Long Africa’s leading research and development (R&D) centre, concerns have been raised that investment was stalling and South Africa’s research competitiveness slipping, so the government is expanding R&D capacity. According to a report published in March 2013 by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), a South...
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Articles & Analysis | Research array: State-backed initiatives aim to expand local R&D from The Report: South Africa 2013
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Collins Khumalo, Chief Executive Officer, MultiChoice South Africa from The Report: South Africa 2013
Articles & Analysis | Prescribing change: Alongside a full-scale health system overhaul, pharmaceuticals regulation is also being reformed from The Report: South Africa 2013
Ture and functions, with responsibility of making drug-registration decisions. The council was made up of a group of part-time functionaries largely appointed from universities and research institutions, slowing decision-making, as the members met only occasionally.
The MCC received on average 800 applications for licensing a year, but was only able...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Kgosi Leruo Molotlegi, King of the Royal Bafokeng Nation from The Report: South Africa 2013
Articles & Analysis | Playing host: Capitalising on infrastructure, the country looks to attract new event and business tourism from The Report: South Africa 2013
Some momentous sporting occasions have come to pass in South Africa in the post-apartheid era, such as the Rugby World Cup won by its hosts in 1995. However, no previous events have been as momentous for the country’s tourism industry as the 2010 FIFA World Cup, a spectacle that attracted over 300,000 visitors directly for the...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Alan Field, Chairman of Tax and Legal, KPMG South Africa, and Head of Tax, KPMG Africa, on mitigating tax avoidance in the digital age from The Report: South Africa 2013
For some time now, mitigating tax avoidance and evasion has been the focus of tax debates at both national and international levels as well as within corporate circles. This has resulted in the inclusion of a number of anti-tax avoidance measures in most jurisdictions,, typically tailored to national requirements. Currently, anti-tax avoidance legislation is aimed to...