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The return of South African Airlines (SAA) to the skies will benefit consumers as it will bring more competitive pricing to the sector. Source: BusinessTech

Should e-hailing be considered an option over owning a car? Bolt, the e-hailing service, notes that it offers varying ride categories, including an economy category to help riders cut costs even further. A 15km trip on Bolt costs as little as R131 – and if you were travelling to work and back just twice a …

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South Africa needs to significantly overhaul its education system with the matric certificate ‘not worth the paper it is printed on’, says Dr Thabi Leoka, founder of economic consulting and advisory company Naha Investments. Source: BusinessTech

Western Cape premier Alan Winde says the province must be moved to alert level 1 as soon as possible, as it becomes clear that it is exiting its third wave of Covid-19 infections. Source: BusinessTech

The Economic Development Board of Mauritius has moved to assure South Africans with Mauritian trusts, in response to confusion and concern among its members and clients around the taxation of foreign investments in the island country. Source: BusinessTech

Statistics South Africa has published its Consumer Price Index (CPI) for August 2021, with inflation edging higher to 4.9% from 4.6% in July. Source: BusinessTech

Videsha Proothveerajh, CEO and Chairperson of the Board of legal technology company, LexisNexis South Africa, was named runner-up in the Inclusive Leader: Large National / Pan African or Multinational Company category of the 9th Gender Mainstreaming Southern Africa Awards, held in September 2021. Source: BusinessTech

Absa is considering a new Black Economic Empowerment plan that could constitute as much as 8% of South Africa’s third-largest lender, worth about R9.6 billion at current prices. Source: BusinessTech

Johannesburg-based lifestyle estate Steyn City has launched its new Clearwater lagoon,  the first major development of its kind in the city. Source: BusinessTech

Ajen Sita, the EY Africa CEO, discusses current challenges facing corporates. Source: BusinessTech