The future of shareholder meetings is virtual

The virtual annual general meeting (AGM) debate has raged for years, but organisations across the world have been hesitant to move towards online meetings as the result of uncertainty over how they are regulated locally and fear of the unknown. That is until now. Amid...

Take a structured approach to M&A due diligence

Anything and everything, besides that which was considered essential, took a back seat over the past few months: not only during the two-month long lockdown but since early March – when the first case of Covid-19 was reported in South Africa. Large commercial...

New Visa initiative supports SMEs

Visa has launched a new initiative that aims to champion and enable entrepreneurs in South Africa, while encouraging consumers to support small businesses. Alongside a new SME resource hub, Visa has published the Covid-19 CEMEA Impact Tracker highlighting the recent...

SA can’t afford to lose SMEs to Covid-19

Small businesses are crucial to the economy, and if they are not assisted to survive the Covid-19 pandemic, all South Africans are likely to feel the wider socio-economic consequences. A multilateral alliance has come together to provide small businesses with tools,...

Online trading spikes during Covid-19

In order to meet the unprecedented spike in online demand for orders and deliveries during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, a strong relationship with a data storage vendor has become crucial. This is due to the nationwide lockdown and restrictions resulting in many...