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Source: Reuters/Luc Gnago. Standard Bank CEO Sim Tshabalala speaks during an interview with Reuters in Abidjan, Ivory Coast April 9, 2018.

Banking

Standard Bank CEO to retire by end-2027, strong half-year result boosts shares

7 hours

#YouthMonth: Keneilwe Tekane on breaking barriers in South Africa’s rail sector

Logistics & Transport

#YouthMonth: Keneilwe Tekane on breaking barriers in South Africa’s rail sector

Robin Fredericks 30 Jun 2025

Talent Acquisition

From education to healthcare: 5 US industries poaching SA experts

Jeremy Bossenger 28 May 2025

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Labour Law & Unions

Legal maze of SA retirement ages: What employers need to know

Nicolette van Vuuren and Caitlin Leahy 6 May 2025

Source: © 123rf In a world of sameness, humans are not thinking, not applying themselves and not adding anything new, just melting into whatever the digital algorithm is feeds us

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Break free from brain rot, enshittification, move from digital sameness and embrace culture movements

Danette Breitenbach 31 Mar 2025

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Labour Law

The complex business of outsourcing and the implications of Section 197

Jacques van Wyk and Mike Searle 27 Mar 2025

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Labour Law & Unions

New owner, same employment contract: Court reiterates original retirement age applies

Chloë Loubser 26 Mar 2025

Source: Supplied. Rex Cowley, director and co-founder of Overseas Trust and Pension (OTAP).

Markets & Investment

Foreign pensions: An effective tool for global wealth diversification and asset protection

25 Feb 2025

Economy

Think you’ll retire at 65? 80 is SA’s real retirement age

28 Jan 2025

Marketing

Dispatch from Pennsylvania: How marketing affects swing voters as US election looms

Dave Bussiere 28 Oct 2024

SMEs

Interest rate cuts on the horizon: What it means for SMEs in Q4

Miguel da Silva 9 Sep 2024

Astral Foods CEO, Chris Schutte to retire in 2025

Retail

Astral Foods CEO, Chris Schutte to retire in 2025

14 Aug 2024

Property

Betterbond: Women over 55 SA's fastest-growing property owners

6 Aug 2024

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Legislation & Regulation

Presidency signs Pension Funds Amendment Bill into law

22 Jul 2024

Source: Supplied. Lytania Johnson, chief executive officer of FNB Personal Segment.

Financial Services

Nearly 50% of South Africans lack a retirement plan, FNB survey

11 Jul 2024

Could the change in the government dynamics feed the semigration trend in South Africa?

Trends

Could the change in the government dynamics feed the semigration trend in South Africa?

Issued by Biggles Removals 11 Jun 2024

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Residential Property

BetterBond CEO: Rise of mature renters considering homeownership

22 May 2024

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Labour Law & Unions

Unfair dismissal based on age: Labour Court's landmark ruling

Deon Visagie and Jamie Jacobs 26 Feb 2024

Source: Supplied. Janice Masencamp, Head of Retirement Fund Consulting at NMG Benefits

Economy

'Unretirement' trend grows as older South Africans head back to work

Janice Masencamp 27 Jul 2023

Fur babies are part of the family for SA's middle-class

Research

Fur babies are part of the family for SA's middle-class

Issued by BrandMapp 30 Jun 2023

Nedbank launches latest campaign - giving South Africans a reality check

Advertising

Nedbank launches latest campaign - giving South Africans a reality check

Issued by Joe Public 28 Jun 2023

Economy

Majority of South Africans plan to work past retirement age, survey

26 Jun 2023

First-time buyers and their journey after they sell their first properties

Residential Property

First-time buyers and their journey after they sell their first properties

26 Jun 2023

Source: Supplied. Yolandi Esterhuizen, director: product compliance, Sage Africa and Middle East and registered tax practitioner.

Trends

Retirement reform and NHI: Govt makes progress, but hurdles remain

Yolandi Esterhuizen 26 Jun 2023

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Management & Leadership

The 'Great Unretirement' and what it means for organisational longevity

Lyndy van den Barselaar 14 Jun 2023

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Labour Law & Unions

Cancelling fixed term employment contracts - expiry or retrenchment?

Bradley Workman-Davies and Tasreeq Ferreira 2 Jun 2023

Poor governance feeding semigration relocation trend around Southern and Western Cape towns

Residential Property

Poor governance feeding semigration relocation trend around Southern and Western Cape towns

Issued by Biggles Removals 16 Feb 2023

Banking

Old Mutual warns of potential delay in implementing two-pot system

15 Feb 2023

Natashia Barnabas, IR Manager at Workforce Staffing

Trends

#BizTrends2023: Trends shaping the labour space in 2023 and beyond

Natashia Barnabas 17 Jan 2023

#BestofBiz 2022: HR & Management

HR & Management

#BestofBiz 2022: HR & Management

12 Dec 2022

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Labour Law

What is a normal retirement age in a post-normal working world?

Paul Williams and Kirsty Gibson 20 Sep 2022

Nursing

Nursing shortage - government holds the trump card!

Teresa Basson 27 Sep 2022

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Labour Law & Unions

Firing employees over retirement age 'fair' - Labour Court

Jacques van Wyk and Andre van Heerden 11 Aug 2022

Recognising the bedrock of the global healthcare system

Nursing

Recognising the bedrock of the global healthcare system

12 May 2022

#LetsTalkDigital: The silver tech revolution with Marilyn Hallet and Lynda Smith

Digital

#LetsTalkDigital: The silver tech revolution with Marilyn Hallet and Lynda Smith

5 Apr 2022

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Economy

MTBPS focus: two-pots system a monumental shift for the retirement sector

12 Nov 2021

Calculating severance pay after retirement age

Remuneration & Payroll

Calculating severance pay after retirement age

Jonathan Goldberg 21 Jun 2021

A preservation 'revival' will supercharge South Africa's retirement outcomes

Markets & Investment

A preservation 'revival' will supercharge South Africa's retirement outcomes

15 Jun 2021

What you should know about work-related tax deductions

Taxation & Regulation

What you should know about work-related tax deductions

Annelize Oosthuizen 9 Jun 2021

How Covid has rocked retirement savings

Markets & Investment

How Covid has rocked retirement savings

18 May 2021

The pitfalls of the proposed pension fund amendments

Markets & Investment

The pitfalls of the proposed pension fund amendments

14 May 2021

Covid-19 pandemic: How UbuntuCare is helping women in impoverished areas earn an income

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Covid-19 pandemic: How UbuntuCare is helping women in impoverished areas earn an income

18 Dec 2020

Do employers have the right to change an employee's retirement date?

Labour Law

Do employers have the right to change an employee's retirement date?

Darryn Mer 13 Nov 2020

Covid-19: Make sure your medical aid, savings and risk benefits are covered

Financial Services

Covid-19: Make sure your medical aid, savings and risk benefits are covered

Rita Cool & NT Snyman 2 Apr 2020

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Biz Fin Focus

#BizFinFocus: Reassessing the state of retirement savings

Rowan Burger 18 Feb 2020

Lawrence Mac Dougall

FMCG

Tiger Brands CEO Lawrence Mac Dougall to retire, Noel Doyle appointed

30 Jan 2020

The rising tide of the silver economy

Markets & Investment

The rising tide of the silver economy

Chris Cilliers 27 Jan 2020