The world is moving yet again towards the threat of recession: Exchange rates are yo-yoing, and even our kids know that “double dip” is not a kind of ice-cream topping. Under these circumstances, the natural instinct of many is to batten down the hatches and find a safe shelter in which to weather out the [...]
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Above-inflation wage increases create a double whammy for workers
1 Aug
Unemployment is perhaps the single biggest challenge facing South Africa: Without jobs, people slip into a vicious cycle of poverty and dependency that is very hard to break. So businesses are under constant political and social pressure to “create jobs”.
But there’s no magic wand that will create these jobs out of nowhere. Every job has [...]
CPI being abused in price negotiations
30 May
South Africans pay a lot of attention to the inflation rate: Whether it’s up, down or stable, which direction it’s headed in and what it means for our wage and salary negotiations.
But in some cases, the official inflation rate is being abused by large companies to squeeze their suppliers – putting the long-term health of [...]
The great software decision: build or buy?
17 May
There are some kinds of software you just buy: word processors, email clients and anti-virus packages are obvious examples. But when it comes to software that serves more specialized needs in the organisation, like financial systems, many people wonder if it wouldn’t be better to build their own. At least that way, the argument goes, [...]
