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[BizCareers] Asking the right questions
[Juliette Attwell] This week we have a look at what you should be asking in an interview as well as addressing the age old debate of experience vs. qualification. Read more >>


HR & Recruitment
Draft Immigration Regulations open for comment
The draft Immigration Regulations, which were published for comment on 14 February 2014, mean that employers will now also be faced with further amendments to the legal landscape in relation to expatriate employees. Read more >>

CareerJunction's latest South African Salary Review

Issued by CareerJunction

2014's job-hunting season is in full swing, and while retrenchment and unemployment seems to be a hot topic at the moment, many companies are continuing to search for and employ new staff. This raises the issue of payroll inflation for 2014 and has many HR professionals, as well as job seekers, looking for guidance. Read more >>

Entrepreneurship
Homecoming Revolution London Expo around the corner!
Homecoming Revolution's London Expo will take place place from 15-16 March 2014 and will feature a variety of exhibitors, guest speakers, workshops and case studies aiming to encourage Africans to return home. Read more >>

Over R1bn approved by Small Business Agency
PRETORIA: The Small Business Finance Agency (Sefa) has invested approved funding of over R1-billion, Economic Development Minster Ebrahim Patel said on Friday, 21 February 2014. Read more >>

Maverick Awards to acknowledge entrepreneurial excellence
The inaugural Maverick Awards, to be hosted by Under 35 Mavericks on Thursday, 29 May 2014, aims to recognise entrepreneurial excellence amongst South Africa's youth. Read more >>

Nominations open for Cape Town's top businesswomen
Members of the public are invited to submit their nominations for the Businesswomen's Association of South Africa, Cape Town Branch's (BWACT) 2014 Regional Business Achiever Awards. These awards acknowledge and applaud businesswomen who are making a difference to their communities and helping to grow South Africa's economy. Read more >>

Pursuing the reason

Queenie Bates

The first goal when setting out on a new business venture is to penetrate a market and create a desire for your product. The second and often more challenging goal is to maintain that desire in your clients. Read more >>

Jobs & Recruitment
Safeguards to follow while job hunting online
The vast number of online job portals has made job hunting easier and more accessible for job seekers. Unfortunately this increased accessibility has also opened the door for fraudulent ads and scammers hoping to exploit candidates. However, there are numerous safeguards one can follow to stay safe online. Read more >>

Edcon to begin retrenching at Edgars from May

Zeenat Moorad

Edcon will start retrench staff at its core Edgars chain in May‚ in a bid to reduce operating costs. Read more >>

CareerJunction: CEO Kris Jarzebowski to retire in 2015

Issued by CareerJunction

Kris Jarzebowski, the current CEO of Interactive Junction Holdings, will be retiring in June 2015. Read more >>

Labour Law & Unions
Recognising cultural beliefs in the workplace

Jacques van Wyk, Andre van Heerden and Unesu Moyo

Can an employee who has a genuine cultural belief that she should attend a training course unrelated to her work or suffer illness, even death, be dismissed for misconduct if her application for leave was rejected by her employer and she refused a direct instruction to return to work? Read more >>

Warrant of arrest for Media Nova's Vaughan

Glenda Nevill

The Master of the High Court in Cape Town has authorised a warrant for the arrest of Anthony (Tony) Vaughan, director of Media Nova and various other publishing companies. Read more >>

Management
PPC's Gordhan cuts his pay by R1m

Nick Hedley

PPC's chief executive Ketso Gordhan took a R1m pay cut and his top 60 managers' remuneration was frozen in order to hike the wages of the cement manufacturer's 1‚200 lowest earners. Read more >>

Cas Coovadia is Busa's caretaker

Max Gebhardt

Cas Coovadia‚ the managing director of the Banking Association of South Africa‚ has been appointed the caretaker chief executive of Business Unity South Africa (Busa) while the organisation looks for a new incumbent. Read more >>

Skills Development & Training
Innovation needed to bridge South African ERP users' skills gap

Lyndsey Moorhouse

South African organisations are struggling to close the chasm between the skills of most of the people who make up their workforces, and the competencies these employees need to use complex enterprise business applications to their full potential. Read more >>

Let the countdown to the Games begin! Official launch of the 2014 Cape Town Corporate Games

Issued by Corporate Games

On Thursday, 27 February, Corporate Games South Africa will welcome a high-profiled audience of regional-based corporate and governmental leaders, at the official launch of the third annual Cape Town Corporate Games. Read more >>


Government

Commission tells Telkom's Maseko to go for training
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has requested that Telkom's chief executive, Sipho Maseko attend a corporate governance and a director duties course after the commission ruled that the company contravened some sections of the Company's Act by awarding a R6m loan to suspended chief financial officer Jacques Schindehütte. Read more >>

Language board hopelessly in debt
The Pan South African Language Board owes South African Revenue Service, (SARS) R3.3m, mainly in PAYE tax deducted from employees. It also owes its suppliers more than R13m. Read more >>

Gauteng seeks policies to address energy security
The Gauteng MEC for Infrastructure Development, Qedani Mahlangu, says there is a need to develop policies that address issues of energy security, social equity and environmental sustainability. Read more >>

EPWP benefits 3.5m people
President Jacob Zuma has decribed Government's Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) as a success story which has benefitted more than 3.5m people since it was introduced in 2004. Read more >>

SA to focus on economic policies for next five years
South Africa will for the next five years enter a new "radical phase" where policies will have to focus more on economic transformation to address poverty, unemployment and inequality, claims President Jacob Zuma. Read more >>

Dismissal of Armscor officials 'was in bad faith'

Franny Rabkin

Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula acted in bad faith when she dismissed Armscor chairman Maomela Motau and his deputy Refiloe Mokoena‚ said Armscor's counsel in the Constitutional Court on Monday. Read more >>


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All industry news


Marketing & Media
    Why all social media isn't for everyone - Thandi Guilherme
    Creative Circle results for January 2014

    Retail
      Food Routes platform launched for avid foodie travellers
      Dispelling franchising myths - Jan de Beer
      Clover opens expanded production, distribution facility

      Government
        Winds of change for community media
        Voters urged to register before roll closes

        Mining
          Premier Modise condemns torching of mineworker
          Clear Asset to auction mining equipment
          Zambia's mining industry in spotlight at CBM-TEC

          CSI
            Cycling from Sun City to Cape Town for charity
            Five Roses Tea accepts Shoprite's RAKNomination

            Finance
              SA professionals expect rand to weaken further
              Distell Group's earnings up 21% to 503c
              Sun International's earnings down 20% to 325c

              Agriculture
                Agri Minister throws the net to probe fishing quotas complaints
                RCL Foods's earnings fall from 17,3c to 4.7c
                Music video aims to improve agriculture

                Building
                  Construction industry needs government's support
                  Construction starts on new road at Baywest
                  A future of 'smart cities' in Africa

                  GreenBiz
                    Enter the Better Living competition
                    Scatec Solar extends footprint in Africa
                    N Cape to shine as SA's renewable energy hub

                    Legal
                      Namibian Competition Commission prohibits merger in road surfacing market - Leana Engelbrecht
                      POPI - can you afford not to comply? - Johan Botes, Lauren Salt and Tracy Robbins
                      Waste management licence terms amended

                      Manufacturing
                        Toolmaker training a great success story says TASA chairman
                        Kilowatt AV and Sight and Sound join forces
                        PPC looks to seal big Africa deals - Nick Hedley

                        Property
                          Shoprite signs 10-year lease at Gosforth Park
                          Trafalgar Property offers Rentshield benefits to clients
                          Hyprop's interim distribution up 9.5%

                          Education
                            How to spot a distance-learning scam
                            Media Works comments on White Paper for Post School Education and Training
                            Wyzetalk launches The Graduate Hub

                            Tourism
                              Protea Hotel Kampala offers free Wi-Fi on shuttles
                              Rise of the smaller airlines - Rob Baker
                              Indaba to remain Africa's premier travel trade show

                              ICT
                                CIOs: The centre of value creation
                                ICT can reduce SA's energy consumption
                                The future of storage - Bruce Busansky

                                Logistics
                                  SAA continues to cut losses‚ but further bail-out 'crucial' - Linda Ensor
                                  SAA's new plan will not put an end to the farce - Leon Louw
                                  Midnight trains laid on for Gauteng revellers

                                  Lifestyle & Entertainment
                                    John Newman announced as headline act for Sowing the Seeds 2014
                                    Some of the world's finest at the Celebration of Bubbles Festival
                                    Interview with UB40 - Ruth Cooper

                                    Automotive
                                      Self-driving car concept will transform working on the move
                                      MBSA's' confidence in SA survives as revenue rises 28% - David Furlonger
                                      Porsche scoops SA Car of the Year title - Henrie Geyser: motoring editor



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