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A practical guide to business rescue for small business owners
Business rescue can serve as a lifeboat, offering a glimmer of hope and a chance to navigate back…
Amazon invest another R15bn in SA
Amazon will invest an extra R15bn over the next 6 years. Is the country competitive compared to other markets in Africa?
Deloitte Restructuring Survey 2023 is out
85% of respondents in Deloitte’s new survey are anticipating an increase in business rescue activity.
A rising tide lifts all boats
Neurodivergent workers could translate into competitive advantage from a greater diversity of skills, mindsets, and problem-solving approaches
Caught up in Home Affairs dysfunction
Caught up in Home Affairs dysfunction SA’s visa administration problems are well recognised as a serious...
Price elastic ain’t fantastic
A company with rapidly rising input costs and little ability to pass price increases on to consumers is a sitting duck.
After the Bell: A narrative walks into a bar
Distressed assets are like old people at a party. People are polite to them but don’t want to mingle with them.
Business rescue: securing creditors’ rights and employee claims in a post-rescue world
It is crucial, in the wake of a rescue, to protect the interests of secured creditors without unfairly penalising workers.
Middle to high-income earners are driving a recovery in SA
New BER Surveys on economic recovery in SA show the hotel and restaurant sector are the happiest they’ve been since Q1:2014
Can we survive more interest rate hikes?
Bank Zero chair Michael Jordaan insists it’s in our power as SA to grow at 5% a year. We’ve just got to make some hard decisions
‘Give them hell’: Steinhoff shareholders reject debt restructuring deal
Steinhoff’s future hangs in the balance after shareholders voted against a debt restructuring deal, substantially raising the prospect of liquidation
Business rescue grows in relevance as SA practitioners increase
Since the introduction of business rescue to SA law in 2011 a constant stream of BRPs has been licensed each year.
Even in the dark, South Africa continues to surprise
Down, not out. Early economic data for January offers a glimmer of hope that SA may yet avoid a technical recession,
SA offers ‘winning formula’ for private equity investors, says Ethos
Peter Hayward-Butt, CEO at Ethos Private Equity, an investor in Brait, Virgin Active and TymeBank, still sees solid investment opportunities in SA at cut-rate prices