Pretoria – Employment in the formal non-agricultural sector increased slightly between the quarters ended March and June 2011, increasing by 0.1%, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Tuesday. In its June Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES) survey, Stats SA said Read the full story
Cape Town – South African youth have been urged to seize opportunities and not give up on establishing their own small businesses. Encouraging young people to persevere, National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) chief executive Steven Ngubeni said “it’s too early Read the full story
Pretoria – Public Works Deputy Minister, Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu has guaranteed young people who are on her department’s Artisan Development programme jobs upon completing their training. Bogopane-Zulu made her commitment at the graduation of the first batch of young people who Read the full story
A new Black Business Council (BBC) will be formed to ensure unity among black businesses. The council will be under the leadership of businessman, Patrice Motsepe. Delegates representing over 14 black business associations announced their intention to suspend their participation Read the full story
Pretoria – The Justice Department is working on a model to ensure that the legal work dished out by government is spread out to include the services of black lawyers and women, says Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Jeff Radebe. Read the full story
Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has called for an end to the squabbles that have led to noticeable divisions within the country’s business sector following a decision recently by the Black Management Forum to cut ties with Business Unity South Read the full story
Pretoria-This year’s Women’s Month programme has been effective in highlighting the continued marginalisation of women in the South African economy. This is the view of Women, Children and People with Disabilities Minister, Lulu Xingwana. South Africa annually dedicates August to Read the full story
Pretoria – In order to grow and fulfil its development goals, South Africa needs to achieve economic transformation, says Business Unity South Africa (BUSA). “Equally important for both BUSA and South Africa is the achievement of comprehensive economic transformation,” new Read the full story
Cape Town – Government has reiterated its commitment to improve the quality of life for rural people across the country. As part of its “zero-hunger programme”, more than one million beneficiaries are accessing food through current food distribution initiatives. Social Read the full story
Pretoria – The newly launched Early Childhood Development (ECD) awareness campaign has started bearing fruit, with more than 200 new centres being registered with thousands of children receiving subsidies. Launched in June this year by the Department of Social Development, Read the full story
