Workplace equality seen as key to attracting and retaining talent
A sustained, measured and directed approach to workplace diversity and gender equality bolsters the corporate entities that leverage them to attract and retain the desired talent from within a...
View ArticleUnions slam SAA route cancellations, warn of 'devastating' impact on jobs
Two key unions at flag carrier South African Airways (SAA) have slammed plans by the airline's business rescue practitioners (BRP) to cancel a number of routes to save costs. "This will have a...
View ArticleConstruction starts on Western Cape waste disposal facility
The construction of the first of nine new regional waste disposal facilities in the Western Cape has started in Mossel Bay. The new facility will serve multiple municipalities along the Garden Route...
View ArticleTourism sector urged to do more to curb youth unemployment
Tourism Deputy Minister Fish Mahlalela has called on the tourism sector to create more initiatives to curb youth unemployment in the country. Speaking at a graduation ceremony for learners who had...
View ArticleSouth Africa should brace for ‘toughest budget since 1994’, says PwC
Consumers should expect to tighten their belts further as the 2020 National Budget approaches, particularly with a continued fiscal drag set to be on the horizon amid a continuing economic slowdown,...
View ArticleGovt, SOEs urged to appreciate South Africa’s consulting engineers
Closing the infrastructure gap in South Africa is closely linked to infrastructure development on the rest of the continent, as it is to the creation of value chains that can advance Africa’s...
View ArticleSolidarity to take GEPF, PIC to task should they use State pensions to fund...
Solidarity has sent a letter of demand to the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) and the Public Investment Corporation (PIC), requesting that the trustees and boards of these institutions not...
View ArticleSAB empowerment scheme generates almost R14bn in decade-long run
When the South African Breweries (SAB) Zenzele broad-based black economic empowerment (BBBEE) scheme winds down in April 2020, it will have generated almost R14-billion in value for South Africa, the...
View ArticleUnions launch ‘rise up’ campaign as SoNA, National Budget approaches
South Africa finds itself looking over a precipice as the economic malaise currently being experienced all but places the nation at a point of no return, trade union federation, the South African...
View ArticleMpact’s Neo Dongwana first woman to chair Barloworld board
JSE-listed equipment supplier Barloworld has appointed Neo Dongwana as independent chairperson following her endorsement by shareholders at the company’s annual general meeting (AGM). She is the first...
View ArticleEskom sets aside R400m for voluntary separation offer to senior employees
Debt-laden State-owned power utility Eskom confirmed on Thursday that it would be offering senior employees voluntary separation packages during March and April in an effort to lower overhead costs. It...
View ArticleSkills shortage plagues natural refrigerant sector
One of the most pertinent issues facing the local heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC-R) industry is the lack of specialised skills needed for the systematic adoption of...
View ArticleRamaphosa announces new science and technology varsity
The people of Ekurhuleni in Gauteng will soon enjoy a new science and technology university, President Cyril Ramaphosa promised during his State of the Nation Address (SoNA) on Thursday night. "We will...
View ArticleYES has made progress on the job creation front since 2018
President Cyril Ramaphosa during his fourth State of the Nation Address on Thursday made special mention of the Youth Employment Service (YES) and how far it has come in providing work opportunities...
View ArticleSoNA came at ‘crucial time’ says panel
The 2020 State of the Nation Address (SoNA) came at “a crucial time” for South Africa, which is faced with a stagnated economy defined by challenges such as lack of capacity in State-owned enterprises...
View ArticleRamaphosa emphasises youth employment in weekly column
President Cyril Ramaphosa reiterated the launch of the Presidential Youth Employment Intervention Programme in his weekly column to the nation on Monday, emphasising the need for government to ensure...
View ArticleAdam Habib resigns as Wits Vice-Chancellor
Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of the Witwatersrand Adam Habib has announced his resignation from the university at the end of December this year, after seven years at the helm. He...
View ArticleLabour federation Fedusa slams 3.8% national minimum wage increase
The Federation of Unions of South Africa (Fedusa) said it was outraged after the employment and labour minister only increased the statutory minimum wage by 3.8% to R20.76 an hour with effect from...
View ArticleNzimande says proposed Ekurhuleni university will have high-tech focus
Following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s mention during his State of the Nation Address last week of a new University of Science and Innovation, to be built in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, Higher Education,...
View ArticleCape Town adds more energy to Indaba
The decision to host this year’s Africa Energy Indaba at the Cape Town International Convention Centre on March 3 and 4, rather than in Johannesburg, where it was hosted previously, has resulted in...
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