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 | Juliette Attwell This week we look at some ideas on how to gain experience as well as making an impact with your cover letter. Read more >>
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 | PRETORIA: The Human Resources Development Council (HRDC) has pledged its support for small business and quality education to help the country meet its development goals. Read more >>
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 | Chemory Gunko Starting any new venture, whether it's personal or business related, is scary. Read more >>
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 | Issued by SA Workers Ceremony As we celebrate 20 years of democracy, the Workers Recognition and Appreciation Ceremony could have not come at a better time. Considering several recent studies showing many employees may not feel much appreciated. Read more >>
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 | Evan Pickworth In a move that could turn the brain drain into a brain gain, the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants' (Saica) Thuthuka development model is set to be exported to other African countries and developing nations, after receiving the backing of the over-arching global accounting body and the World Bank. Read more >>
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 | PRETORIA: The Department of Environmental Affairs will this week lead the National Green Jobs Dialogue, which will serve as a platform for refining current government approaches to green jobs. Read more >>
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 | Jacques van Wyk Despite the allowance that dismissals for poor performance during or on the expiry of the probationary period may be based on less compelling reasons than would be required after the probationary period, the principle that dismissals must be based on fair reasons still stands. Read more >>
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 | Amanda Visser The South African Revenue Service (SARS) collected R889.7bn in taxes for the 2013/14 tax year‚ which is R700m more than the revised estimate announced in the February budget. Read more >>
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 | NEWSWATCH: Business Report senior journalist Donwald Pressly has been fired for seeking political office with the Democratic Alliance, reports news24, but he plans to appeal his dismissal, reports Mail & Guardian. Read more >>
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 | While the country has made strides in women empowerment, government says it would like to see more being done in the judiciary and the private sector. Read more >>
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 | Amanda Visser Almost 80% of South African business leaders who participated in the latest International Business Report survey conducted by Grant Thornton saw South Africa's tax system as one that encourages tax compliance. Read more >>
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 | Phakamisa Ndzamela Ubank has been building up depth in its executive management with Reserve Bank deputy registrar of banks Madoda Petros joining the firm as its chief risk officer. Read more >>
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 | Managers form a critical link in the value chain of any business, in service, sales or distribution. They increase competitiveness and drive teams and business units to meet business goals, says Elmarie Strydom, academic head of Undergraduate Programmes at Regenesys Business School. Read more >>
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 | According to Lyndsey Moorhouse, managing director at Can!Do Consulting, organisations can dramatically enhance the return on investment from new business systems by investing in user adoption programmes to embed new business processes deeply into their cultures and workflows. Read more >>
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 | Sikonathi Mantshantsha Jonathan Louw became the most high-profile casualty of the year-long battle that resulted in the Bidvest Group holding the single largest shareholding in drug maker Adcock Ingram. Louw quit as chief executive on Tuesday, 2 April 2014. Read more >>
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 | Abram Molelemane Studies indicate that only 21% of people in South Africa living under the minimum levels are resident in densely settled areas, meaning that 79% of our poorest citizens are rurally based. Read more >>
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 | According to Charles Robertson, an economist and emerging markets specialist, the per capita incomes in Africa have doubled since the year 2000 and life expectancy has increased by one year every three years for the last decade. He predicts that household incomes and life expectancy will continue to increase sevenfold in the next few decades. Read more >>
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 | Issued by UCT Graduate School of Business Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) hold tremendous potential for government to increase effective support for struggling entrepreneurs in South Africa, according to a new report presented to the National Treasury, the Jobs Fund, and the dti. Read more >>
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 | WASHINGTON, USA: US manufacturing activity gained pace in March helped by a pickup in new orders and a rebound in production, the Institute for Supply Management said. Read more >>
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 | The Department of Environmental Affairs will this week lead the National Green Jobs Dialogue, which will serve as a platform for refining current government approaches to green jobs. Read more >>
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 | The South African economy needs to undergo a significant structural change if it is to create jobs and employment, Trade and Industry Minister Dr Rob Davies said on Monday (7 April). Read more >>
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