South Africans have scored three spots on the Forbes Rich List for 2010, which has Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim in the top slot with a fortune worth $53.5bn.
An innovative angel funding initiative has seen investors pledge R360 000 in 48 hours to support new businesses in South Africa.
Cape Town's Coral International, the country's first hotel to comply with Islamic laws, offers a warm welcome to all except Charles Glass and Johnny Walker.
The Companies and Intellectual Property Registration Office has admitted it can't handle the volume of applications for new close corporations and companies.
The South African Revenue Service will extend its operating hours to allow taxpayers to meet payment deadlines, says Sars in a statement.
CROWDED HOUSE: Eran Eyal and Eric Edelstein of Fashion Evolution. Their Springleap.com business was launched 18 months ago, and has become the largest crowdsourcing website in SA. Full story...
People wanting to set up their own enterprises should beware of previously registered companies and close corporations that already have VAT numbers.
Despite being seen as good credit risks, women find it intimidating to approach banks for small firm financing, say industry experts.
Home buyers are back on the streets scouting for homes.
Want to start trading foreign currencies? Make sure you sidestep these pitfalls.
Some are ditching their policies and becoming their own insurers.
This is not the time to invest in resource companies, says Sanlam Private Investments.
Entrepreneurs are complaining that it takes six months to register a new business.
2010 could play havoc with the activities of ill-prepared small- and medium-sized firms, says a small enterprise funder.
The outgoing MTN CEO fields questions about a difficult year and his legacy at the company. Time: 3:49
Q: What would you do with a lump sum of money?
Call it the tenderpreneur dynasty. Bureaucrats, politicians and their families are vocal about having the right to have private business interests and to do business with the State. Their justification is simple: They're doing nothing wrong. And they're right. It's legal for politicians - who are private citizens - to do business with the State. It's also perfectly legal for public servants or their family to do business with the State if they get permission from the executive authority to do so.
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