13 April at 18:34 PM, via Fin24
When a company is teetering on the edge of financial distress, the board’s response—or lack thereof—can define its future, impacting not just shareholders but all stakeholders involved, says Eric Levenstein.
13 April at 17:54 PM, via Fin24
The pain, said Shuntaro Takeuchi, was 10 out of 10. Not in the portfolio of Japanese stocks he runs out of Palo Alto, California, but in his appendix.
13 April at 16:52 PM, via Fin24
The Matsamo Communal Property Association (CPA) now owns more than 14 000 hectares which they manage in cooperation with white farmers in a rare model of successful land reform.
13 April at 15:48 PM, via Fin24
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration granted exclusions from steep reciprocal tariffs to smartphones, computers and some other electronics imported largely from China, providing a big break to tech firms like Apple that rely on imported products.
13 April at 14:28 PM, via Fin24
The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), whose future is in doubt since Donald Trump returned to the White House, provides duty-free access to the United States for certain African products.
13 April at 13:51 PM, via Fin24
Twenty-five years after Bill Clinton Africa an economic lifeline, how did a stroke of a pen expose the fragility of its economic fortunes? Africa has been caught in today’s global trade wars, but the trouble didn’t start today, says Khaya Sithole.
13 April at 13:11 PM, via Fin24
Washington’s 90-day pause on higher tariffs is of little comfort to southern African economies facing the collapse of a preferential trade deal and a 25% hike on car imports, analysts say.
13 April at 12:28 PM, via Fin24
A massive black hole at the heart of a galaxy in the Virgo constellation is waking up, shooting out intense X-ray flares at regular intervals that have puzzled scientists, a study said Friday.
13 April at 12:02 PM, via Fin24
A customer whose recently purchased laptop charger exploded got a happy ending to his story, says Wendy Knowler.
12 April at 14:19 PM, via Fin24
President Donald Trump said he could offer some exemptions to his 10% tariff on most US trading partners — even as he insisted that it was “pretty close” to a floor for nations seeking to negotiate trade deals.
10 April at 19:10 PM, via Fin24
South Africa is officially one of the countries that will see a 90 day pause in US president Donald Trump’s higher reciprocal tariffs, according to Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau.
07 April at 11:10 AM, via Fin24
World markets crashed on Monday with Asia leading the rout, as US President Donald Trump held firm on his swingeing tariffs despite China retaliating and global recession warnings growing louder.
05 April at 18:22 PM, via Fin24
A new Constitutional Court judgement provides interesting reading for legal scholars, but it has unfortunately created widespread confusion the law on dismissal after retirement. Jan Truter and Barney Jordaan offer guidance for employers.
05 April at 17:38 PM, via Fin24
US has a trade surplus from export of services which experts say are now vulnerable to global tariffs.
05 April at 16:26 PM, via Fin24
Jaguar Land Rover will pause shipments of its Britain-made cars to the United States for a month, as it considers how to mitigate the cost of President Donald Trump’s 25% tariff, according to a report in the Times newspaper.
05 April at 15:50 PM, via Fin24
China said on Saturday “the market has spoken” in rejecting U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs, and called on Washington for “equal-footed consultation” after global markets plunged in reaction to the trade levies that drew Chi
05 April at 15:23 PM, via Fin24
The new US trade tariffs vary wildly between southern African countries — from 10% in Eswatini to 50% in Lesotho.
05 April at 14:42 PM, via Fin24
In times of market panic investors tend to rush to the safety of the dollar, but when stocks swooned in response to U.S. tariffs this week, they ran away from it.
05 April at 13:13 PM, via Fin24
Cybercriminals never rest and one of the easiest ways for them to get your money is by getting past your password and into your account.
05 April at 11:53 AM, via Fin24
If you receive an income above a certain amount, it will be taxed, but there are a few tax-relief measures available to retirees. Ensure that when you retire, you make the most of these and plan your finances accordingly, says Maya Fisher-French.
05 April at 10:23 AM, via Fin24
Wall Street stocks suffered another bruising sell-off Friday as major indices slumped more than 5% following President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff policies.