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Billboards vs ANC: billboards win Transport minister Dipuo Peters says the billboards with the message "E-tolls. Proudly brought to you by the ANC." is the work of cowards. The DA has admitted to being the naughty ones who erected them, and its Gauteng premier candidate Mmusi Maimane points out that, "E-tolls were conceived under the watch of an ANC minister, supported by an ANC executive in Gauteng, passed into law by an ANC majority Parliament and signed, sealed and delivered by an ANC president." Quite so, and none of which the ANC denies - so what's the problem? What happens when the "bluff" is no longer a bluff? Chris Moerdyk looks at why Numsa is calling BMW's bluff, and wonders what might happen when car makers finally decide: enough! Also see Government to talk to car makers: Gordhan. Some might reasonably ask: why? What can he say to them that is likely to achieve anything right now. Let's face it, with an election looming the government is not going to do anything to upset the workers and Cosatu - and that might tend to set the tone of any "talks". Nonkululeko Gobodo says there is more to transformation than ticking boxes, and suggests the private sector is lagging, and on a happy note, there's good news for mobile users - and that means pretty much all of us - ICASA has released its draft 'call termination' regulations which aim to see the costs we mobile users have suffered for ages being somewhat reduced. Rod Baker, Content Director
Comment online in our ed's column archive. Go mobile with apps and m.bizcommunity.com. Engage with us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Google+. Subscribe to YouTube and via RSS. Send all your industry-specific news and event invitations to hrnews@bizcommunity.com, exclusive opinion pieces to contributors-hr@bizcommunity.com and international news to internationalnews@bizcommunity.com. Read "How to contribute to Biz, from op-ed pieces to news".Weekly top stories | [Nonkululeko Gobodo] There is a gap between transformation and capability in South Africa - although we are doing a lot right in this area, with our employment equity laws, we still need a lot more to be done to capacitate the state. The public sector takes it very seriously, but I think the private sector is lagging behind. Read more >> |
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 | [Juliette Attwell] I am often asked how long I think is appropriate to remain in a job and what looks good or bad on your CV. This week we answer a snippet of that question as well as giving another reader some advice on a few good design schools to look at. Read more >> |
 | [Banele Rewo] We usually think that bigger is better, but there are advantages to being small, be it a marketing agency, service provider or whatever - which is how every entrepreneur starts out. Read more >> |
 | MWEB Entrepreneur zone recently met with Daniel Guasco, joint-CEO of Groupon South Africa, to chat about his entrepreneurial success story, and how Groupon gained presence in South Africa. Read more >> |
 | Through its commitment to safety and security, Anglo American's Kumba Iron Ore business provided financial backing and support, via its enterprise development arm Zimele, to Mpho Oss to start Kgomongwe Security Services in Kuruman in the Northern Cape. Read more >> |
 | [Adrian Dommisse] Every now and then an opportunity comes along that looks very hard to resist. If you're a seasoned entrepreneur, this might come in the form of a company that, although in such distress that the shareholders want out, still has genuinely valuable assets or a viable business model. Read more >> |
 | [Marc Hasenfuss] Stellenbosch-based investment house PSG is making a strong play for a slice of the much-maligned human resources sector by backing newly formed CSG. Read more >> |
 | [Zeenat Moorad] South Africa needs a fresh economic philosophy to ignite its true growth potential‚ Woolworths chairman Simon Susman says in the retailer's annual report‚ released on Wednesday, 2 October. Read more >> |
 | [Alan Russell] In many industries the phrase "time kills all deals" has a certain level of relevancy, but no more so than in the recruitment industry. Read more >> |
 | [Matthew Gray] The number of recruitment channels has grown rapidly in recent years with candidates now coming in from corporate career websites, niche job boards, job board aggregators, Google searches, social media, as well as through traditional sourcing techniques. In social media, LinkedIn is now the most powerful tool on the web for sourcing professional candidates. Read more >> |
 | BERLIN, GERMANY: German engineering and technology company Siemens said it plans to cut 15,000 jobs worldwide by late next year as part of a cost-cutting drive. At least 5,000 jobs will be lost in Germany itself. Read more >> |
 | The Food and Allied Workers' Union (Fawu) has accused SA Breweries on Monday (7 October) of using underhand tactics to end an ongoing strike. Read more >> |
 | [Chris Moerdyk] Most business people in South Africa with even the slightest capitalist leanings would have been horrified at the sheer arrogance of the National Union of Metal Workers (Numsa) response to BMW's announcement that it might reconsider further investment in South Africa due to loss of production through labour unrest. Read more >> |
 | [Gillian Jones] The government plans to speak to BMW and other automotive companies about their investment concerns‚ Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Monday. Read more >> |
 | BMW confirmed on Thursday (3 October) that strikes at its South African plant have wrecked an opportunity to expand production in the country. Read more >> |
 | South Africa's car manufacturers have made a new wage offer in a bid to end a strike that has crippled production for almost seven weeks, the industry said on Wednesday (2 October). Read more >> |
 | [David Furlonger] BMW South Africa will have to pay up to 25% extra to import cars into South Africa because of the continuing motor industry strikes‚ starkly underlining the havoc caused to South Africa's lucrative motor assembly sector by a series of damaging strikes. Read more >> |
 | [Bekezela Phakathi] A Food and Allied Workers Union (Fawu) strike at SA Breweries (SAB) looks set to intensify with striking workers on Wednesday (2 October) accusing management of intimidation and "sheer arrogance". Read more >> |
 | PRETORIA: 2013 marks a decade of the existence of Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) in South Africa, with the country set to host the first ever summit on BEE this week. Read more >> |
 | Shop stewards will consult striking National Union of Metalworkers of SA members in the automotive industry on a revised wage offer, the union said on Tuesday (1 Ocotober). Read more >> |
 | South African Breweries' (SAB) has offered workers a 7% average wage increase which will increase the average monthly pay for shift workers by R1‚196 to R18‚283‚ the company said on Tuesday, (1 October) Read more >> |
[Jacques van Wyk] The Protection of Personal Information Bill, B9D - 2009, ('POPI') will place significant obligations on most individuals and juristic entities, including employers. Read more >>
 | [Jacques van Wyk] In such circumstances the employer will bear the onus to prove the employee was dismissed for a fair reason, unrelated to her pregnancy. The employee in turn will bear the onus of proving the dismissal arose as a result of pregnancy. Read more >> |
 | The National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) is considering a new pay offer for members in the automotive industry, employer group RMI said on Monday (30 September). Read more >> |
 | [Catherine Wijnberg] Love it or hate it, the BEE Code it is here to stay. As business leaders, we need strategies that make the Code work for our organisations, and just as importantly, work to make a real difference to the country. Read more >> |
 | The number professionals diagnosed with depression has increased significantly, according to Profmed medical aid scheme. Read more >> |
 | [Kirsten Morgendaal] Governments, multinationals, SMEs - organisations worldwide are turning to remote working as a way to attract talent, retain it, and help their staff manage job and home-life more productively. Read more >> |
 | The University of the Witwatersrand's (Wits) Donald Gordon Medical Centre, SA's only privately owned teaching hospital, says inadequate funding has hindered the growth of its training programme. Read more >> |
 | The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) has launched a new cycle of Working for the Coast projects, with a budget of over R292-million. The project was officially announced by Deputy Minister of Environmental Affairs, Rejoice Mabudafhasi on 27 September in the Louwville community near Saldanha Bay in the Western Cape. Read more >> |
 | PARIS, FRANCE: French telecommunications-equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent will cut 15,000 jobs worldwide, but create 5,000 other posts, financial newspaper Les Echos said on the company's website on Monday (7 October). Read more >> |
 | NEW YORK CITY, USA: Online retailer Amazon said on Tuesday, 1 October, it would hire more than 70,000 full-time employees in the United States in the coming weeks to help with holiday orders. Read more >> |
More International
 | President Jacob Zuma has appointed Ellen Tshabalala as the chairperson of the new SABC board. Read more >> |
More Government news
Stellenbosch University has an opportunity for a candidate with five years' relevant experience in a benefits department, plus proven expertise in employee tax and benefits, including retirement benefits. Read more >>
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