Understanding fixed-term contracts and the expectation of permanent employment
Fixed-term contracts play a significant role in the employment landscape, providing flexibility to both employers and employees. However, issues surrounding the expectations of permanent...
The 2023 SMME Booster Fund is open for proposals until 31 March 2024 (Subject...
The SMME Booster Fund (the Fund) is a fund that will provide financial support to organisations that implement business development support projects and/or programmes...
Payflex receives global recognition at the Global Payments Innovation Awards 2023
Recognised as Best Fintech for Payment Services
Payflex, South Africa's first and leading BNPL (Buy-Now-Pay-Later) provider, has been honoured at the Global Payments Innovation Awards...
SA public need more than a few new BRICS members to have confidence in...
No amount of grandstanding and back-slapping about the BRICS summit can obscure a worrying fact of South African life: ordinary citizens have little confidence...
Employment equity law will permit employers to raise justifiable grounds for non-compliance
The proposed amendments to the employment equity (EE) will provide a double-pronged flexibility in that they will allow employers to consult & self-regulate their...
What will another strike cost your business?
By Matthew Gezane, Franchise Development Manager at Consult by Momentum
A few short weeks ago, a taxi strike brought the city of Cape Town almost...
Roodt’s crystal ball – BRICS and Ukraine
By Sue Segar, Associate Editor
ECONOMIST Dawie Roodt has voiced alarm about the inclusion of three countries out of the six which were invited to...
The pros and cons of home delivery as ecommerce surges past R55 billion a...
With ecommerce in South Africa breaching the R55 billion a year barrier, home delivery has become a way of life for the country’s consumers. Yet delivery...
The Week Ahead – Local releases lead the way
Several local companies are expected to report full-year results next week:
Italtile: Management recently guided for headline earnings per share (HEPS) to increase between...
Consumer inflation falls further, supported by base effects
Stats SA’s latest CPI data commentary from Koketso Mano, FNB Senior Economist.
Despite monthly inflation of 0.9%, annual headline inflation fell to 4.7% in July from...
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