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Manufacturing Indaba set for Johannesburg – industry platform for established and prospective sub-Sahara manufacturers
Posted: 11-Jun-2018
The Manufacturing Indaba will feature esteemed industry experts and leaders speaking in the forum, including Thomas Schaefer, Chairman and Managing Director for Volkswagen Group South Africa; Eustace Mashimbye, Chief Executive Officer of Proudly South African; Flora Mutahi, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Melvin Marsh International Ltd and Yash Ramkolowan Manager for Trade & Investment at DNA Economics, among others.
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Why SA's big telecoms are running scared
Posted: 04-Jul-2018
In recent years mobile operators have watched applications such as Whatsapp and Skype have cut into their huge profitable sms business. The fear is that their voice revenue will be next.
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Banks: The Lifeblood of Emerging Economies
Posted: 20-Jul-2018
Banks play a vital role in igniting growth in emerging markets. They
provide critical access to financial services, stimulating development and
generating prosperity. Banks already shoulder a heavy responsibility, but
are they doing enough to keep pace with a connected and demanding world? Access the full article here.
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What does it take to get stakeholders to participate meaningfully in evaluations?
Posted: 27-Jul-2018
Amanda Jitsing, Evaluator and Director at DNA Economics contributed to the topic of successes and challenges of implementing evaluations with an article that explains what it takes for stakeholders to participate meaningfully in evaluations.
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JSE’s black economic empowerment figures are not up to scratch, study shows
Posted: 07-Aug-2018
The study, however, was limited due to low levels of reporting by listed entities. Only 30% of the 401 listed JSE entities reported and only four state-owned entities (SOEs). There were also limitations in the reporting of B-BBEE certificates and in capturing of data used for the analysis.
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Incentives a better answer than prescribed assets – Elias Masilela
Posted: 29-May-2019
Currently there are debates that areas in need of capital injection should receive them through asset prescription. Elias Masilela’s debate contribution is that rather than asset prescription, the country could opt for creating incentives that are going to get capital to flow into those areas.
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Impact investing could bridge the socialist/capitalist divide
Posted: 29-May-2019
A Capital Advisors Report on ‘The Landscape for Impact
Investing in Southern Africa’ presents that a mere 3% of local financial assets
are allocated to impact investment strategies. Our Chairperson, Mr Elias
Masilela cautions that this is not sufficient to establish an impact on the
country’s socio-economic issues. Masilela emphasises the need to strive for
private capital in pursuit of social and environmental impact.
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