By Ryan Ravens The flames of discontent currently engulfing our universities and mindless rhetoric from student leadership are causes for grave concern. Our universities have long been a source of pride and hope in an environment where poor political leadership Read the full story
By Heinrich Louw, Mark Morgan and Louis Botha, Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr On 19 October 2016, the South African Revenue Services (SARS) issued a binding private ruling (BPR 253) which deals with the donations tax consequences in respect of a tjransaction Read the full story
The Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Commission Head of Operations, Nontokozo Nokhwali-Mboyi, says 134 complaints have already been received since the body was established earlier this year. Nokhwali-Mboyi said while the B-BBEE Commission was still in the process of securing Read the full story
By Mauritz Venter Higher Education and Training Minister, Blade Nzimande, announced on 19 September 2016 that free tertiary education would not be possible. Following this announcement various student bodies around the country have been up in arms, protesting for the Read the full story
By Glenda Mansfield When it comes to growing your business, people are everything, be they staff, customers, or the community surrounding your brand. Investment into product development, service delivery, marketing and internal training are all pretty much standard items when Read the full story
The Banking Sector Education and Training Authority’s (BANKSETA) Letsema and Kuyasa learnership programmes have helped empower over 12 000 youth, the organisation says. The BANKSETA, in partnership with the banking and microfinance sector, ensures that the youth are provided with platforms Read the full story
SMEC South Africa is providing on-site training for its graduate engineers, as well as helping to build much-needed infrastructure for local communities, through its involvement with the Growing Up Africa initiative in Devland, Soweto. A Non-Government Organisation (NGO) established by Read the full story
Burnout is responsible for a loss of earnings estimated at R40,6bn, equalling 2,2% of the country’s annual GDP, and usually can be attributed to corporate structures and culture that are not conducive to reducing stress or supporting mental wellbeing. More Read the full story
Bafikile Bonke Simelane has been appointed as president of Master Builders South Africa (MBSA) at the annual MBSA Congress in Durban. Simelane is the first black president of the organisation. On his election, relishing on the challenge, Simelane says, “It Read the full story
By Gillian Lumb and Anli Bezuidenhout, Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr As soon as an employer considers an employee to be disabled, the employer must take steps to accommodate that employee unless this results in an unjustifiable hardship. In Smith v Kit Read the full story
