Mar 12, 2018
South Africa is a skills-hungry country. In fact, according to Adzuna, the rarest skills are in the digital and technology sectors, where demand is far outstripping supply – and according to SUSE – that is exactly what the industry is seeing when it comes...
Mar 8, 2018
With the South African Government renewing its commitment to ensure stability following a series of economic outlook downgrades by global ratings agencies – while a major shift in political leadership saw newly instated President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of...
Feb 20, 2018
The Department of Labour is considering one of the biggest changes to South Africa’s labour laws since 1995 by, amongst other things, introducing a National Minimum Wage (NMW). The NMW Bill will set a wage of at least R20 for workers across all sectors of the...
Feb 20, 2018
The Cell C Girl Child Bursary Fund, a financial resource that invests in the tertiary education of disadvantaged young women, has produced 12 female graduates over the past two years and every one of them is now successfully employed. The young women have qualified in...
Feb 19, 2018
Rather than taking advantage of the Day Zero crisis, companies should assist by providing affordable solutions. This is the word from Alto Africa, which has challenged other companies to step up and “do the right thing” by helping others. In an effort to...
Feb 9, 2018
By Rob Cooper, tax expert and director of legislation at Sage, explains how government will look to plug payroll holes in the 2017/18 budget. South African business and personal taxpayers are waiting with bated breath for the Finance Minister’s Budget Speech on...
