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Businesses Can Learn About Achieving Sustainable Finance From Age-old Wisdom
The realm of commerce has the propensity to place a premium on concepts such as the maximization of profits, economies of scale, and the significance of shareholder value. Over several centuries, the industry has evolved, and as a result, these ideas are now deeply ingrained in the financial systems of the world. However, there are…
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Reasons Why Anti-gay Sentiment is Still Prevalent in Africa
Africa is home to 38 of the world’s 76 nations that have not moved away from outlawing same-sex relationships and behaviors. According to the results of recent surveys, the vast majority of individuals who live in African countries have a strong distaste for the homosexual lifestyle. This is true even in South Africa, it is…
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The Role of the Afrofuturist Film Black Panther in Teacher Education in South Africa
Back in 2018, I was one of the vast number of individuals who went to see Black Panther in theaters all over the world. The film was directed by Ryan Coogler. The narrative depicting an ultra-modern African society that was not influenced in any way by colonialism was hailed as “revolutionary” by both the media…
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Girls in Africa Face Significant Repercussions if They Enter Into Child Marriages
More than 650 million women and girls who are still alive today got married before they turned 18 years old. This is one of the shocking statistics that can be found in a report on child marriage published by UNICEF in 2021. Nine of the ten countries on the planet with the highest levels of…
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The Struggle to Acquire Drinkable Water in the Settlement Of Butterworth
Thina worked very hard to keep her footing on the steep embankment as she filled the 20-liter bucket she was carrying with water that was pouring out of a broken pipe close to the informal settlement in which she lives. She was afraid that she would lose her balance and fall into the deep ditch. …
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Eskom’s Debt Has Decreased by R5.5 Billion, but the Pressure Remains High
Interest Payments on Eskom’s Debt Totaled R35.8 Billion over the Year The exceptionally high debt burden that Eskom is carrying has proceeded to be a drag on the company’s financial performance. Eskom has been successful in reducing its overall debt to a greater extent. However, as the chief executive officer of Eskom, André de Ruyter, pointed…
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The Government Receives Less Money in Taxes if There is Increased Load-shedding
Days without power: Because of the growing number of power outages, companies have been forced to look for substitute outlets for power supply, such as generating units. The South African government doesn’t appear to view the now-regular electricity blackouts that last for up to four hours each time as the single greatest threat to South…
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The Universities In Africa are simply “Qualification Factories”
According to Patrcio Langa, an assistant professor of university education at UCT, the concept of higher education institutions in Africa as areas for the advancement of knowledge has indeed been disparaged by influential voices endorsing the view that they ought to be operating as tools to repair the continent’s ailments. The rapid expansion will continue…
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The Airlines of South Africa Are Currently Engaged in a “Sky-grab”
As a result of the conclusion of the lockdown, airlines in South Africa are struggling to meet the large demand for flights. This is a result of the shutdown of several regional airlines, most prominently Comair’s Kulula.com and regional British Airways flights, as well as the scaled-back operations of others as a result of the…
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Pre- COVID Tax Regulations On Gambling Revenue is Back
The National Gambling Board reported to Parliament in the 2021/22 fiscal year that the amount of tax revenue received from the casino industry had returned to its levels prior to the pandemic. The level of tax revenue collected by the industry reached R3.2 billion for the first time since the 2019/20 fiscal year during the…
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