at SAICA South Africa is facing a critical accountancy shortage, but a new report by the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) reveals that systemic stigma and a lack of professionalisation in the public sector are driving finance professionals…

GUEST - Tsakani Maluleke - Auditor-General of South Africa Auditor-General of South Africa, Tsakani Maluleke, delivers a sobering assessment of the state of local government, highlighting a staggering R17.6 billion lost to fruitless and wasteful expenditure over the past three years. Despite marginal improvements in audit outcomes for 2023/24, the…

GUEST - Andrea Slabber, Insights Lead at Trade Intelligence New data from Trade Intelligence reveals key shifts in South Africa’s FMCG retail landscape, with Discounter and E-commerce formats outperforming other channels in 2024. Despite easing inflation, South African shoppers remain under economic pressure, leading to changing missions, increased cross-channel behaviour,…

GUEST – Guy Leitch - Aviation Analyst SOURCE: [BusinessDay News] SA runs the risk of being denied access to US and EU airspace should it continue contravening laws that govern the investigation of civil aviation accidents. Such a move would devastate tourism between SA and its key trading partners. The…

GUEST – Mpho Sadiki, Group Managing Director for Merchant Services in Africa at Network International (the parent company of Payfast) When we think of financial access, we often think of the ‘front door’ – the point-of-sale, the payment link, the app. But beyond that door is a complex ecosystem that…