Through a partnership with Empowerdex , FNB Business will be processing applications for Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) certificates through the Bank’s online banking channel. Sanjeev Orie, CEO of Value-Adds at FNB Business , described the online application process as “ Read the full story
South African women have to pull out all the stops to become successful entrepreneurs. The Deputy Minister of Small Business Development, Ms Elizabeth Thabethe said that South Africa needed more innovative and entrepreneurial business women who could make a meaningful Read the full story
To some degree it should not be surprising that there is a backlog in infrastructure development projects for the majority of South Africans, according to Johannesburg Mayor, Parks Tau. Addressing the Banking Association of SA summit in Sandton, Johannesburg, on Read the full story
As part of the the annual Sunday Times Top 100 Companies, Former finance minister Trevor Manuel was honoured with a special commendation “for his exceptional contribution to the development of South Africa and for improving the lives of Read the full story
Challenges that Eskom is facing to guarantee a sufficient supply of power to consumers have been well documented. While some problems could be out of its control, in the main, it is responsible for delays on megaprojects – Kusile and Read the full story
From a business perspective, taking into account the protracted impasse between casual workers and Post Office management which is adversely affecting the delivery of postal services to customers, privatisation of the organisation is a critical step that should be Read the full story
According to the Annual Labour Market Bulletin, South Africa has 20.1 million economically active people but the country’s labour absorption rate has remained stagnant at around 42.8%. The figure falls well behind the international average of about 60%. The Read the full story
In spite of the huge publicity they attract, many BEE deals leave their intended beneficiaries with a huge debt burden to bear. But, bucking the trend, in Northam Platinum’s R6bn BEE deal, investors will issue preference shares for cash Read the full story
South African employees could be missing out the immense benefits of the growing global trend of working from home, according to findings of a recent research conducted by office design firm Paragon Interiors. Lucy le Roux, marketing manager for Read the full story
Recently, Labour Minister, Mildred Oliphant, told a domestic workers’ imbizo in Bloemfontein that Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) benefits would see a change to the maternity benefit. She said the maternity benefit would be increased from the current 121 days Read the full story