Being heavily indebted is one of the most stressful and demoralising things a person can experience, and in these hard times a lot of South Africans are struggling to keep their heads above water. High levels of debt are also bad for the country, with 60% of our economy dependent on consumer spending. So let’s […]
A tip for anyone with too much debt Read More »
An amendment to the Income Tax Act, effective from 1 March 2018, has made it a lot easier for taxpayers to account for interest owed to them by SARS. Until last year, you had to “accrue” such interest – in other words, show it as income regardless of whether or not you had actually received
A break for taxpayers on interest received rrom SARS Read More »
What’s going on with our economy? Where is it headed? With the economy shrinking sharply in the first quarter but then rebounding to 3.1% positive growth in the second, are we destined for good news or bad? Bearing in mind the caution from physicist Niels Bohr that “Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about
Our economic outlook: good news or bad? Read More »
Why should “candour” be a key aspect of your business leadership? How will it benefit you and your business? We examine how disclosing and confronting problems in your business, in order to deliver a consistent and trustworthy message to all of your company’s stakeholders, is an important long term strategy for boosting both sustainability and
Communicate with Candour – the “Oracle of Omaha” Speaks Read More »
On 6 September staff supported Casual Day and the theme this year was ‘Time to Shine with Persons with Disabilities’.
Staff news: Casual Day 2019 Read More »
A properly drawn and executed will (your “Last Will and Testament”) is the only way for you to ensure that your loved ones are properly looked after once you are gone. Perhaps most importantly, only by making your own will can you specify who is to inherit what from you. But is your “Freedom of
Your Will: What You Can and Can’t Do Read More »
The deal between employer and employee boils down to this: “I agree to pay you in return for the work you do for me”, and an employee whose work performance is inadequate by definition breaches that deal. Does that give you as employer the right to dismiss your employee? If the dismissal ends up in
What is Poor Work Performance? A Case of Missed Sales Targets Read More »
The Worcester and Ceres BGR teams enjoyed their bi-annual breakfast on 31 July. This is always a cheerful event and great opportunity for teams to catch up with each other.
Bi-annual breakfast for BGR Read More »
Here’s another warning about cyber-scams in the property industry because the more they increase, and the cleverer they become, the more vital it becomes for you to be aware of them and to protect yourself from them. Remember that you become a prime target when you buy or sell property – the rich pickings on
WARNING: PROPERTY EMAIL SCAMS SURGING Read More »
Over 80 countries worldwide produce McDonald’s Big Mac hamburgers to similar recipes, and that, say some researchers, makes them a perfect universal commodity with which to compare the PPP (Purchasing Power Parity) of different currencies. Hence The Economist’s annual “Big Mac Index”. And whilst many economists question the real value of “Burgernomics”, and whilst it
THE BIG MAC INDEX SAYS THE RAND IS WAY UNDERVALUED Read More »
