When people need a product or service, many turn to Google before deciding which business to contact. They compare their options, visit company websites, check what is offered, and look…
Read article: Saglotech: Building Better Websites for Businesses in JohannesburgPresident Donald Trump's offer to pay out $5,000 checks if Republicans win belongs to a long political tradition of cash for votes. AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein Politics is about the distribution…
Read article: Offering cash for votes is quite common – but here’s why it doesn’t workWould this bother you? 500px/Getty Images Imagine you have a bag you really like. It felt like “the one” when you bought it. Over time, it starts to look worn.…
Read article: A scuff on your bag, a dent in your mug – and suddenly it feels like time for a new oneAcross sub-Saharan Africa, revenue authorities are increasingly changing how they engage with small businesses. The traditional approach involved audits, penalties and inspections. But more recently many are investing in taxpayer…
Read article: When tax officials visit: why softer tax outreach can build trust in some places and erode it in othersBillionaires like Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk, pictured here at President Donald Trump's 2025 inauguration, have seen their wealth soar thanks to the stock market boom…
Read article: US inequality is getting worse in ways you might not expectThe U.S. House of Representatives votes on the Inflation Reduction Act in August 2022. AP Photo/Patrick Semansky A massive federal spending effort to combat climate change passed in 2022 without…
Read article: Federal spending on climate change before 2024 election boosted incumbents of both partiesMany employees see having the freedom to work from home as a benefit. DigitalVision/Getty Images If you need to participate in video meetings for work, you’ve probably experienced more than…
Read article: Remote work made these colleagues more open with each other, not lessOne driver of higher U.S. diesel prices is a major drop in supply from Russia and the Middle East. AP Photo/David Zalubowski) A spike in diesel prices is hammering broad…
Read article: Is the world pricing the risk of a US diesel export ban?Completing value-added tax (VAT) returns takes time, and waiting for a refund can tie up money a business needs to pay suppliers or invest. The South African Revenue Service wants…
Read article: South Africa is going digital on VAT: what it can learn from the rest of AfricaIf AI systems have been humming along nicely for weeks or months at a stretch, will the human overseeing them be able to take over when things go wrong? Sebastien…
Read article: As AI takes on more tasks, what happens when people have to jump in to clean up after it?
