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 | Louise O'Sullivan Following the well-publicised case of a female Silicon Valley entrepreneur allegedly being stripped of her co-founder title as it was deemed to devalue the company; it offers a perfect example of women's place and perception in the technology and communications industry. read more>> |
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 | FNB Business, in partnership with Endeavor South Africa, has announced the launch of the FNB Business Innovation Awards to recognise and celebrate companies that continue to forge unique ways of doing business. read more>> |
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 | The latest findings by the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) South Africa Report have indicated that approximately 30% of South Africa's entrepreneurial businesses shut their doors in 2013 due to difficulties in accessing the funding they needed. read more>> |
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 | Anton Ressel There is a song called 'Traffic in the Sky' by laid-back musician Jack Johnson that contains a lyric that has always stuck with me... read more>> |
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 | Many entrepreneurs reach a point on their entrepreneurial journey where they feel stuck in a rut and are unable to continue moving their businesses forward read more>> |
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 | Issued by Knowledge Resources Before your organisation embarks on expanding into Africa, you have to consider some critical factors such as marketing barriers, government policies on foreign investment, legislation and most importantly human capital developments... read more>> |
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 | Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says the country needs to break the chains of economic exclusion in order to afford young people a chance to gain employment. read more>> |
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 | Fixed line operator Neotel, which is involved in the provision of broadband services to the Western Cape, aims to spend up to R500m in the coming year to boost fibre and wireless infrastructure across SA. read more>> |
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 | Operating conditions improved in the local economy in August, the first improvement in five months, as production normalised after a strike-heavy first half of the year‚ the HSBC index indicated. read more>> |
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 | Jeff Blackbeard With many African governments tightening up on their labour, tax and immigration policies, companies employing expatriates increasingly need to up their game. read more>> |
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 | Business organisations urged caution about the implementation of a national minimum wage, which they warned could result in widespread job losses as employers try to cut operational costs. read more>> |
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 | Vehicle exports bounced back last month as Mercedes-Benz South Africa (MBSA) finally got into the production swing with its new C-Class sedan. read more>> |
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 | Full-year headline earnings per share (HEPS) at diversified industrial logistics group Eqstra Holdings were down 26.3% to 76.7c for the year to June‚ although revenue was up by 9.8% to R9.9bn. read more>> |
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 | On 2 September 2014, the Constitutional Court (CC) handed down judgment in an application for leave to appeal against a judgment of the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in the South African Police Service v Solidarity obo Barnard CCT 01/14 case. read more>> |
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 | The Basic Conditions of Employment Amendment Act (BCEAA) came into effect on 1 September 2014. read more>> |
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 | Business lays the blame for a lack of industrialisation squarely on government, saying SA's manufacturing is at a tipping point because of government's inability to reduce input costs and its reluctance to stand up to trade unions. read more>> |
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 | Between Facebook and smoking breaks, it's a wonder any work gets done in South African businesses. In Salary.com's 2014 Wasting Time at Work Survey, a staggering 89% of employees admitted to wasting time in their work environment. read more>> |
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 | Rhys Evans Alcohol testing in the workplace has become increasingly common, as the dangers and liabilities in many industries of employees being under the influence of alcohol can be significant. Drug testing, however, is less common, even though the consequences are no less severe and the same legislation governs the usage of both substances. read more>> |
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 | A Committee of Investigation has been set up to look into complaints of impropriety against Johann van Loggerenberg, a senior official at the South African Revenue Service (Sars). read more>> |
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 | An internship is often a requirement of academic institutes for the completion of a degree or diploma. It is the perfect way to get your foot into the door to enter the job market and show what you are made of. read more>> |
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 | Companies are ever-increasingly adopting e-learning as a means to train and retain their employees. read more>> |
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 | The 7th Annual Global Economic Symposium (GES) is underway, hosting 600 industry representatives from across the globe to discuss and develop solutions to current global economic challenges. read more>> |
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 | WASHINGTON, USA: Vice Media, the Brooklyn-based online news operation which has a strong following among 18- to 34-year-olds, has secured $500m in funding giving it a valuation of $2.5bn, according to reports in the New York Times and TechCrunch. read more>> |
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 | Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says the country needs to break the shackles of economic exclusion so young people can get jobs. read more>> |
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 | South Africa's domestic workers will soon be covered by the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act (Coida), Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant said. read more>> |
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 | Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene has called on South Africans to refrain from cashing in their provident fund savings when they resign or change jobs, adding that rumours that their retirement savings are under threat were "false". read more>> |
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 | With an ageing lecturing workforce at higher education institutions, President Jacob Zuma says there is a need to make academia more exciting for South Africa's youth. read more>> |
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 | The Small Enterprise Finance Agency (Sefa) has funded over 40,000 small and medium enterprises over the past year, says the organisation's Chief Executive, Thakhani Makhuva. read more>> |
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