According to a statement from the National Treasury, President Jacob Zuma has signed the Revenue Laws Amendment Act into law to postpone annuitisation for provident funds. The new act affects provident fund members only, by delaying both the requirement for Read the full story
The Department of Tourism is to conduct a study aimed at analysing the current state of transformation in the sector, over and above establishing the effect of the tourism codes, which apply to businesses in the accommodation, hospitality and travel Read the full story
Two legal minds from a prominent legal firm, Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr, Hugo Pienaar, a director, and Roxanne Bain, a candidate attorney in Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr’s Employment Practice, have clarified the misinterpretation of the Employment Equity Act and the revised BBBEE Read the full story
By Pieter Scholtz Workplace culture is a unique sociological construct. While it may work in much the same way as any other type of culture does in a community (say, ethnic or religious culture), it differs in one major respect: Read the full story
GVK-Siya Zama has appointed its first female director – Jabu Serithi has been promoted to commercial director: key projects (Gauteng). Serithi began working as a quantity surveyor in training through a bursary programme with one of the major construction companies Read the full story
By Heather Lowe Many entrepreneurs that decide to scale up their operations without getting the right support run the risk of making costly mistakes that could threaten the survival of their businesses. Scaling up refers to the journey entrepreneurs take Read the full story
Ford Motor Company Fund has announced the creation of a new job training and entrepreneurial development centre that will assist approximately 200 people a year, part of a five-year, $4m investment in community building across the African continent. The new Read the full story
With 5,7 million South Africans of working age unemployed, teaching budding entrepreneurs the skills they need to grow their business is becoming a necessity. So a programme aimed at teaching financial and customer proficiencies to between 600 and 800 entrepreneurs Read the full story
Nneile Nkholise, of South Africa’s iMED Tech Group, which hires young female mechanical engineers to design breast and facial prostheses for cancer and burn victims, is amongst five female entrepreneurs have been named Africa’s top women innovators by the Read the full story
Bellah Nxumalo, a senior specialist recruiter (electrical and electronic engineering and sales) at Network Recruitment, has noticed a strong demand for engineering candidates with seven skills. The skills are so most sought-after that some employers are even prepared to take Read the full story
