ViroGOLD launches back-to-school label design competition
ViroGOLDSchool, a range of hypochlorous acid products developed specifically for schools, has launched a back-to-school label design competition and is calling on learners from across the country to...
View ArticleDealing with Covid-19 impact calls for moral resilience
With the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown, South Africans and all the different sectors of the country are faced with moral dilemmas, and the best way to manage this is to turn to moral...
View ArticlePwC finds most businesses are considering operational changes as they reopen
A Covid-19 CFO Pulse survey conducted by consultancy PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has revealed a sense of optimism among finance leaders about their companies’ ability to safely reopen, as Covid-19...
View ArticlePandemic prompts supplier’s tech aspirations
Industrial valves supplier Process and Allied Contracting Equipment (Pace Valves) plans to embrace the technological developments that will be prompted by the Covid-19 pandemic in South Africa to...
View ArticleLocal procurement lags in public, private sectors
A prevailing issue facing the valves sector is the “poor attitude” to local procurement in the public and private sectors, says valves manufacturer RGR Technologies commercial director Ross Hunter.
View ArticleDept reaching out to domestic workers, farm labourers to apply for UIF...
In its quest to ensure that no worker in need is left behind, the Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) is making all efforts to reach domestic workers and farm labourers so that they can benefit...
View ArticleUIF now pays TERS funds directly to employees, ups call centre capacity
On May 14 alone, the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) paid out R836-million in Covid-19 Temporary Employer / Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) claims. This benefited 195 521 workers, which are represented...
View ArticleTips launches Covid-19 weekly monitor
To assist individuals, economic stakeholders and policy makers in managing the Covid-19-related risks of re-opening the South African economy, the Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies (Tips) is...
View ArticleInternational students in Germany offered interest-free loans
The German government has offered almost 400 000 international students, who are enrolled in German universities, an interest-free education loan programme, to ensure the continuity of their studies...
View ArticlePlanned move to Level 3 lockdown positive, but longer-term foresight urgently...
The National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) reports that its constituencies are working sectorally and collectively to migrate South Africa to Level 3 of the national lockdown....
View ArticleDigitalisation of manufacturing offers potential to increase efficiency
Digitalisation of the manufacturing sector provides a new opportunity to increase efficiency, but also brings with it new challenges, Rockwell Automation Europe, Middle East and Africa president Susana...
View Article8.1% of survey respondents lost jobs, close businesses
Statistics South Africa's (Stats SA's) Wave 2 survey on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on employment and income in South Africa shows that 8.1% of respondents reported that they had lost their...
View ArticleCIDB plans realignment with original mandate
The Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) is undertaking measures to redirect its focus toward meeting the criteria of its original mandate, which was drafted in 2000, after being tasked by...
View ArticleCBE says it needs to recapacitate to overcome industry challenges
The Council for the Built Environment (CBE) noted during a May 20 joint meeting of the Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure and the Select Committee on Transport, Public Service and...
View ArticleLabour Court came to wrong conclusion in SAA business rescue case, says law firm
On May 8, the Labour Court handed down what could be considered a seminal judgment on the issue of retrenchment in the context of business rescue proceedings, says law firm Werksmans Attorneys. The...
View ArticleIndustroclean offers tips for employers to enhance hygiene, health
As South Africa eases lockdown regulations, some businesses have been allowed to operate but under strict hygiene conditions, while others are preparing and strategising on reopening slowly. While...
View ArticleNUM concerned about high numbers of Covid-19 in mines, at Eskom operations
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is concerned about the rising number of Covid-19-positive cases in the mining industry, especially in Limpopo, and at State-owned power utility Eskom's...
View ArticleMasondo reiterates projections of economic downturn, increased demand on...
While difficult to predict what the South African economy will look like post-Covid-19, Deputy Finance Minister Dr David Masondo has warned that citizens can expect a 6% contraction in economic growth...
View ArticleCFOs in Africa take steps to provide safe working environments for their...
As governments in Africa ease lockdown restrictions and reopen local economies, CFOs are focusing on plans to provide a safe working environment for their employees and ensure that this safety can be...
View ArticleLifting of cigarette sale prohibition will improve tobacco farming economics
If the ban on cigarette sales is lifted, tobacco farmers supported by the Emerging Farmer Initiative will benefit enormously, enabling them to sell and duly process crops that have already been...
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