Johannesburg consumers more optimistic than those in Durban and Cape Town, though overall drop in Index.

Results of the latest MasterCard Worldwide Index of Consumer Confidence for the second half of 2008 show that consumer confidence in South Africa remains stubbornly optimistic, despite a significant decrease over the last...

Skills shortages and scarce talent are not mere buzzwords; they reflect a harsh reality when professional services firms such as Deloitte need to fulfill client assignments. When trainee accountants complete their articles and board exams, many of them tend to leave the profession and seek greener pastures.

But in...

In a breaking news development … the Cape High Court has just handed down a Court Order which orders the Minister of Home Affairs and the Department of Home Affairs to allow asylum seekers and refugees in terms of the Refugees Act to apply for temporary residence permits, in...