Kieran Whyte from Baker McKenzie outlines some of the potential impacts of COVID-19 on the energy, mining and infrastructure sector in Africa. The Coronavirus (COVID-19) has resulted in mass production shutdowns and supply chain disruptions due to...
The overall Johannesburg Stock Exchange index plummeted just over 6% in early trade and the rand also weakened by nearly 50 cents against the US dollar, this amid the worsening effect of the coronavirus on the global markets. South Africa is...
The South African industrial and manufacturing sector is grappling with one of the toughest economic eras. The situation is made even more difficult by the tension between a rampant unemployment figure of 29% (Stats SA) and a shortage of relevant...
This is a press release by Gerhard Papenfus, Chief Executive of the National Employers’ Association of South Africa (NEASA) During the SONA as well as the 2020 Budget Speech, Government’s support of Treasury’s ‘Economic transformation, inclusive...
