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How to go about using a smartphone to launch a start-up at little to no cost

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28 Feb 2018 0

Ujuh Reporter Now more than any other time in history, starting and running a business can be done with little to no seed funding. That’s because the digital age offers entrepreneurs the ability to use a...

Economic crimes are on the rise in South Africa

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27 Feb 2018 0

PBM Reporter South Africa’s economic crime has peaked to its highest level over the past decade with 77% of organisations reporting incidences of economic crime compared to a global average of 49%. This is according to...

Sign the petition: We pledge to Beat-Day-Zero

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27 Feb 2018 1

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The two critical factors that should determine your offshore investment

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27 Feb 2018 0

Jac de Wet, National Head of Sales, PSG Wealth Offshore investment remains a hot topic of conversation, primarily for its diversification and access to sectors and securities that are not available locally. Before you take the...

Cyril Ramaphosa’s new cabinet: A balancing game with key victories

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27 Feb 2018 0

Ujuh Reporter A newish government executive has effectively taken over South Africa after the fall of Jacob Zuma and the rise of Cyril Ramaphosa who has now appointed a new deputy president, David Mabuza, and many...

List of top Northern Cape and North-West schools with 100% matric pass rate: 2018 Edition

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23 Feb 2018 0

Ujuh Reporter The North-West and Northern Cape provinces produced 4 and 2 schools respectively which maintained a 100% pass rate over the past five years. This is considered to be one of the most reliable indicators of top performing...

List of top Limpopo & Mpumalanga schools with 100% matric pass rate: 2018 Edition

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23 Feb 2018 0

Ujuh Reporter The Limpopo and North-West provinces produced 4 schools which maintained a 100% pass rate over the past five years. This is considered to be one of the most reliable indicators of top performing schools in South Africa....

List of top Eastern Cape schools with 100% matric pass rate: 2018 Edition

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23 Feb 2018 0

Ujuh Reporter The Eastern Cape province produced 13 schools which maintained a 100% pass rate over the past five years. This is considered to be one of the most reliable indicators of top performing schools in South Africa. Gauteng...

Beat-Day-Zero: A guide for businesses to navigate the water crisis

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23 Feb 2018 0

PBM If and when Day Zero comes to Cape Town, it wont be business as usual for many enterprises that operate in the Mother City. The impact on business is going to be huge which therefore...

What Sasol Inzalo investors need to know and do for Khanyisa

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23 Feb 2018 0

Ujuh Reporter The process of unwinding the Sasol Inzalo BEE investment scheme and setting up Sasol Khanyisa has commenced which requires investors to take some action including exercising an option. Here follows what different investors need...

Growing herdsmen militancy is adding to West Africa’s security threats

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23 Feb 2018 1

Chukwuma Al Okoli, Federal University Lafia The people of Agatu, a farming community in Benue State in central Nigeria won’t forget February 2016 in a hurry. One afternoon, late that month, their villages were attacked by...

The list of top schools in the City of Tshwane/Pretoria

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23 Feb 2018 0

The City of Tshwane (the Pretoria area) has 12 schools which are in the prestigious national list of top schools that have achieved 100% matric pass rate over the past five years. There are 115 such...

Lynne Brown inadvertently violated the Executive Code of Ethics

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23 Feb 2018 0

PBM The Minister of Public Enterprises, Lynne Brown, has received a slap in the wrist from the Public Protector on a charge that she had misled parliament when responding to parliament on the Eskom/Trillian matter. The...

Cyril Ramaphosa’s 2018 SONA: #Thuma Mina

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22 Feb 2018 0

In a remarkable state of the nation address South African President Cyril Ramaphosa concluded by calling citizens to action through a Hugh Masekela song titled ‘Thuma Mina’ which translates to Send Me. The speech alongside the...

Huge pension fund deficits could cause another global financial crisis

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21 Feb 2018 0

Ania Zalewska, University of Bath In the past decade, the banking industry has been a central focus of attention for regulators, academics and the general public. The 2007-08 financial crisis led to new regulations and institutions...

Cape Town’s Day Zero moves out to 9 July 2018 due to lower usage

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21 Feb 2018 0

PBM Day Zero, the day in which Cape Town taps are set to run dry, has been moved further out to 9 July 2018 partly due to slower weekly drop in dam levels reflecting declining rates...

How Cape Town’s water crisis could make people sick

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20 Feb 2018 0

Bob Mash, Stellenbosch University; Hassan Mahomed, Stellenbosch University, and Shrikant Peters, University of Cape Town Day zero, when the 4 million people living in Cape Town run out of water, is becoming a real possibility. The...

People in African cities are taking charge of their water supplies – and it’s working

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20 Feb 2018 0

Ellis Adjei Adams, Georgia State University The world has made tremendous progress in bridging the gap between water supply and demand. But there’s a long way still to go. In a 2017 joint monitoring report UNICEF...

List of top Free State schools with 100% matric pass rate: 2018 Edition

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15 Feb 2018 0

Ujuh Reporter In 2017, the Free State province produced 13 schools which maintained a 100% pass rate over the past five years. This is considered to be one of the most reliable indicators of top performing schools in South...

List of top KwaZulu-Natal schools with 100% matric pass rate: 2018 Edition

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15 Feb 2018 0

Ujuh Reporter In 2017, the KwaZulu-Natal province produced 17 schools which maintained a 100% pass rate over the past five years. This is considered to be one of the most reliable indicators of top performing schools in South Africa....

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Monthly Archives: February 2018

How to go about using a smartphone to launch a start-up at little to no cost

Economic crimes are on the rise in South Africa

Sign the petition: We pledge to Beat-Day-Zero

The two critical factors that should determine your offshore investment

Cyril Ramaphosa’s new cabinet: A balancing game with key victories

List of top Northern Cape and North-West schools with 100% matric pass rate: 2018 Edition

List of top Limpopo & Mpumalanga schools with 100% matric pass rate: 2018 Edition

List of top Eastern Cape schools with 100% matric pass rate: 2018 Edition

Beat-Day-Zero: A guide for businesses to navigate the water crisis

What Sasol Inzalo investors need to know and do for Khanyisa

Growing herdsmen militancy is adding to West Africa’s security threats

The list of top schools in the City of Tshwane/Pretoria

Lynne Brown inadvertently violated the Executive Code of Ethics

Cyril Ramaphosa’s 2018 SONA: #Thuma Mina

Huge pension fund deficits could cause another global financial crisis

Cape Town’s Day Zero moves out to 9 July 2018 due to lower usage

How Cape Town’s water crisis could make people sick

People in African cities are taking charge of their water supplies – and it’s working

List of top Free State schools with 100% matric pass rate: 2018 Edition

List of top KwaZulu-Natal schools with 100% matric pass rate: 2018 Edition

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