[notice] A fortnightly column by Johannesburg Business Editor, Patrick Kuwana. [/notice] The business media this week has once again been filled with stories on mining but with the gold sector taking prominence. On Sunday (October 21) evening the DSTV show Carte Blanche aired a feature on the BEE (Black Economic […]
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Investing on the right side of the global wealth equation
[notice] A fortnightly column by Johannesburg Business Editor, Patrick Kuwana. [/notice] In the last month God has given me the privilege of traveling to the USA to meet Kingdom investors and to participate in numerous meetings and forums to discuss economic transformation. I don’t have enough space to outline all […]
Church needs equipping for workplace ministry role — report
The role and readiness of churches for equipping Christians for workplace ministry is explored in the latest report released by Christian marketplace initiative Call 42. The report is based on a national online survey of 1 300 Christians and includes responses to questions posed specifically to some 200 church leaders […]
EXPOSED will shine light on global corruption
Government, business and churches across the globe are being challenged to expose and tackle corruption which is identified as one of the major factors in ensuring that many millions of people remain trapped in poverty. The call comes from an international coalition of Christian organisations called EXPOSED at the start […]
Kick-starting economic growth God’s way
[notice] A fortnightly column by Johannesburg Business Editor, Patrick Kuwana. [/notice] The Lord has given me the privilege to be in the USA as I write this article where I have been attending the Nehemiah Project Biblical Entrepreneurship conference and completing my Biblical Business Coaching certification training. It’s been an […]
Economic transformation – whose responsibility is it?
[notice] A fortnightly column by Johannesburg Business Editor, Patrick Kuwana. [/notice] On Monday September 3 the National Planning Minister, Trevor Manuel addressed the opening session of the ‘Strategies to Overcome Poverty and Inequality’ conference at the University of Cape Town. In his address he made some interesting statements that I […]
Lonmin deaths and the deadly economic lie
[notice] A fortnightly column by Johannesburg Business Editor, Patrick Kuwana. [/notice] This past week the country has witnessed the death of 34 people in the worker unrest that took place at Lonmin’s platinum mines in Rustenburg. Thirty-four people were killed and 78 injured when police shot at striking workers at […]
Survey highlights growing Kingdom focus in SA workplace
South African Christians are becoming more Kingdom-focused at work but need help with finding true purpose in the workplace. This is one of the findings of Christian marketplace initiative Call 42, which has conducted a national survey that explores the issues and obstacles that Christians experience in living a calling […]
SA man conducting Biblical Entrepreneurship seminar in Malaysia
Marketplace Mission (MM) in Malaysia which has a vision to introduce marketplace ministry to cities and nations has invited South African transformational entrepreneur Patrick Kuwana to conduct a 2-day Biblical Entrepreneurship seminar in Penang, Malaysia, at the weekend. Kuwana, who is founder of Crossover Transformation Group, says he believes God […]
The key to double digit economic growth for South Africa
[notice] A fortnightly column by Johannesburg Business Editor, Patrick Kuwana. [/notice] Last week the World Bank issued a report saying that South Africa’s economic growth rate will slow down to 2.5% (from an expected 3.1%) and that the country must tackle economic inequality in order to create jobs and bring […]