Portfolio Night Johannesburg: SA's All-Stars shortlist revealed!

[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] The young, the gifted and the motivated had the opportunity to present their portfolios at the inaugural Portfolio Night Johannesburg earlier this week, hosted by McCann Johannesburg, and Bizcommunity is thrilled to announce the judges' shortlist of five, one of whom will be the first SA Portfolio Night All-Star! 24 May 2013 12:46

Triggerfish plans to take on Disney

[Sindy Peters] All part of a 20-year plan, Triggerfish Animation aims to eventually displace Disney, announced the company's CEO Stuart Forrest at yesterday's Net Prophet conference in Cape Town. Laying the animation studio's cards on the table, his talk followed on the inspirational thread that ran through all the talks at the annual event. 24 May 2013 08:15

Plans to improve UIF benefits for workers

[Linda Ensor] There was scope for the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF), which has R82bn in accumulated assets‚ to improve the benefits for workers‚ the UIF commissioner Boas Seruwe said on Thursday (23 May). 24 May 2013 11:27

Court rules in favour of Redisa

Government's waste tyre recycling plan is back on track after a Supreme Court of Appeal ruling on Thursday (23 May). 24 May 2013 08:40

PPS shows confidence levels rising

SA's graduate professionals felt more confident of the country's prospects in the first quarter of this year‚ according to the latest PPS Graduate Professionals Confidence Index released on Thursday (23 May). 24 May 2013 11:10

Lack of information hampers decisions

One reason SA is struggling to deal with problems in higher education is that government lacks reliable information on which to base policy decisions. 24 May 2013 10:51

Pule wants in on SABC board appointments

[Rod Baker] NEWSWATCH: Communications Minister Dina Pule wants to be in on SABC board appointments, reports Mail & Guardian, which also reports that both the ANC and the DA are upset over a BBC programme on the plight of SA whites. MyBroadband reports on the hack attack on the SAPS website, and the SABC says that TV and radio presenter Vuyo Mbuli will be given a provincial official funeral. 22 May 2013 07:52

Uniform pay for public service workers

The Public Administration Management Bill - which will set uniform standards for all three spheres of government - will allow Public Service and Administration Minister Lindiwe Sisulu to address "unjustifiable disparities" in the level of pay given to municipal employees relative to those in national and provincial government. 23 May 2013 10:37

Cosatu gains support for toll protests

[Ahmed Areff] The Congress of SA Trade Unions' (Cosatu) will be joined by at least 10 civil society organisations and some religious leaders in a series of protests in the next few weeks against the e-tolling of Gauteng highways. 23 May 2013 08:37

Remuneration committees must engage investors - IoDSA

The contentious issue of executive and director remuneration should be addressed directly through effective communication with investors, in order to rebuild trust between boards and shareholders. This is according to panellists at a breakfast event hosted by the Institute of Directors in Southern Africa (IoDSA). 23 May 2013 08:50

Cosatu's protest may block freeways

The Congress of SA Trade Unions (Cosatu) will brief the media today (22 May) about its protest against the e-tolls system and the use of labour brokers. 22 May 2013 07:54

Reunert to curb costs as profits fall

Electronics group Reunert will continue to focus on "rigorous cost control and act with prudence" over the next six months‚ it said on Tuesday (21 May) when its results for the six months to March were released. 22 May 2013 10:56

ACSA appoints new directors

Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) on Monday confirmed the appointment of Bongani Maseko and Maureen Manyama-Matome as Managing Director and Financial Director respectively. 22 May 2013 05:37

Court battle over lack of legal briefs

Black businesses and lawyers should "not be shy" to sue for anti-competitive practices when they are excluded from markets because of their race, said Simba Chitando in court papers on Tuesday (21 May). 22 May 2013 09:47

Succession planning is prudent - Sprackett

Recently, a number of top management executives have unexpectedly resigned from South African companies such as Petro SA, the SABC and SAA. Abroad, Manchester United's manager Alex Ferguson has retired. These events highlight the importance of having a succession plan in place in order to ensure a business survives. 22 May 2013 09:34