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2015... Bring it on!


We've done it! We've reached the end of the year and it's just about time to celebrate yet another year done and dusted. From all of us here at Bizcommunity.com, to all of you - our loyal readers, subscribers, partners, and clients - a hearty best wishes to you all and to those dear to you.

This is our last regular newsletter for 2014; look out for our special festive newsletter coming at you this Thursday. We hope that it will help put you in the holiday spirit and inspire you for the new year ahead.

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Thank you for your support during 2014; we look forward to hanging out with you in 2015.

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Weekly top stories


The importance of reference checks
[Niteske Marshall] Recruitment is becoming an increasingly risky business. There's been a disturbing increase in deceitful behaviour by job seekers and this can be linked to high levels of unemployment, heightened competition for jobs and an apparent decline in levels of honesty amongst the general population... read more>>



Jobs & Recruitment
Survey finds nearly 70% of workers are 'holiday deprived'
By this time of the year most working South Africans suffer from a phenomenon known as 'cerebral overload' - it's when you simply can't meet the ongoing demands to process any further information... read more>>
Labour Law & Unions
DA: Zuma must suspend Ellen Tshabalala now
Gavin Davis, the DA's Shadow Minister of Communications, says Jacob Zuma needs to suspend Ellen Tshabalala immediately... read more>>
Degrees of stupidity
NEWSWATCH: Times Live reports on SA's list of fakes... those who claimed to have qualifications that in fact they did not... read more>>
SAA announces action plan
South African Airways (SAA) recently announced its 90-Day Action Plan aimed at steering the airline back to the full implementation of its Long-Term Turnaround Strategy (LTTS)... read more>>
Suspensions raise fears SARS could miss targets

Linda Ensor and Evan Pickworth

Instability within the South African Revenue Service (SARS) has prompted fears about its ability to meet demanding revenue targets... read more>>
Management
Manage your company culture
Accountability can be defined as taking ownership of one's behaviour and the responsibility to perform both individually and in teams, said Helene Vermaak, Director of The Human Edge... read more>>
Skills Development & Training
Developing Excellent PA & Administrative Professionals of Excellence Summit 2015

Issued by ABN Global Events

The Annual Executive Assistants/PAs & Administrative Professionals Summit of 2015 will take place on 27-30 April at Intundla Game Resort & Lodge in Pretoria... read more>>
International
Guardian newspaper editor to step down
LONDON, UK: The editor-in-chief of The Guardian newspaper, who led its expansion from a traditional British broadsheet to a digital-first international operation, said on Wednesday that he will step down next year... read more>>
Pre-Christmas season strike in Germany hits Amazon
BERLIN, GERMANY: Workers went on strike at a German site of Amazon on Monday... read more>>
More International
Government
New leadership aims to bring expertise to Land Bank
The Land Bank has a new chair, Arthur Moloto, and CE, Tshokolo Petrus (TP) Nchocho, both of whom were announced yesterday as part of sweeping changes to the boards of state-owned enterprises... read more>>
Daniel Matjila appointed CEO of PIC
More Government news
Jobs offered


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