The majority of women are not as financially empowered as men in the country. But this has to change, and real change will only come from women themselves. Expecting men to do the work for them is not sustainable. Hazel Lerman, Read the full story
Striking workers of some organisations might have got the “decent” living wage they did aspire for but this was at a colllosal price in 2013. In other words, they might have got much less than what they had bargained for. During the Read the full story
Since 2009 a television viewing audience hoping to see more variety in TV broadcasting has witnessed many false dawns of big talking potential aspirants that news of a new entrant no longer excites them. Therefore, it should not be surprising Read the full story
Traditionally, Transnet has been perceived as an organisation that is averse to partnering with the private sector in projects. But, certainly, economic realities have forced it to break the mould. After realising that years of going it alone have only Read the full story
At the time the country needs them the most, regrettably, the number of entrepreneurs is dwindling. Results of the recent ABSA SME index indicate that sluggish economic conditions have adversely impacted on the self-employed over the last two years. “The Read the full story
To a casual observer it is shocking, but to a discerning follower of financial trends the occurrence of the train smash that is the collapse of African Bank as a business model was a matter of when not if. Now Read the full story
“Machines don’t groan, go on strike, don’t belong to a union, won’t take you to court over an injury…” This was a pro-mechanisation representative from an esteemed mining house during debate on SABC 3 animatedly defending his stance. With Read the full story
Coming during Women’s Month the development should be hailed as a victory for the majority of single-women in the country who have to sacrifice their stretched resources to take care of children whose fathers shun responsibility. The National Credit Regulator Read the full story
One thing which struck the Transform SA team on a second visit to Bosele School for the Blind and Deaf in Mosterlus, outside Groblersdal was the scholarly atmosphere that reigned since the specialised computer lab was opened (the first visit Read the full story
If black South Africans are waiting for Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) to bring them economic emancipation then they are building castles in the air, argued UCT professor and respected social commentator, Xolela Mangcu in a recent column published in City Read the full story
