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SINDY PETERS
Arriving in 2000 in Johannesburg from Venda, Limpopo, with very little to his name, Collen Mashawana promptly spun his dreams into reality... read
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JACKIE LAFLEUR
Mediation is an alternative mechanism for dispute resolution and is, in essence, a facilitated negotiation, with the appointed mediator playing the role of the facilitator...read
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ADAM ISMAIL, CANDICE MEYER AND SAFIYYA PATEL
On 9 April 2019, the Minister of Trade and Industry signed four amendments to the Amended Generic B-BBEE Codes of 2013 (Codes). These amendments were gazetted last Friday and will come into effect on 31 November 2019...read
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HR & Recruitment
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President Cyril Ramaphosa is in Geneva, Switzerland, where he is leading the South African delegation at the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Centenary Conference... Read
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4th Industrial Revolution
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DAWIE DE VILLIERS
Artificial intelligence is transforming every aspect of our lives and this may include the way that we trust. Prior cynicism of new development in technology is making way for new trust in technology because it is making our lives so much easier... Read
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Employee Wellness
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ISSUED BY NEW MEDIA
Groundbreaking research into the internal communications landscape in South Africa delivers much-needed data to help frame employee engagement strategies... Read
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ISSUED BY LEXISNEXIS
It is universally acknowledged that a strong employee base is the foundation of any good business. For this reason, when introducing new hires into a company, the safety and productivity of existing staff should be top-of-mind. Read
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Entrepreneurship
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Seedstars World, the early-stage startup competition for emerging markets and fast-growing startup scenes, returns to Africa for the seventh time... Read
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Labour Law & Unions
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HUGO PIENAAR AND MICHAELA GRIEVE
The CCMA, empowered by s115(2A)(k) of the Labour Relations Act (LRA), enacted Rule 25 in January which allows a party in an arbitration dispute to appear in person or be represented by a legal practitioner, candidate attorney or an entitled party in terms of sub-rule 1(a)... Read
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Management
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To keep pace with the legislative and social changes shaping our global workforce, businesses need to harness the power of flexible workspace, says Mark Dixon, CEO of flexible space service provider IWG... Read
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Global economic pressures and tougher market conditions are driving business interest in cross-border business expansion strategies - and Africa is rife with investment opportunity. Read
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Skills Development & Training
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The better an employee's understanding of cybersecurity risks is, the greater their potential to participate in reducing these risks... Read
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Huawei South Africa has launched a free 5G training course for ICT postgraduates at two Gauteng universities, with plans to expand the programme across the country... Read
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Capsicum Culinary Studio has launched its very own food trucks - the Capsicum Combis - which will be run by the school's students, giving them practical experience and teaching them to become successful entrepreneurs... Read
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Talent Acquisition
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The Department of Social Development has called on employers whose employees' job responsibilities require them to work with or have access to children, to verify their suitability to work with children against the Child Protection Register (CPR)... Read
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Youth Employment
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Are we being realistic about what the youth of today should be earning for entry level jobs...? Read
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NUNU NTSHINGILA
Africa's economy is on the rise, freedom and prosperity are continuing to rise, and the continent is home to a youthful and dynamic population... Read
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BY FRANK MATTHEIS AND UELI STAEGER
After being ratified by the required minimum 22 nations, all the member states of the AU are now legally bound to allow African goods to be traded without restraint throughout the continent... Read
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Angola has launched the first phase of its new six-year licensing strategy, which covers a total of 10 blocks, including Blocks 11, 12, 13, 27, 28, 29, 41, 42 and 43 in the Namibe Basin, and Block 10 in the Benguela Basin... Read
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PREMESHIN NAIDOO
The high cost of voice and data services in South Africa is well publicised and both the regulator, Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) and the mobile operators have been strongly criticised... Read
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DOROS HADJIZENONOS
New protection for consumers provide consumers with added protection to ensure their privacy and prevent issues related to data theft or misuse... Read
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Too many organisations take a reactive, rather than a proactive, stance toward incident response... Read
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SUDHISH MOHAN
In most organisations today, people are talking about digital transformation... Read
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The first quarter GDP growth of 2019 for South Africa is once again a negative number, with the economy contracting 3.2% year on year... Read
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TEBOGO MASHABELA
The South African economy, the most industrialised economy on the African continent, has been struggling to gain momentum and has not grown by more than 2.5% a year since 2013... Read
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JESSICA TENNANT
In her opening address at the IAB Summit, which took place on Thursday, 30 May at the Joburg Theatre in Braamfontein, IAB CEO Paula Hulley shared seven key insights from the IAB Global Direct Brand Report on the direct brand economy... Read
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Taxpayers with an annual income not exceeding R500,000 will no longer be required to submit tax returns... Read
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