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DELIBERATIONS ON THE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT BILL WILL HAVE REAL AND LASTING CONSEQUENCES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR
Wolfgang Neff | 13 February 2024 Construction is also the largest employer of unskilled workers and one of the biggest employers of youth...
BEE NEWS
Feb 14, 20244 min read


SKILLS DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE TARGETS AFRICAN SMES
Staff Writer | 13 February 2024 Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, the Italian financial institution for international development cooperation,...
BEE NEWS
Feb 14, 20242 min read


EMPLOYMENT EQUITY ACT: DRAFT REGULATIONS ON PROPOSED SECTORAL NUMERICAL TARGETS
Jacques van Wyk | 12 February 2024 On 1 February 2024, the Minister of Employment and Labour, Thembelani Waltermade Nxesi, (“Minister”)...
BEE NEWS
Feb 13, 20243 min read


‘YOU DON’T NEED SOCIAL GRANTS, YOU NEED JOBS’: GAUTENG PREMIER LESUFI HANDS OVER 30,000 APPOINTMENT LETTERS
Kamogelo Moichela | 12 February 2024 Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has extended the employment contracts of 32,000 youth brigades under...
BEE NEWS
Feb 13, 20242 min read


OLD MUTUAL: INNOVATIVE FUNDING SOLUTIONS CAN BOLSTER BLACK FEMALE OWNERSHIP
Abdu-Rahman Abrahams | 10 February 2024 South Africa has plenty of good policies and initiatives to promote economic empowerment, but...
BEE NEWS
Feb 12, 20243 min read


'GO AND GET ANY JOB BECAUSE IT TEACHES YOU THE DISCIPLINE OF WORK,' RAMAPHOSA TELLS YOUTH
Ntuthuzelo Nene | 7 Februarie 2024 In a pre-SONA engagement in Cape Town on Tuesday, President Cyril Ramaphosa said while government...
BEE NEWS
Feb 12, 20241 min read


HERMAN MASHABA SAYS SA WORSE OFF THAN SIX YEARS AGO
Sisanda Mbolekwa | 7 February 2024 ActionSA leader promises to fix SA's economy, create jobs and crack down on crime if elected. South...
BEE NEWS
Feb 9, 20244 min read


EMPLOYERS ARE IN A STRONG POSITION AGAINST NEW EMPLOYMENT QUOTAS
Piet Le Roux | 7 February 2024 Labour minister Thulas Nxesi's latest employment equity quotas are so weak and watered down that it...
BEE NEWS
Feb 9, 20242 min read


GREAT EXPECTATIONS FOR B-BBEE TRANSFORMATION IN 2024
Yuneal Padayachy | 5 February 2024 As South Africa moves into 2024, the landscape of Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) is...
BEE NEWS
Feb 8, 20243 min read


ECONOMIST STRESSES MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE WILL NOT LEAD TO JOB LOSSES
Goitsemang Matlhabe | 6 February 2024 Civil society groups, associations, and political parties need not fear that increasing job...
BEE NEWS
Feb 7, 20243 min read


MIKE MILLER: RETHINKING BBBEE AND BALANCING MINING SECTOR BALANCE SHEETS IN SA
Mike Miller | 6 February 2024 SA is an extremely complex investment destination that needs a collaborative approach if new investment is...
BEE NEWS
Feb 7, 20244 min read


NXESI WANTS MORE BLACK EXECS IN BANKS AND MINES
Bongani Mdakane | 5th February 2024 Minister of Employment and Labour Thulas Nxesi has set a target for mining firms to have 50% of their...
BEE NEWS
Feb 6, 20243 min read


CANAL+ FACES UPHILL BATTLE TO LAND MULTICHOICE DEAL
Nkosinathi Ndlovu | 4 February 2024 French broadcasting giant Groupe Canal+ has expressed confidence in its bid to acquire South African...
BEE NEWS
Feb 5, 20243 min read


SMMES HAD A TOUGH 2023 FIGHTING OFF MANY CHALLENGES BUT CAN LOOK AHEAD ON A POSITIVE NOTE FOR THE NEW YEAR
Ashley Lechman | 1 February 2024 Most survey respondents identified sky-rocketing operational costs, as well as continuous load shedding...
BEE NEWS
Feb 5, 20243 min read


SUGAR INDUSTRY MEETS R1BN TRANSFORMATION FUNDS DISBURSEMENT GOAL
Schalk Burger | 31 January 2024 Industry organisation the South African Cane Growers Association (SA Canegrowers) says that, following...
BEE NEWS
Feb 2, 20242 min read


WHY SA PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS SPELL A DEATH SENTENCE FOR ESKOM GENERATION IN A LIBERALISED ELECTRICITY MARKET
Opinion | 31 January 2024 While the South African government maintains an official position that the unbundling of Eskom into three...
BEE NEWS
Feb 1, 20244 min read


MAKE YOUR COMPANY’S TRAINING PAY FOR ITSELF
IT-Online | 31 January 2024 Strategic business planning in South Africa needs a forward-thinking approach so when it comes to cultivating...
BEE NEWS
Feb 1, 20243 min read


EMPOWERING YOUTH AND WOMEN TO REVERSE POVERTY
Tabloid Newspaper | 30 January 2024 Youth and women empowerment remains a necessity to society and central to government aspired...
BEE NEWS
Jan 31, 20242 min read


MASTERCARD TO EMPLOY 14 YOUTH THIS YEAR AS PART OF YES SCHEME
Schalk Burger | 30 January 2024 Global payments technology company Mastercard has partnered with South Africa's Youth Employment Service...
BEE NEWS
Jan 31, 20242 min read


INSETA ‘BELLIGERENCE’ IMPERILS YOUTH JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Edwin Naidu | 27 January 2024 What happens to learners when left in the lurch by the organisation meant to help them? In a major blow for...
BEE NEWS
Jan 30, 20244 min read
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