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 | Johannesburg entrepreneurs Brian Timperley and Louis Jardim have built their company, Turrito Networks, from zero to R50m in just four years. Read more >>
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 | The SME Survey 2014 has found that a small business owned by a women has a better chance of being more profitable than one run by a man. Read more >>
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 | As part of a public, private partnership (PPP) with the Gauteng province, ADreach has launched the first of its 100% black-owned OOH advertising companies through its franchise model, at the Winterveldt Business Hub in City of Tshwane. Read more >>
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 | Labour trends in Africa differ to such an extend from the US, UK and Europe norms that international trends seldom, if ever, reach South Africa. Read more >>
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 | The Presidency claims that the National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) was informed of an inquiry into his fitness to hold office before he saw it in the media.. Read more >>
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 | Thabiso Mochiko Trade union Solidarity plans to take Telkom to the Labour Court over claims that the fixed-line provider will use race as one of the criteria for retrenching managers. Read more >>
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 | The annual earnings threshold has been increased from R193,805.00 to R205,433.30 on 1 July 2014. This has been announced by the Minister of Labour, Mildred Oliphant, acting in accordance with S6(3) of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA). Read more >>
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 | President Jacob Zuma has granted Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) chairperson Advocate Pansy Tlakula leave of absence. Read more >>
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 | David Furlonger The strike by members of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) will be the largest strike in almost five years and is expected to disrupt production at about 10,500 companies in the manufacturing sector. Read more >>
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 | New vehicle sales slipped for the sixth consecutive month in June as the tough economic environment cut into consumer spending. Read more >>
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 | Johan Botes Can an employer be held liable for defamatory statements made about an employee? The High Court recently confirmed that it can but that an employer may rely on the standard defences to such a claim to escape liability. Read more >>
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 | Contrary to recent misleading media reports regarding the proposed amendments to the current Employment Equity Act No. 55 of 1998, they have not, in fact, even been signed into law, says Andile Thloaele, BBBEE consultant and expert. Read more >>
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 | Richard Pemberton The constitution entrenches the right to strike and the Labour Relations Act of 1995 (LRA) provides that workers may strike subject to the compliance with certain procedures which involve a compulsory mediation to be completed within 30 days of referral of the dispute. Failing settlement the strike can commence on the giving of 48 hours written notice. Read more >>
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 | Bekezela Phakathi The disagreement between the City of Cape Town and the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) in the Western Cape over the roll-out of public bus services is escalating. Read more >>
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 | Rowan Belchers The truth about running any business is that, whether you like it or not, you're under pressure to keep your people. Read more >>
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 | Gillian Jones Insurance company MMI Holdings had overhauled its business structure to help change it from a product-driven organisation to one more responsive to client needs, Chief Executive Nicolaas Kruger said. Read more >>
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 | South African commuters are spending an average of ten working days per year stuck in heavy or stationary traffic. This is according to Annual Global Traffic Index for 2013, produced by TomTom. Read more >>
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 | Intensive training of call centre staff may offer a partial solution to curb unethical sales practices and blacklisting by the Payments Association of South Africa (PASA) for committing debit order fraud. Read more >>
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 | Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene said the South African Revenue Service (SARS) is committed to closing the net on tax dodgers, but labour unrest and slow economic growth were obstacles. Read more >>
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