Universities must do far more for students with disabilities

By Desire Chiwandire and Louise Vincent On paper, people with disabilities in South Africa enjoy the same rights as anyone else to an education, whether at school or university. The country’s constitution prohibits the state from unfairly discriminating “directly or Read the full story

Entrepreneurial spirit amongst South Africans dropping – survey

Against the backdrop of rising unemployment more especially amongst the youth according recent information released by Statistics SA, increasing number of South Africans are averse to becoming self-employed.  This information is very worrying considering that the development of small and Read the full story

First black woman poultry importer determined to succeed

  Amidst rising unemployment Evodia Motsepe’s story is an inspiration to the majority of South African women. She is someone who has seen opportunity and grabbed it enthusiastically. Motsepe, who holds an MBA, is the country’s first black woman poultry Read the full story

LexisNexis empowers black legal firms

LexisNexis South Africa’s Advocate Advancement Programme and its new Attorney Advancement Programme are bearing fruit. The programmes foster and promote entrepreneurship among previously disadvantaged, newly qualified legal professionals by reducing the financial burden on them as they establish new legal Read the full story

South African mining giants contest the silicosis case judgment

Three weeks ago, Transform SA Online reported that the South Gauteng High Court in South Africa had granted ex-miners class certification judgment against their former employers, drawn from the so-called Occupational Lung Disease Working (OLD) Group. Now, Transform SA Online learns, the OLD Group, Read the full story

Sports needs grassroots transformation, not window dressing – CEO

In an article he has penned which was published on www. bizcommunity.com, Ryan Evans, CEO of Accelerate South Africa makes a compelling, rational case for transformation in sports, looking beyond the emotions the topic has generated. As we all certainly Read the full story

R116m water treatment plant launched in the Eastern Cape

  The community of Steytleville outside Port Elizabeth will no longer have to face shortages of water in summer thanks to the newly launched R116 million water treatment plant. The water treatment plant was supported by the Department of Trade Read the full story