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Anton Visser, Chief Operations Officer of SA Business School & Alefbet Learning

Skills Development & Training

Don't forget to submit your workplace skills plan - your BEE score depends on it

Anton Visser 18 Feb 2025

Access Bank to host pioneering Africa Trade Conference in Cape Town

Events & Conferencing

Access Bank to host pioneering Africa Trade Conference in Cape Town

Issued by The Publicity Workshop 12 Feb 2025

Alchemy Law partner Morné van der Merwe

Mining

#MiningIndaba: White paper explores whether Mining Charter is ESG change agent or stumbling block

4 Feb 2025

Source: Supplied. Tshikululu Social Investments' CEO, Tracey Henry steps down.

Markets & Investment

Tracey Henry: Icon of social investment honoured as she steps down from Tshikululu

3 Feb 2025

PIC invests in Divercity, its first investment in the multifamily residential sector

Residential Property

PIC invests in Divercity, its first investment in the multifamily residential sector

Issued by Catchwords 24 Jan 2025

Inquiry makes recommendations to improve competition in fresh produce market

Research

Inquiry makes recommendations to improve competition in fresh produce market

14 Jan 2025

Yuneal Padayachy, Chief Support Officer at The BEE Chamber

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Anticipating B-BBEE transformation in South Africa in 2025

Yuneal Padayachy 14 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: Unleashing Africa’s economic potential through transformative logistics

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Unleashing Africa’s economic potential through transformative logistics

Amadou Diallo 13 Jan 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Combatting construction mafia - part 1: Threats, lies and red tape

Lionel van Tonder, Inge Swanepoel, Martin Versfeld, and Tyron Theessen 23 Dec 2024

Source: Supplied.

Economy

Economic inclusion: Landmark partnership signed between NEF and B-BBEE Commission

10 Dec 2024

Direct flights, visa improvements key to enhancing SA-India tourism

Travel

Direct flights, visa improvements key to enhancing SA-India tourism

6 Dec 2024

Provantage – a transformative journey in action

OOH

Provantage – a transformative journey in action

Issued by Provantage 18 Nov 2024

Source: BII. Chief executive officer of BII, Nick O’Donohoe, and Saif Malik, head of banking and coverage, UK, Standard Chartered.

Economy

Standard Chartered, BII renew $350m for trade finance

6 Nov 2024

Economy

Government's strategic VAT adjustments; what they mean

Katja Hamilton 1 Nov 2024

The new Act could see a proliferation of oil rigs along South African shores.

Coal, Oil & Gas

New Act swings energy balance in favour of Mantashe policy

Lindsey Schutters 1 Nov 2024

Source: @PresidencyZA

Finance

Mourning Tito Mboweni: South Africa loses a financial leader

13 Oct 2024

SMEs at the forefront of SA’s economic transformation, says Whitfield

SMEs

SMEs at the forefront of SA’s economic transformation, says Whitfield

3 Oct 2024

Environment & Natural Resources

Plan for reshaping conservation revealed

30 Sep 2024

Africa Creatives Alliance launched to harness Africa's creative and cultural sectors

Lifestyle

Africa Creatives Alliance launched to harness Africa's creative and cultural sectors

18 Sep 2024

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

SA called to learn Sign Language

5 Sep 2024

Empowering South Africa: The sweet impact of choosing local sugar

Agriculture

Empowering South Africa: The sweet impact of choosing local sugar

Higgins Mdluli 5 Sep 2024

Nedbank Top Empowerment Conference 2024: A call to action for South Africa's inclusive transformation

Events & Conferencing

Nedbank Top Empowerment Conference 2024: A call to action for South Africa's inclusive transformation

Issued by Topco Media 28 Aug 2024

Why work integrated learning prepares your business for a better future

Higher Education

Why work integrated learning prepares your business for a better future

Issued by False Bay College 16 Aug 2024

Source: Supplied. Hayley Ivins-Downes, managing executive of Lightstone’s real estate cluster.

Property

Estate agents face new B-BBEE hurdles

31 Jul 2024

Ramaphosa signs Procurement Bill into law: A new era for SA supply chain

Supply Chain

Ramaphosa signs Procurement Bill into law: A new era for SA supply chain

25 Jul 2024

National Small Enterprise Amendment Act touted as gamechanger

Legal Regulations

National Small Enterprise Amendment Act touted as gamechanger

24 Jul 2024

Wind industry is a bright spot for job creation

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Wind industry is a bright spot for job creation

16 Jul 2024

Dentsu drives innovation in African financial services

Digital

Dentsu drives innovation in African financial services

Issued by Dentsu 9 Jul 2024

Anton Visser, Group COO of SA Business School and Alefbet Learning

Employment Equity

Preferential Procurement and what it can do for your B-BBEE score

Anton Visser 8 Jul 2024

African countries could unlock billions in local and global trade – what’s working and what’s not

Logistics & Transport

African countries could unlock billions in local and global trade – what’s working and what’s not

Bedassa Tadesse 13 Jun 2024

Celebrating 4 transformative years: Skills123 journey to youth unemployment alleviation

Skills Training

Celebrating 4 transformative years: Skills123 journey to youth unemployment alleviation

Issued by BEE123 11 Jun 2024

When words aren’t enough: Parties falling short on climate action

Environment & Natural Resources

When words aren’t enough: Parties falling short on climate action

Kemunto Ogutu, Issued by Roving Reporters 31 May 2024

Tourism fund drives jobs, empowers Black businesses

Tourism

Tourism fund drives jobs, empowers Black businesses

27 May 2024

Engen and Vivo Energy merge to form Pan-African energy giant

Markets & Investment

Engen and Vivo Energy merge to form Pan-African energy giant

22 May 2024

Saudi Arabia is making moves in the global telecoms industry

Telecoms & Networks

CompCom approves Saudi telecom deal to acquire CMC Networks

Lindsey Schutters 21 May 2024

Unlock the next level of your success with the Innovator Trust’s cutting-edge incubation programme

SMEs

Unlock the next level of your success with the Innovator Trust’s cutting-edge incubation programme

Issued by The Innovator Trust 20 May 2024

Heritage Capital drives growth in SA's specialty cheese sector

FMCG

Heritage Capital drives growth in SA's specialty cheese sector

15 May 2024

Infrastructure policy reforms and logistics plans could reshape SA’s economy

Logistics & Transport

Infrastructure policy reforms and logistics plans could reshape SA’s economy

Roelof van den Berg 8 May 2024

News flash: Calling all businesses with an Africa expansion strategy

ESG

News flash: Calling all businesses with an Africa expansion strategy

Issued by Shift Social Development 2 Apr 2024

Transforming lives: Masia Maths and Science Academy shines, yet some stars await funding

Primary & Secondary Education

Transforming lives: Masia Maths and Science Academy shines, yet some stars await funding

Issued by JNPR 11 Mar 2024

Seda leads the South African incubation model

SMEs

Seda leads the South African incubation model

Issued by Seda 11 Mar 2024

Regent Business School's webinar: Thought-provoking National Budget 2024 analysis

Higher Education

Regent Business School's webinar: Thought-provoking National Budget 2024 analysis

Issued by Regent Business School 5 Mar 2024

Africa's premier 2024 event: The inaugural Shared Value and ESG Summit

ESG & Sustainability

Africa's premier 2024 event: The inaugural Shared Value and ESG Summit

Issued by Shift Impact Africa 28 Feb 2024

Source: Supplied. Gary Moore is a senior consultant at the Free Market Foundation.

Taxation & Regulation

BEE points and income tax - a double deduction?

6 Feb 2024

Yuneal Padayachy, chief support officer at The BEE Chamber

Employment Equity

Great expectations for B-BBEE transformation in 2024

Yuneal Padayachy 5 Feb 2024

“The Mining Charter's potential as an instrument to guide ESG and growth is undeniable, but it needs recalibration and effort,” says Alchemy Law partner Morné van der Merwe

Mining

South Africa’s Mining Charter must strike balance in its ESG alignment

2 Feb 2024

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Climate Change

#COP28: Unpacking Africa’s emboldened agenda

Charles Douglas 29 Nov 2023

Yuneal Padayachy, chief support officer at The BEE Chamber

ESG & Sustainability

Employing ESG and B-BBEE synergy to drive sustainable transformation

27 Nov 2023

Collaboration brings prosperity for new transport venture

Transport

Collaboration brings prosperity for new transport venture

Issued by Sappi 2 Nov 2023

Source: Reuters. Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, addresses the media on the fourth day of the annual meeting of the IMF and the World Bank, following last month's deadly earthquake, in Marrakech, Morocco.

Banking

Cautious welcome: World Bank and IMF return to Africa, but questions remain

Carlos Lopes 12 Oct 2023