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Netcare expects paid-patient day growth at the top end of a guidance range it downgraded earlier this year, and also expects an improved financial performance, in part due to its ongoing digitalisation push.
South Africa is stuck in a low-growth trap and is rapidly falling behind the rest of the world in competitiveness, says economist and strategist Adrian Saville.
A new operator has been selected for the Gautrain. A consortium that includes a French multinational, which is the leading shareholder of the previous operator, has secured the 15-year deal.
ICT group Mustek, which is a takeover target of Novus Holdings, said on Wednesday its auditors have flagged a potential irregularity related to how quickly its management team disclosed the terms of their concert-party agreement.
Fixed-term contracts expose employers to risk. No matter how the contract is worded, an employer who relies on the fact that a fixed-term contract has expired may face an unfair dismissal claim if the employee had a reasonable expectation of renewal, write Jan Truter and Barney Jordaan.