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THABO MASHONGOANE: WHY SKILLS MUST LEAD THE TRANSFORMATION AGENDA
Thabo Mashongoane | 28 May 2025 The employment equity regulations can be seen as a catalyst for investment, in people, institutions and...
BEE NEWS
May 29, 20253 min read


TRANSFORMING BBBEE: THE POTENTIAL OF THE R100BN FUND
Pieter Steyn | 27 May 2025 South Africa stands at a pivotal moment. Two months ago the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition...
BEE NEWS
May 28, 20254 min read


MALEMA CONDEMNS GOVERNMENT’S PUSH TO RELAX B-BBEE RULES FOR STARLINK
Daily News Reporter | 26 May 2025 In a fiery address to supporters in Koppies, Free State, on the eve of a crucial by-election, Economic...
BEE NEWS
May 28, 20252 min read


OFFERING A LIFELINE TO THE DEAF COMMUNITY
North Coast Rising Sun | 27 May 2025 Although South African Sign Language is now an official language, little to no practical...
BEE NEWS
May 27, 20253 min read


MALATSI TO APPEAR BEFORE PARLIAMENT COMMITTEE OVER NEW DRAFT ICT POLICY
Nokukhanya Mntambo | 26 May 2025 Last week, Malatsi’s department published a policy directive for public comment sparking speculation...
BEE NEWS
May 27, 20251 min read


STARLINK BEE SHOWDOWN IN SOUTH AFRICA
Daniel Puchert | 25 May 2025 Communications Minister Solly Malatsi denies that his proposed policy direction, which would offer an...
BEE NEWS
May 26, 20253 min read


MINISTER SOLLY MALATSI ISSUES ICT DIRECTIVES RELAXING BEE LAWS
Kgothatso Madisa | 23 May 2025 Minister of communications and digital technologies Solly Malatsi has issued a policy directive that...
BEE NEWS
May 26, 20252 min read


EQUITY EQUIVALENT: HOW AMAZON, IBM, MICROSOFT COMPLY WITH B-BBEE
Gugu Lourie | 21 May 2025 History is a great teacher, and those who ignore it are doomed. Would South Africa be creating new “Elon...
BEE NEWS
May 23, 20252 min read


UJ, GOOGLE PARTNERSHIP TO BOOST CYBERSECURITY SKILLS, YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
Bizcommunity | 20 May 2025 In response to South Africa's growing cybersecurity crisis, the Johannesburg Business School (JBS) at the...
BEE NEWS
May 22, 20252 min read


BLACK BUSINESS UNITY UNVEILS BOLD PROPOSALS TO TRANSFORM ECONOMY
Setumo Stone | 20th May 2025 Following the historic Black Business Indaba, Black Business Unity (BBU) has intensified its efforts to...
BEE NEWS
May 22, 20252 min read


SOUTH AFRICA TO OFFER STARLINK DEAL
Bloomberg | 20 May 2025 South Africa’s government plans to offer Elon Musk a workaround of local Black ownership laws for his Starlink...
BEE NEWS
May 21, 20253 min read


ANC POLICIES OUT OF STEP WITH WHAT ITS OWN SUPPORTERS WANT – IRR
Hermann Pretorius | 20 May 2025 South Africans want policies and politics that unlock job creation, reward merit, and safeguard what...
BEE NEWS
May 21, 20253 min read


MULTICHOICE PUMPS R407M INTO LOCAL TECH START-UPS
Admire Moyo | 19 May 2025 Video entertainment firm MultiChoice has, to date, invested R407 million in South African tech start-ups...
BEE NEWS
May 20, 20254 min read


UNDERSTANDING THE SURGE IN SOUTH AFRICA'S UNEMPLOYMENT
Ashley Lechman | 18 May 2025 This past week Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) released unemployment figures that showed the level had...
BEE NEWS
May 19, 20253 min read


YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT IS AN ECONOMIC TIMEBOMB SA CAN’T IGNORE
Nicola Mawson | 15 May 2025 Some 10 million South Africans – the younger generation of between 15 and 24 years of age – face the...
BEE NEWS
May 16, 20253 min read


UNEMPLOYMENT JUMPS IN SOUTH AFRICA
Staff Writer | 13 May 2025 South Africa’s official unemployment rate has increased to 32.9% in the first quarter of 2025, jumping a full...
BEE NEWS
May 15, 20252 min read


SOUTH AFRICAN JOBLESS RATE RISES, MORE GIVE UP LOOKING FOR WORK
Kopano Gumbi | 13 May 2025 South Africa's unemployment rate rose in the first quarter of this year, with statisticians fretting that...
BEE NEWS
May 15, 20252 min read


SKILLS FOR LIFE, NOT JUST FOR A YEAR
Tarryn Mason | 13 May 2025 Many learners are caught in a cycle of short-term training with no long-term prospects. It's time to rethink...
BEE NEWS
May 14, 20252 min read


ABB INVESTS IN STEM EDUCATION AT LOCAL SCHOOL IN PRETORIA
Mamsie Nkosi | 12 May 2025 Access to quality STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education remains uneven across...
BEE NEWS
May 14, 20252 min read


GOVERNMENT BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP COMMITS TO ‘INTENSIFIED PHASE’ AMID GROWTH HEADWINDS
Terence Creamer | 12 May 2025 The Government Business Partnership has agreed to what is being described as an “intensified phase” of...
BEE NEWS
May 13, 20253 min read
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