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Some experts argue that President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the OECD minimum 15% global tax deal could hurt Africa.

- This year's G20 Summit will be the first held in Africa and Ramaphosa called on leaders to harness the most powerful of human attributes: collaboration.
- "Cooperation has been one of the key markers of human development, touching on many aspects of life – survival, social organization, technological and cultural progress."
- This is a transcript from South Africa President Ramaphosa's special ...

As Trump's executive orders send bankers scrambling in Davos, the financial world braces for a rollercoaster of trade disruptions and regulatory headaches.

This year's annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos takes place this week during what is, by all accounts, the most complex and chaotic period in global economic and political affairs. The theme for this year is "Collaboration for the Intelligent Age".

This is a very appropriate theme, aimed at addressing the increasing polarisation and fragmentation at play in geopolitics and ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has today, 16 January 2025, convened with ministers and senior business leaders to reaffirm the Government Business Partnership’s commitment to achieving their shared ambition of significantly growing the economy.

The Employment Equity Amendment Act will take some legal effect on 1 January 2025. Unmitigated, the amendment act will have profound implications for foreign incorporated businesses operating in South Africa.

NEW YORK AND PRETORIA

The University of Pretoria and Fordham University have an exchange program that started after the signing of the collaboration agreement in 2008. This program allows academically gifted South African students, who are financially needy, to visit New York and earn an Advanced Certificate in Emerging Financial Markets and Country Risk Analysis. It also allows Fordham students ...

Johannesburg, Friday 06 December 2024 ― The operational inefficiencies and governance failures of the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) are letting down hundreds of thousands of workers, many of whom are now facing a festive season without any income. The UIF is failing in its primary function – paying unemployment benefits - and must be placed under administration, with immediate effect.

Johannesburg, South Africa, 1 December 2024 – Today, South Africa makes history as it assumes the Presidency of the Global 20 (G20) and the Business 20 (B20) marking a significant milestone for Africa and the Global South. This Presidency caps four consecutive years of leadership from the Global South before the baton is passed to the United States in 2026.

The American Chamber of Commerce in South Africa hosted its annual Thanksgiving Dinner on Wednesday, 27 November 2024, at the Sandton Convention Centre, marking the occasion with the theme "Going for Gold". The evening featured a keynote address by South Africa's most decorated Olympian, Tatjana Smith, alongside compelling performances and distinguished guests from both the United States and South ...