According to eBay’s CEO, John Donahoe, there will be more change in the way consumers shop and pay in the next five years than there has been in the last 10.

When a company is placed under business rescue, the question arises as to the enforceability of a suretyship given for the debts of or by the company.

In sectors such as mining and manufacturing, where prices are often fixed or at least expected to fall within certain parameters, improving profitability is not simply a matter of increasing the selling price.

Finance minister Pravin Gordhan has kept his mid-term budget promise made in October last year to further ease exchange controls, with a series of recently announced relaxations.

Having confidence is the key to unlocking opportunities. Sadly, however, many talented people miss out on discovering their true potential and abilities due to a lack of confidence

Governments are using austerity measures to battle the downturn. Families are tightening their belts. But for businesses there are five simple ways to save costs and grow even during economic turmoil.

A 2011 Australian court decision in BOS International v Babcock ruled that an undertaking in a commercial agreement to provide information about a company's assets and financial position overrides a confidentiality clause in a directors & officers insurance policy.

Many marketing managers barely pay attention to social media until a real crisis hits their brands. At that point, they'll rush into action with no real plan or strategy behind the frantic tweets and Facebook posts they send out in response to the rapid spread of untrue rumours or angry complaints across social networks.

Internationally, corruption in business is coming under increasing scrutiny, particularly in regard to corrupt payments made to government officials in order to gain trade advantages. No longer can the greasing of palms be regarded as an acceptable (or risk-free) way of growing a business.

Fewer available places at tertiary education institutions and a marked decrease in learners who have matriculated with mathematics and science is a major concern to education authorities and employers.