Podcasts

Committing to maintaining sustainable public finances proves to be challenging amidst a geopolitically tense global environment, less favourable growth in the global economy, and persistent energy and logistics obstacles locally. These factors collectively jeopardise government revenue growth, widen the budget deficit, and increase the country's debt ratio.

Businesses are required to take ownership of, and commit to, respecting human rights in their organisations and throughout their entire value chain. They need to act on identifying, preventing, mitigating, and remediating negative human rights impacts that may result from their operations or their business relationships, by putting the necessary systems and controls in place. 

Business and Human Rights (BHR) has become increasingly important due to the world's increased focus on Environment, Social and Governance (ESG). Human rights due diligence and human rights impact assessments are some of the key controls that guide corporate strategy and planning on BHR matters.

Let There Be Change is a podcast series looking at the world of technology and leadership in a hyper-fast and constantly evolving environment.

The travel industry was delighted with the announcement that came through during the night and that will ensure some level of normality and confidence in the market that travel is open and easy. It will also certainly help to support the recovery of the sector.

While we acknowledge the positive structural reforms currently underway by government – most notably the lifting of the self-generation threshold to 100MW – command control plans of enforced localisation stand to undo any potential positive upsides of other reforms.

A discussion about the early years of building South Africa’s Constitutional Court and what was required to establish its legitimacy and authority.

An interview with Gigi Nyanin, Project Director, Tax Publications and Thought leadership, South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA), and Dr Ivor Blumenthal, CEO, ArkKonsult, discussing the auto assessments that the South African Revenue Service (SARS) introduced in August 2020 which provided them with the ability to file income tax returns on behalf of taxpayers.

An interview with Desiree Gullan, Executive Creative Director, Gullan and Gullan Digital, and Dr Ivor Blumenthal, CEO, ArkKonsult, discussing why in the digital era, it’s never been more difficult for brands to break through the deluge of information and penetrate consumer’s ever decreasing attention spans.

An interview with Monde Ndlovu, Head Advocacy and Thought Leadership, Black Management Forum (BMF), and Dr Ivor Blumenthal, CEO, ArkKonsult, discussing how all stakeholders in society have a particular role to play in fusing the scientific, the craft and artistic perspectives of transformation in the South African economy.