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Striking workers gather outside the Mister Sweet factory in Germiston. Photo: Kimberly Mutandiro / GroundUp

Occupational Health & Safety

Another worker loses a finger at Mister Sweet

Kimberly Mutandiro 3 days

Source: © Central News Finance Minister Godongwana will present the MTBPS on Thursday, 30 October, at 2 pm

Markets & Investment

The 2024 #MTBPS and other critical factors that could influence the market

Andre Cilliers 3 days

Navigating compliance: A festive season guide for South African logistics SMMEs

Logistics & Transport

Navigating compliance: A festive season guide for South African logistics SMMEs

Phumi (PJ) Mhlongo 23 Oct 2024

Source: Supplied. Kabelo Makeke, head of personal and private banking at Standard Bank South Africa.

Finance

Earnings vs. lifestyle: half of salary earners have nearly empty accounts before payday

21 Oct 2024

Why the Woolies boss was paid 1,300 times as much as a shopfloor worker

Retailers

Why the Woolies boss was paid 1,300 times as much as a shopfloor worker

Ann Crotty 18 Sep 2024

SA consumers getting relief from less load shedding but still taking strain from higher prices

Retail

SA consumers getting relief from less load shedding but still taking strain from higher prices

Issued by NIQ and GfK – an NIQ Company 18 Sep 2024

Striking Mister Sweet workers queued on Wednesday for food brought by supporters. Photo: Kimberly Mutandiro / GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Premier loses court bid to end Mister Sweet strike

Kimberly Mutandiro 12 Sep 2024

City Lodge Hotels annual results – 13% jump in revenue

Hospitality

City Lodge Hotels annual results – 13% jump in revenue

Issued by City Lodge Hotel 10 Sep 2024

Essential tips for making your first hire as a startup

HR

Essential tips for making your first hire as a startup

Mmasetena Nyatlo 4 Sep 2024

MEIBC is seeking to expand its scope

Construction & Engineering

SA engineering sector waits on MEIBC decision

Lindsey Schutters 2 Sep 2024

Source: Supplied. Chantal Marx, head of investment research, FNB Wealth and Investments.

Finance

The two-pot system: Implications for SA equities

Chantal Marx 30 Aug 2024

5 signs you’re good at saving money in your small business

SMEs

5 signs you’re good at saving money in your small business

Ben Bierman, Issued by Business Partners Limited 29 Jul 2024

Economy

Drop in take-home pay for June, but pensions improved

25 Jul 2024

Hundreds of workers who had been working on month-to-month Expanded Public Works Programme contracts marched to the Durban City Hall on Friday in protest against their contracts not being renewed at month-end. Photo: Tsoanelo Sefoloko / GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Hundreds of Public Works workers march against termination of contracts

Tsoanelo Sefoloko 22 Jul 2024

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Remuneration & Payroll

Living wage vs minimum wage: How to address pay disparity and reduce working poverty

Ntuthuzelo Gcolo 17 Jul 2024

African skies poised for takeoff: Investment key to growth

Aviation

African skies poised for takeoff: Investment key to growth

16 Jul 2024

Source: Anthony Fomin/Unsplash

Skills Development

Decent work is the key to a sustainable building industry

2 Jul 2024

Investment key to aviation growth in Africa and beyond

Aviation

Investment key to aviation growth in Africa and beyond

27 Jun 2024

Economy

Salaries see modest recovery in May

26 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied. Mike Bryer, chief executive officer at Zapper (formerly head of digital platforms at Standard Bank group.)

Financial Services

Why QR codes are leading the charge

Mike Bryer 26 Jun 2024

Hospitality leaders: Are we training dinosaurs in a digital world?

Tourism

Hospitality leaders: Are we training dinosaurs in a digital world?

21 Jun 2024

Revolutionising skills: The future of vocational training in South Africa

Skills Training

Revolutionising skills: The future of vocational training in South Africa

Roland Innes, Leigh-Ann Revill 20 Jun 2024

Bridging the ECD gap through parent and caregiver programmes

CSI & Philanthropy

Bridging the ECD gap through parent and caregiver programmes

Rebotile Matoane, Issued by The Social Employment Fund 10 Jun 2024

Efficiency is the key to surviving tough economic times as a small business – here’s what to consider

SMEs

Efficiency is the key to surviving tough economic times as a small business – here’s what to consider

Issued by Business Partners Limited 3 Jun 2024

Economy

March sees slowdown in salary increases

26 Apr 2024

TES providers can elevate citrus farming profits, community relations

Agro-processing

TES providers can elevate citrus farming profits, community relations

Musa Dlamini 19 Apr 2024

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Remuneration & Payroll

Is the new minimum wage sustainable... for employees?

9 Apr 2024

Harmony Gold has struck a new labour agreement 3 months before the current one lapses.

Mining

Harmony Gold strikes landmark five-year wage deal

Lindsey Schutters 4 Apr 2024

Healthcare

SA doctors make up to 40 times more than those in Kenya and Nigeria

Zano Kunene 5 Apr 2024

A battery price war is kicking off that could soon make electric cars cheaper. Here’s how

Fuel & Energy

A battery price war is kicking off that could soon make electric cars cheaper. Here’s how

Muhammad Rizwan Azhar, Waqas Uzair, Yasir Arafat 26 Mar 2024

Source: Pixabay.

Economy

2024 must be the year of sustainable investment

Carl Roothman 3 Apr 2024

City Lodge Hotels’ interim revenue hits R1bn

Hospitality

City Lodge Hotels’ interim revenue hits R1bn

Issued by City Lodge Hotel 26 Feb 2024

Budget Speech

Budget 2024: Mixed expectations in an election year

George Herman 19 Feb 2024

uShaka Marine World shuts down amid wage dispute

Tourism

uShaka Marine World shuts down amid wage dispute

13 Feb 2024

Health & Welfare

#Sona2024: Govt to extend and improve R350 social relief grant

9 Feb 2024

3 factors that small businesses need to consider when building their workforce

Legal Regulations

3 factors that small businesses need to consider when building their workforce

Issued by Business Partners Limited 7 Feb 2024

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Labour Law & Unions

3 considerations for small businesses when building their workforce

7 Feb 2024

Judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) rule on emergency measures against Israel following accusations by South Africa that the Israeli military operation in Gaza is a state-led genocide, in The Hague, Netherlands, 26 January 2024. Reuters/Piroschka van de Wouw

Human Rights Law

World Court says Israel must take steps to prevent acts of genocide in Gaza

Stephanie van den Berg and Anthony Deutsch 26 Jan 2024

South Africa's Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) Director-General Zane Dangor, South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor and South African Ambassador to the Netherlands Vusimuzi Madonsela listen as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) rule on emergency measures against Israel following accusations by South Africa that the Israeli military operation in Gaza is a state-led genocide, in The Hague, Netherlands, 26 January 2024. Reuters/Piroschka van de Wouw

Human Rights Law

South Africa: court ruling against Israel a victory for rule of law

Bhargav Acharya and Nellie Peyton 26 Jan 2024

About 50 workers, mostly forklift drivers, are taking Heineken Beverages to the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Workers take newly merged Heineken-Distell to the CCMA

Liezl Human 19 Jan 2024

The South African Post Office is bleeding jobs. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Union vows to fight "slaughter" of Post Office jobs

Steve Kretzmann 17 Jan 2024

African shared mobility set to double, driving global growth by 2030

Transport

African shared mobility set to double, driving global growth by 2030

11 Jan 2024

Democratising access to luxury goods on the African continent

Retail

Democratising access to luxury goods on the African continent

9 Jan 2024

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Labour Law

National minimum wage: Do benefits and bonuses count?

Hlengiwe Skosana and Minenhle Ntuli 27 Dec 2023

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Tax Law

Electric Vehicles White Paper: Tax incentives, climate goals to drive EV industry

Virusha Subban and Gabriel Rybko 13 Dec 2023

Social Media

Kenya judge finds Meta is not in contempt of court

7 Dec 2023

Saiccor Mill dissolving pulp facility completes the Higg FSLM verification

Management & Leadership

Saiccor Mill dissolving pulp facility completes the Higg FSLM verification

Issued by Sappi 6 Dec 2023

Source: Twitter/@alanwinde

Economy

WC govt threatens legal action over public wage shortfall

29 Nov 2023