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 | | South African Breweries will be launching a new B-BBEE scheme later this month. This will be replacing the old SAB Zenzele scheme, which reaches maturity this May... read |
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 | JOHAN BOTES Is it fair to dismiss an employee who came to work, knowing that he was exposed to Covid-19? Absolutely, said the Labour Court in a recent judgment...read |
|  | SIÁN FIELDS With PoPIA soon coming into effect, are employees who use their personal devices for work purposes - and their employers - violating its rules? Potentially yes...read |
|  | ISSUED BY BIZCOMMUNITY.COM We invite you to join us in celebrating Africa Month and matters - its stakeholders and stories - in the areas of business leadership, trade, technologies, arts, culture and brands...read |
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| 4th Industrial Revolution |
 | The introduction of robots and AI in science fiction books and films has given rise to a fear that machines will soon take over... Read |
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| Employee Wellness |
 | NOMFUNDO MOROE South Africa's mining industry has long been an important part of the country's economy... Read |
 | FRANCOIS KRIEL, ISSUED BY KRIEL & CO Francois Kriel, director at Kriel & Co, outlines five character traits as essential building blocks when facilitating change.... Read |
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| Labour Law & Unions |
 | JOSEPH CHIRUME A six-week strike by more than 130 workers of Spar distribution centre in Gqeberha has ended after they reached an agreement with management last week... Read |
 | JACQUES VAN WYK AND ANDRE VAN HEERDEN Are employers, who issue provisional ultimatums to employees who participate in unprotected strike action, legally allowed to dismiss employees who comply with the ultimatum...? Read |
 | NIVAANI MOODLEY, SHANE JOHNSON, CAMERON RAJOO, JULIAN JONES AND CAELLYN EEDES In a recent judgment, the Labour Court found that it did not have jurisdiction to determine review proceedings for a liquidated company if the person who instituted the legal proceedings failed to deliver the necessary notice to the liquidators... Read |
| Management & Leadership |
 | BRONWYN WILLIAMS Bronwyn Williams spends a lot of time reading, thinking and talking about leadership - what makes leaders effective, what makes them loved and what inspires people to follow someone else into an unknown future... Read |
| Remuneration & Payroll |
 | JAEN BEELDERS A key differential should be made between the informal, formal and corporate sectors of employment in South Africa... Read |
| Skills Development & Training |
 | JULIA KERR HENKEL, ISSUED BY LUMMINOS The tendency to procrastinate is a problem for many people. The solution to overcome procrastination can be simple and with practice, the method can become second nature... Read |
 | The GirlCode's Software Development Learnership will help 30 unemployed women prepare for careers in tech and IT... Read |
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 | KHALID ABDELAZIZ Sudan is struggling to provide hospital beds, drugs and medical oxygen to Covid-19 patients hit by a third wave of infections that is straining the country's patchy healthcare system beyond what it can cope with... Read |
 | AfricArena will be hosting the Southern Africa Summit, taking place from 19-20 May, at Workshop 17 in Johannesburg. The two-day conference will feature pitches from 20+ startups operating in southern Africa, between Seed stage and Growth stage... Read |
 | MELISSA MBAZO-EKPENYONG According to the World Bank, Africa is the only region in the world with more female than male entrepreneurs. One in four African women start or manage a business, many of them in the informal sector... Read |
 | Facebook is inviting community leaders from South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria to apply for the 2021 Facebook Community Accelerator Program... Read |
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 | Eskom's senior coal procurement manager, Petrus Mazibuko, has been suspended on suspicion of corruption involving millions... Read |
 | The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) is hosting the fourth cohort of its flagship AWIEF Growth Accelerator, sponsored by Nedbank, and is now calling for applications... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Allen Taylor, part of the global leadership team at Endeavor, shares insight into the global trends, funding in emerging markets and the rise of Africa... Read |
 | The One Club for Creativity has urged agencies, brands, ad schools, and other organisations around the world to help support workplace equity by signing its new Paid Internship Pledge... Read |
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 | Distell, a global business with roots in South Africa, produces and markets a diverse portfolio of award-winning alcoholic brands that have been crafted by extraordinary people across the world. Some of these brands include Amarula, Savanna, Hunter's Dry, Durbanville Hills and Nederburg. |
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 | MIRANDA LUSIBA The Covid-19 period has taught me a lot about the importance of collaboration. I've always valued teamwork when I was still employed; but noticed that because most of us SMMEs that are 'one-man shows' - we tend to prefer to work in silos... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Zachariah George, co-founder and chief investment officer of Startupbootcamp AfriTech and Endeavor mentor, walks us through the stages of early-stage funding and how to approach it in South Africa... Read |
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