In all organisations, how much an individual earns compared to what they do is often big on the agenda. At times people wonder if they are underpaid compared to market range. With employees wanting to earn more, there is a Read the full story
When Sikhumbuzo Johnson Vovo and Mpumelelo Mayisela partnered to form VoMayise in 2012, their peers questioned the wisdom of entering a market in which black South African entrepreneurs were distinctly conspicuous by their absence. But now their bold decision has Read the full story
These days software end-users have to be vigilant, as, sometimes, there are big bold question marks over the product performance credibility claims made by some vendors. One is left wondering: Is the software what businesses really need or is it Read the full story
After observing the alarming rate at which lending institutions were repossessing homes due to defaults on mortgage repayments, Masilo Magwele realised that there was an urgent need for educating homeowners on how to manage their properties and helping young Read the full story
When five people – Khumbulani Khumalo, Maratwa Necodine Tsoai, Nteboheng Petrina, Ngcobo Masisimane and Violet Raphoto – resolved to establish Mantema PTY Limited in 2012, it was not an impulsive encounter. Years of meticulous market research and strategic planning Read the full story
In Western countries giving means donating large sums of money; in South Africa, it is much more, according to a fundraising consultant, Kate Crane Briggs, who is the founding director of Culture Connect SA. “In South Africa giving is not Read the full story
Minister of Higher Education, Blade Nzimande, has gazetted a proposal aimed at scrapping 21 Sector Education and Training Authorities (Setas) which receive more than an annual R13 billion in ring-faced funds. The funds will instead be directed to the National Read the full story
Innovation and the knack for risk-taking are critical to the success of small, micro and medium enterprises (SMEs), Small Business Minister Lindiwe Zulu, said, when inaugurating the Global Entrepreneurship, on Monday. In her address, Zulu told the audience that evidence Read the full story
The Constitution of South Africa has been hailed worldwide for its inclusivity. However, it is not what it espouses that matters the most, but how equitably the country’s judicial system applies the laws that it comprises with no biases based Read the full story
If truth be told, South Africa’s Post-1994 efforts to bring Historically Disadvantaged Individuals (HDIs) with disabilities into the formal economy are still only work in progress. There is too much ground to be covered yet before the proverbial “Promised Land” Read the full story
