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UNDERSTANDING SOUTH AFRICA’S RELIANCE ON FOREIGN LABOUR, AND THE WAY FORWARD
Jacques Maritz | 28 July 2025 South Africa’s labour market faces a difficult contradiction: unemployment is high, yet many businesses...
BEE NEWS
Jul 29, 20253 min read


REFLECT. RECOGNISE. REIGNITE: THE CASE FOR A SMARTER BEER POLICY IN SA
Charlene Louw | 27 July 2025 South Africa’s beer industry is more than just a source of refreshment - it’s an economic powerhouse woven...
BEE NEWS
Jul 28, 20253 min read


SOUTH AFRICA DESPERATELY NEEDS THESE SKILLS
Staff Writer | 27 July 2025 Employment and Labour Minister Nomakhosazana Meth has outlined the top critical skills needed in the country,...
BEE NEWS
Jul 28, 20253 min read


MAJOR SALARY CHANGES PROPOSED FOR SOUTH AFRICA
Malcolm Libera | 24 July 2025 The newly proposed Fair Pay Bill could change recruitment practices and salary transparency across the...
BEE NEWS
Jul 25, 20254 min read


SAMSUNG OPENS THIRD CALL FOR BLACK-OWNED ICT AND SERVICE CENTRE BUSINESSES IN SOUTH AFRICA
Partnered Content | 23 July 2025 In a significant boost for South Africa's small business landscape, Samsung, in collaboration with the...
BEE NEWS
Jul 24, 20252 min read


WILL SOUTH AFRICA'S 2025 EMPLOYMENT EQUITY TARGETS DISRUPT INTERNATIONAL TRADE?
Nicola Mawson | 22 July 2025 South Africa’s newly gazetted sectoral employment equity targets could place the country in breach of...
BEE NEWS
Jul 23, 20254 min read


CAPE CHAMBER COMMENDS CYRIL RAMAPHOSA'S BOLD MOVE FOR SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
Cape Chamber | 22 July 2025 The removal of Nobuhle Nkabane as Higher Education and Training Minister sends a positive signal that...
BEE NEWS
Jul 23, 20251 min read


OPINION | POVERTY WAGES IS NOT THE DEMOCRACY MADIBA ENVISIONED FOR THE YOUTH OF THIS COUNTRY
Vanessa Mpatlanyane | 22 July 2025 If we are to have a crime-free, reconciled and democratic SA, we must have an employable and employed...
BEE NEWS
Jul 23, 20253 min read


FIXING HIGHER EDUCATION ROT: TOUGH ROAD AHEAD FOR BUTI MANAMELA
Edwin Naidu | 22 July 2025 Removing Dr Nobuhle Nkabane, just before National Women’s Month, was poor timing. Her predecessor, Dr Blade...
BEE NEWS
Jul 22, 20254 min read


BEYOND THE BALANCE SHEET: CONTEXTUALISING THE COSTS AND BENEFITS OF B-BBEE
Safiyya Patel | 21 July 2025 The current media debate around Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) has brought fresh attention...
BEE NEWS
Jul 22, 20255 min read


GOVERNANCE CONCERNS DEEPEN AS MERSETA REMAINS WITHOUT AN ACCOUNTING AUTHORITY
Creamer Media | 17 July 2025 The plastics manufacturing industry expresses deep concern over the continued absence of a duly appointed...
BEE NEWS
Jul 21, 20252 min read


STANDARD BANK INSURANCE UNEMPLOYED LEARNERS IMMERSION DAY: A BEACON OF HOPE AND TRANSFORMATION FOR THE SOUTH AFRICAN YOUTH
FA News | 21 July 2025 In a milestone event that underscored the power of collaboration between corporate South Africa and skills...
BEE NEWS
Jul 21, 20253 min read


SKILLS, NOT JUST GRADES, WILL SHAPE SOUTH AFRICA'S FUTURE
Dumisani Tshabalala | 16 July 2025 Today, as South Africa celebrates World Youth Skills Day with speeches and hashtags, a persistent...
BEE NEWS
Jul 18, 20253 min read


SMME FOCUS — YOUTH TECH PROGRAMME SPARKS JOBS AND INNOVATION FROM CODE TO COMMUNITY
Lisakanya Venna | 16 July 2025 Liquid Intelligent Technologies’ programme is equipping young innovators with digital skills, funding and...
BEE NEWS
Jul 18, 20253 min read


SOUTH AFRICA LOOSENS MEDIA OWNERSHIP RULES – BUT KEEPS ONE HAND ON THE REMOTE
Nkosinathi Ndlovu | 16 July 2025 Policy reforms aimed at attracting foreign investment don’t go far enough, critics have warned. South...
BEE NEWS
Jul 17, 20254 min read


SA’S YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT CRISIS: CAN DIGITAL SKILLS UNLOCK THEIR FUTURE?
Professor Khehla Ndlovu | 17 July 2025 A year into South Africa’s national government of unity (GNU), the country’s young people remain...
BEE NEWS
Jul 17, 20254 min read


URGENT COURT ACTION AIMS TO HALT EMPLOYMENT EQUITY QUOTAS
Ciaran Ryan | 14 July 2025 Business organisations say government’s new race and gender targets are procedurally flawed and unconstitutional. Sakeliga and the National Employers Association of SA (Neasa) filed an urgent Gauteng High Court application this week challenging race and gender targets under the Employment Equity Amendment Act (EEAA), which became law in January 2025. The act sets hiring quotas for 18 economic sectors, from agriculture and mining to transport and con
BEE NEWS
Jul 16, 20254 min read


STEENHUISEN HAILS 'YOUTH BUDGET' AS 3,000 AGRICULTURE GRADUATES LAND INTERNSHIPS
Modiegi Mashamaite | 10 July 2025 Agriculture minister John Steenhuisen has revealed that South Africa’s agricultural sector is...
BEE NEWS
Jul 15, 20253 min read


US TARIFFS THREATEN SMME EXPORTS, SAYS ETTP
Bizcommunity | 14 July 2025 South African small businesses could face a major blow after the United States confirmed a 30% tariff on all...
BEE NEWS
Jul 15, 20251 min read


‘FRONTING’ BACKFIRES ON EPCM BONISANA
Bongani Mdakane | 13th July 2025 A Pretoria husband and wife embroiled in a complicated “fronting case” have had to wait for more than a...
BEE NEWS
Jul 14, 20255 min read
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