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![Employment declines in first quarter](https://biz-file.com/c/1706/399011.jpg) | Employment has decreased by 48,000 jobs to 9.644 million in the formal non-agricultural sector in the first quarter of 2017, compared with the previous quarter of 9.692 million in December 2016... read |
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![#YouthMonth: Instilling life skills, R2 at a time](https://biz-file.com/c/1706/399467.jpg) | Shan Radcliffe Academics and learning hard skills makes up only one part of the education process. These days, many jobs require soft skills not readily taught in the classroom. Randy Mampuru tells us about Kidz Hub, and how they are teaching kids commitment, consistency and sacrifice... read | |
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![Now is the time to buy into franchising](https://biz-file.com/c/1707/399746-120x120.jpg?2) | Famous global franchises are coming to South Africa en masse and it is as good for our taste buds, as it is for local entrepreneurs seeking new business ventures... read |
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![South Africa finals of FemBioBiz Acceleration Competition](https://biz-file.com/c/1706/399156.jpg) | The FemBioBiz Acceleration Programme, aimed at supporting women in biosciences, held its finals last week... read |
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![Investigators conclude probes of Matshela Koko's alleged conflicts of interest at Eskom](https://biz-file.com/c/1707/399751.jpg) | Linda Ensor The legal and forensic investigations of allegations against former Eskom interim CE Matshela Koko have been completed and the board is considering the report... read |
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![Home Affairs, labour negotiations get underway](https://biz-file.com/c/1707/399722.jpg) | Another round of negotiations is expected to get underway on Monday between the Department of Home Affairs and labour unions... read |
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![Photo: Sibanye](https://biz-file.com/c/1706/399462-120x120.jpg?2) | Sibanye's Cooke Operations is to resume mining on Monday, 3 July, following an unprotected strike over a prohibition on food being taken underground... read |
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![Kopanang mine. Photo: AngloGold Ashanti](https://biz-file.com/c/1706/399259-120x120.jpg?2) | Allan Seccombe AngloGold Ashanti could cut up to 8,500 jobs at its unprofitable South African mines, reducing its workforce by nearly a third... read |
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![DA, EFF to join Molefe Labour Court case](https://biz-file.com/c/1706/399184.jpg) | The EFF and the DA have succeeded in their application to be admitted as interested parties in former Eskom CEO Brian Molefe's bid to have the Labour Court set aside his firing... read |
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![Four tasks your business should outsource to maximise productivity](https://biz-file.com/c/1707/399898.jpg) | Issued by Naija Writers' Coach One major way to boost your productivity is to outsource tasks that are not your core competencies, but are as necessary... read |
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![Protecting staff, assets during strikes needs professional help](https://biz-file.com/c/1707/399698.jpg) | Protecting employees, assets and property, during the chaos of strike action, requires specialist intervention from expert teams, lawfully providing protection and creating order... read |
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![How to break up - professionally](https://biz-file.com/c/1706/399625.jpg) | Issued by Top Employers Institute Breaking up is never easy to do - especially when it's a professional relationship. Yet understanding the reasons why employees resign is one of the most valuable tools in an organisation's arsenal... read |
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![Professional au pairs increase in South Africa](https://biz-file.com/c/1706/399552.jpg) | More young people are choosing to become professional au pairs in response to an increased demand for qualified childcare professionals... read |
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![R69,000-a-day CEOs](https://biz-file.com/c/1706/399525.jpg) | At an average of R69,000 a day, senior executives at JSE Top 100 companies are earning what an economist has called a "grotesque" amount... read |
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![How to handle franchisor-franchisee conflict](https://biz-file.com/c/1706/399272-120x120.jpg?2) | Sally J'Arlette-Joy Successful franchise businesses are characterised by strong relationships between franchisees and franchisors... read |
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![Employment Tax Incentive review needed to reduce payroll admin](https://biz-file.com/c/1706/398979.jpg) | Lavine Haripersad The South African Revenue Service (SARS) introduced the Employment Tax Incentive (ETI) in January 2014 to stimulate employment for work seekers with little work experience and in the age bracket of 18-29... read |
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![Maridav © -](https://biz-file.com/c/1706/398413-120x120.jpg?2) | Douglas Kruger "Help, they're trying to break my rules!"... so let them. I studied French bikinis and ritualistic shrines, in order to find ways to create a more agile culture... read |
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![What do future jobs look like and how do we prepare for them?](https://biz-file.com/c/1707/399883.jpg) | Issued by Topco Media The acceleration of digital technology is forcing companies in every market sector to adapt to change in a hundred different ways. There is not a single job type unnaffected... read |
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![How to beat the 90% innovation failure manifestation](https://biz-file.com/c/1706/399197.jpg) | Issued by Praesignis Jac Spies, Chief Advisor at Praesignis, discusses innovation investments, why they fail, and how to beat innovation failures, in this second of a three-part insight series... read |
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![(c) julief514 -](https://biz-file.com/c/1707/399626-120x120.jpg?2) | Samantha Bezuidenhout “Great companies don't hire skilled people and motivate them, they hire already motivated people and inspire them.” This quote is taken from Simon Sinek's book Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action, and describes, in essence, the Native VML way of recruitment for our various learning programmes... read |
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![Otis relaunches technical training academy](https://biz-file.com/c/1707/399863.jpg) | Otis South Africa has relaunched its training academy to build skills and expertise in the lift and escalator industry, a key element in positioning South Africa as a hub for its products on the African continent... read |
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![The innovation process](https://biz-file.com/c/1707/399785.jpg) | Issued by Praesignis Jac Spies, Chief Advisor at Praesignis discusses innovation investments, why they fail, and how to beat innovation failures - in the third of this three-part insight series... read |
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![Luanda, Angola. © Fabian Plock via](https://biz-file.com/c/1707/399760-120x120.jpg) | Despite worldwide changes, multinationals focus on mobile workforces to support career growth and ensure global competitiveness... read |
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![(c) racorn -](https://biz-file.com/c/1707/399727-120x120.jpg?2) | Andre Fourie Thanks to the unprecedented success of on-demand services such as Uber and Airbnb, more companies are looking at ways of controlling costs and ensuring quality using the on-demand model... read |
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![Air transport supports 490,000 jobs, contributes $12bn to GDP](https://biz-file.com/c/1706/399601-120x120.jpg?2) | New data shows that the air transport sector in South Africa supporting some 490,000 jobs including tourism-related employment and contributing $12 billion or 3.5% to the country's GDP... read |
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![Climate and the G20 summit: some progress in greening economies, but more needs to be done](https://biz-file.com/c/1707/399813-120x120.jpg?2) | Niklas Höhne, Andrew Marquard, William Wills On July 7, G20 leaders will gather in Hamburg for their annual meeting. One likely outcome: another clash over climate change between the host government, Germany, and United States president Donald Trump... read |
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![Stricter water restrictions for Cape Town now in effect](https://biz-file.com/c/1707/399759-120x120.jpg?2) | The City of Cape Town has implemented Level 4b water restrictions with effect from July 2017 as dam levels remain critically low and reserves need to be built up during winter for the expected harsh summer months ahead... read |
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