Education Minister Angie Motshekga says the Council of Education Ministers (CEM) wants half of all schools to offer African languages to learners. Minister Motshekga said this when she briefed the media ahead of the department’s Budget Vote debate in Parliament Read the full story
The Department of Trade & Industry (the dti), Woolworths and the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) officially opened the doors of K9 Pet Foods’ new 3 600 m² factory premises in the Western Cape. This opening is testament to the entrepreneurial Read the full story
Group Five Limited has announced the appointment of Themba Mosai as Group Chief Executive Officer and Kushil Maharaj’s appointment as Group Executive Committee (Exco) member of Investments & Concessions with immediate effect. Themba Mosai has been with Group Five for Read the full story
The Association of Black Securities and Investment Professionals (ABSIP) have noted with great concern the resignation of former Head of Client at ABSA’s Corporate and Investment Banking division, Mr Phakamani Hadebe. Following his resignation, ABSA announced changes in the leadership Read the full story
The Black Business Council (BBC) has announced the termination of cooperation with the Business Unity South Africa (BUSA), following over 23 years of partnership and dialogue between White and Black business at the National Economic Development and Labour Council (NEDLAC). Read the full story
As one of the country’s main contributors to corporate social investment (CSI), Eskom took part in the 2017 Trialogue Business in Society Conference, held on 16 – 17 May, at The Wanderers in Johannesburg. Mr. Zethembe Khoza, non-executive member of Read the full story
Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor has opened a bio-manufacturing centre that aims to support small, medium and micro-enterprises (SMMEs) at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), in Pretoria. The centre, named the Bio-Manufacturing Industry Development Centre (BIDC), Read the full story
Though entrepreneurs are critical to economic success and GDP growth, local black entrepreneurs face a volatile economy and have to overcome an environment in which previous inequalities still hinder professional growth and access to key networks. To address these challenges, Read the full story
As the world develops at supersonic speed, so does the way security technology companies radically transform. Companies that will help countries leapfrog to the much vouched fourth industrial revolution are those that leverage on innovation, advancement and maintaining customer satisfaction Read the full story
The Department of Public Works is set to finalise the Baseline Study on the Transformation of the Property Sector in order to realise the goals of radical economic transformation. “We will during this financial year move from planning to implementation Read the full story
