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| Employee engagement is the key to a company's success, says Dr John Demartini. He explains how to select new employees whose values resonate with your business. read more>> |
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| Byte Orbit has launched the annual startup competition - Startup Knight - for the third time and the 2014 event is set to be bigger and better than ever with more prizes, more time to enter and a more structured entry process. read more>> |
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| Entrepreneurs know all about business risk and cash flow risk, but there's one risk they often forget...the risk of winding up broke once they retire. read more>> |
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| The Soweto Festival Expo, which takes place at the Nasrec Expo Centre 26-28 September 2014, focuses on supporting and promoting local entrepreneurs and contributing to the long-term development of greater Soweto's economy and community... read more>> |
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| This year, the SA Council for Business Women (SACBW) added Mentor of the Year to its award categories, given out at the gala dinner on 13 September 2014 in Pretoria. read more>> |
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| Universum, the global leader in employer branding, will be releasing its 2014 rankings of the World's Most Attractive Employers on Tuesday, 23 September 2014. read more>> |
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| Niteske Marshall Employability, it's the new corporate buzzword that has job seekers scratching their heads trying to find ways to make themselves more attractive to potential employers. read more>> |
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| Mbongeleni Hlomuka You may have read a lot of articles online about how to stay relevant in the marketing industry, so this is my perspective, which I compiled for you based on personal observation and research. read more>> |
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| As the population of Ekurhuleni grows at a rate of between 3% and 4% a year, the area has become one of the largest informal settlements in the country with 119 informal settlements housing 162,000 people. read more>> |
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| A new incentive has been launched to support emerging black filmmakers that will nurture them to take-up big productions that will assist in the creation of jobs. read more>> |
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| Plastic packaging group Astrapak expects to make a headline loss per share of at least 33c for the six months to August after a loss of 1.5c per share in the previous comparable period. read more>> |
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| Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) has had a somewhat chequered history. Few would argue that after 300 years of colonial rule, and 40 years of apartheid, South Africa had a racially skewed economic landscape that needed urgent reform. And having education and health inequality of the highest order exacerbated the economic inequality. read more>> |
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| This year, South Africa had witnessed the longest industrial action within the mining sector. In addition, a raft of new employment laws were in the process of being enacted in South Africa. read more>> |
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| Jacques van Wyk and Andre van Heerden To what extent, if any, can employees be transferred from one employer to another in circumstances where an outsourcing arrangement is terminated with one service provider and another outsourcing arrangement for the provision of the same services is entered into with a new service provider? read more>> |
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| John Mc Loughlin One of our clients recently ousted one of its most trusted employees, who had been using the company's clients, intellectual property and contacts to run his own business, in direct competition with his current employer. read more>> |
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| South African and international businesses lose millions each year as a result of fraudulent references and qualifications, which can result in financial loss, costly errors, accidents and legal action - not to mention the potential damage to reputation and long-term business relationships. read more>> |
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| Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says the law must take its course against protesters in Kuruman, Northern Cape, who have prevented learners from attending school. read more>> |
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| 120 early stage tech entrepreneurs are being offered a valuable opportunity of a better chance in succeeding with the offer of free training. Seed Academy, a school for entrepreneurs, offers training after hours once a week over ten weeks with support offered for up to 18 months after the programme. Each course is valued at R16 000. read more>> |
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| South African companies should not treat e-learning as a one-size-fits-all solution for training employees in new business systems and processes, but instead regard it as one tool of many for making their business strategies come to life. read more>> |
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| The educational structure is failing the South African youth as they continue to battle against unemployment, skills acquisition and career growth. read more>> |
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| Lyndsey Moorhouse South African companies should not treat e-learning as a one-size-fits-all solution for training employees in new business systems and processes, but instead regard it as one tool of many for making their business strategies come to life... read more>> |
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| JERUSALEM, ISRAEL: Israel's secretive overseas spy agency, the Mossad, launched a new website to recruit potential spies, as well as an espionage thriller-type video hoping to hook new talent. read more>> |
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| SAN FRANCISCO - Tycoon yachtsman Larry Ellison has stepped down as Oracle's Chief Executive, trusting a pair of lieutenants to steer the business software firm he helped launch decades ago. read more>> |
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| LONDON, UK: British mobile phone retailer Phones 4U has collapsed into administration, putting more than 5,500 jobs at risk, the group said. read more>> |
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| Orange's network of startup accelerators has expanded to Ivory Coast with the launch of 'Orange Fab Ivory Coast'. Through the programme, Orange supports new digital players and helps them grow... read more>> |
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| Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says the Council of Education Ministers (CEM) will push for the stronger use of ICT to radically transform basic education. read more>> |
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| The Department of Correctional Services says it needs more healthcare workers to help it break the cycle of crime among offenders. read more>> |
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| The number of claimants for unemployment insurance benefits fell in the first half of this year compared with a year earlier, suggesting the economy is not shedding as many jobs as previously thought, Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) Head Boas Seruwe said. read more>> |
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