PCB Blog - economy
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World Cup Travel2010/05/20 Just this weekend past, I was told of a group of people due to come to South Africa for the World Cup which had cancelled the booking. |
Effects of the Recession2010/06/09 Last week I was invited to attend a presentation of a report commissioned by the provincial Department of Economic Development and Tourism that analysed the effects of the recession on the provincial economy. It elicited some lively discussion, not so much about its contents, but its significances. |
World Cup Legacy2010/07/02 The Great Event has run more than half its course. The country has come alive and revelling in the euphoria of being the host nation. |
Legatum Prosperity Index2010/10/28 The Legatum Prosperity Index advertises itself as the “world’s only global assessment of wealth and well-being”. Its philosophy is that prosperity is about more than just money and includes a range of circumstances that add to people’s happiness and well-being. |
Entrepreneurship2011/04/13 As large enterprises have restructured and downsized, small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) have come to play an increasingly important role in South Africa's economy. |
Economic Growth & Unemployment2011/08/31 International reports show that South Africa is falling behind in global competitiveness, we are experiencing weak economic growth and our unemployment rate is sky-rocketing. |
Infrastructure Development2012/02/13 Our nation’s physical infrastructure is underdeveloped and much of it is failing. The impact is felt throughout the economy, but most keenly in our failure to create jobs. |
Back to Business Fundamentals2012/02/29 The ancient Mayan calendar ends on December 21, 2012. For some, this signifies the end of the world. |
Employees & Customers2012/03/14 If too many retailers continue to import their goods, rather than purchase them from local factories, they are, in effect, orchestrating their own demise. |
The Education System in SA2012/03/30 I have been reading with interest the comments made by Dr Mamphela Ramphele about our education system and the subsequent backlash from the SA Democratic Teachers Union. |
Developing Agriculture2012/04/04 When one considers that nearly 75% of Africa's population live in the rural areas, it is easy to understand the importance of developing agriculture. |
