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Global trends in the recruitment of professional services
With an influx of tech-savvy Generation Y candidates entering the professional workplace, specialised recruitment has found itself in the online domain... read more>>



HR & Recruitment
Light at the end of the tunnel for Eskom
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says there will be light at the end of the tunnel for power utility Eskom... read more>>
Companies under pressure to transform their HR and payroll functions
African organisations are coming under enormous pressure to implement automated payroll and HR solutions so that they can keep pace with global competition and the growing demands of tax authorities and regulators... read more>>
BizCareers Column
[BizCareers] Is entrepreneurial flair good or bad? How does my salary compare?

Juliette Attwell

The BizCareers column returns once again and tackles the question of "Where do you see yourself in 10 years?" as well as the issue of salaries for specific job titles... read more>>
Entrepreneurship
Isilumko Activate nominated as Sanlam Enterprise Development Beneficiary
Isilumko Activate has been nominated as a Sanlam Enterprise Development Beneficiary... read more>>
Entrepreneurial tender network welcomes proposed government e-tender portal
The announcement of a new government e-tender portal in last month's Budget Speech, has been welcomed by Opentenders.com, a platform that connects entrepreneurs with procurement opportunities... read more>>
Startup Picnic offers entrepreneurs fun networking opportunities
Following its launch success in November 2014, the Startup Picnic will have its second event on 25 April 2015 at Diggers Rugby Club, Randburg Sports Complex... read more>>
What to keep top of mind when starting and running a business
Starting a business venture is always an exciting prospect but... read more>>
Designing for emerging markets: the challenges businesses face in Africa

Vahid Monadjem and Dale Humby

Emerging markets are full of opportunity for the clever entrepreneur... read more>>
Johannesburg wins bid to host Global Entrepreneurship Congress 2017
At the opening ceremony of the Global Entrepreneurship Congress (GEC) 2015 in Milan, the Global Entrepreneurship Network announced that Johannesburg, South Africa has won the bid to host the GEC in 2017. read more>>
Jobs & Recruitment
White lie or CV fraud?
The recent spate of high-profile CV fraud cases in the media has highlighted the degree of subjectivity around what constitutes a lie and, ultimately, qualifications fraud... read more>>
Labour Law & Unions
Law protects HIV-positive employees

Fadia Arnold

South African courts have been unanimous in their findings that human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive employees and prospective employees are thoroughly protected by the law from unfair discrimination... read more>>
The Table Bay goes for Level 2 BBBEE
The Table Bay at Cape Town's Victoria & Alfred Waterfront has embraced the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) objective of its holding company, Sun International, to achieve Level 2 BBBEE status... read more>>
Video evidence in arbitration proceedings must be authentic and relevant

Jacques van Wyk

In terms of section 138(1) of the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 (as amended) a "commissioner may conduct the arbitration in a manner that the commissioner considers appropriate in order to determine the dispute fairly and quickly, but must deal with the substantial merits of the dispute with the minimum of legal formalities"... read more>>
Employers must examine internal whistle-blowing procedures

Fiona Leppan and Nick Wright

Whistle-blowing is defined as raising a concern about wrongdoing within an organisation. The Protected Disclosures Act, No 26 of 2000 (PDA), was enacted to protect whistle-blowers and to help combat corruption... read more>>
Management
Building your dream business team

Harry Welby-Cooke

To understand the meaning and importance of a dream team, use this handy acronym: T.E.A.M. - Together Everyone Achieves More... read more>>
Tackle 2015: Expand your small business

Ivan Epstein

Last year was a challenging one for South African businesses and there are few signs that 2015 will be much easier... read more>>
Skills Development & Training
Why 2015 should be the year of internal communication

Thabiso Dlamini

Internal communication is a fundamental part of any organisation's operations, for without optimising this it will not operate efficiently... read more>>
SA's up-and-coming wool and mohair producers contribute R282m to GDP
Emerging farmers from historically disadvantaged, rural communities are making significant contributions to South African wool and mohair production and global exports... read more>>
Africa
Richard Edet appointed Country Senior Officer for Alcatel-Lucent in Nigeria
Alcatel-Lucent announced the appointment of Richard Edet, effective today, as Country Senior Officer and managing director for Nigeria... read more>>
More Africa
Government news
R2K: Parliament needs to rein in its rogue secret committee!
Murray Hunter, national spokesperson for the Right2Know Campaign says R2K is outraged to learn that Parliament's intelligence committee, the Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence, has gone ahead in secret to interview candidates for the 'spy ombud', the Inspector General of Intelligence... read more>>
DA requests parliamentary inquiry into Hope Zinde allegations
The DA has written to the chair of the Communications Portfolio Committee, Joyce Moloi-Moropa, requesting a parliamentary inquiry into allegations against SABC Board Member Hope Zinde... read more>>
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