Tag: recession

Home to some of the world’s fastest-growing economies, Africa is a hot investment destination. More than 75 per cent of companies and investors in Africa are successful. Why? And how could you reap the benefits of doing business on the continent?

Employers must ensure they follow the right labour relations steps amidst a tough environment. Having recently slipped into a technical recession, the South African economy continues to experience dangerously low levels of economic growth, which does not bode well for national employment figures. Making matters worse is the technologically driven fourth industrial revolution which continues to threaten redundancy on a variety of jobs.

Prof Danie Meyer | Senior researcher and lecturer: Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences | North-West University | daniel.meyer@nwu.ac.za | www.nwu.ac.za | Despite the surprisingly...

Why is South Africa experiencing a decline in strike action during an economic downturn? It is no secret that industrial action can have a crippling...

If the data is to be believed, retrenchments are once again on the rise. Lets not speculate why, but the current environment doesn’t induce business stability.

Marketers are facing challenging decisions and trade-offs when it comes to building and sustaining their brands during these recessionary times. South Africa is teetering on...