POSTPONEMENT-Private sector-NCFT meeting
POSTPONEMENT-Private sector-NCFT meeting Dear valued economic stakeholder Kindly note that the meeting between the National Committee on Trade Facilitation and the Private Sector which was scheduled to take place on 17 July 2019 has been postponed due to unforeseen circumstances. We appreciate the interest you have shown in participating in this meeting. We humbly apologise for…
Know The Car Industry – FCCI Networking Event
The Fourways Chamber of Commerce and Industry hosted its monthly Networking with a Purpose event on 2nd July at Riboville Boutique Hotel in Kyalami. The event was reported by Fourways Review:
Eskom Must Stop Potential Electricity Blackouts in communities
A City of Johannesburg Media Statement byExecutive Mayor, Cllr Herman Mashaba Eskom Must Stop Potential Electricity Blackouts in communities 11 July 2019Release: Immediate Yesterday, I wrote to Eskom requesting a meeting within the next 48 hours in reaction to Eskom’s alleged institution of credit management procedures across entire communities due to certain residents’ failure to…
No Licence To Fire At Will!
Employers are becoming more and more desperate in their attempts to run orderly, productive and profitable businesses. The special obstacles to the achievement of this goal are intense and growing international competition, the world economic crisis, South Africa’s culture of crime and disciplinary legislation that severely restricts the rights of employers. In their attempt to…
Government Tender Bulletin 3067
Government Tender Bulletin 3067, published on 5th July 2019. (If you don’t see the document below, please refresh your browser [F5])
Hot Tables! Speed Networking
Hot Tables offer small business owners an opportunity tomeet, network, exchange ideas and experiences. You are introduced to others and these contacts can develop into new, mutually beneficial business relationships. You do not only meet with existing contacts during a Hot Tables event, but more importantly you gain access to a new network and thus…
May heralds trade surplus but export picture remains bleak
South Africa’s export figures rebounded in May by R1.75 billion, the Reserve Bank has announced. In its latest trade assessment the central bank said May had recorded exports of R112.07 billion compared to imports of R110.33 billion. The trade surplus has come as welcome news after April’s trade deficit of R3.53 billion. Unfortunately May’s surplus…
Government Tender Bulletin 3066
Government Tender Bulletin 3066, published on 28th June 2019. (If you don’t see the document below, please refresh your browser [F5])
How Municipalities are Crippling South African Businesses
This is an interview of our CEO of SACCI , Mr Alan Mukoki, on the Karima Brown’s The Fix Show : ENCA Channel 403 on “How Municipalities are crippling South African businesses”. Giving some home truth and saying what needs to be said for positive action that needs to be taken. Our chamber strongly supports the views…
Labour Laws Constrict Employers
South Africa’s labour legislation provides very heavy protection for employees. That is, numerous and imposing obstacles in the law and in the legal system make it extremely difficult for employers to dismiss those employees who deserve to be dismissed. These obstacles include: A plethora of procedures that must be followed before a dismissal can be…
Draft BUSA position for the Nedlac Companies Amendment Bill Task Team: Call for Comment
Nedlac has established a task team within the Trade & Industry Chamber to engage on the draft Companies Amendment Bill. BUSA has assembled a task team to represent BUSA in the task team’s engagements. Attached is a draft BUSA position to inform the deliberations of the task team following mandating from the economic policy standing…
Dismissals Unfair If Employment Relationship Still Tolerable
The CCMA’s Guidelines: Misconduct Arbitrations makes it most important that, when the employer is contemplating the dismissal of an employee, it should be able to show that the employee’s offence was so serious that it made “a continued employment relationship intolerable”. Such serious offences could include, for example, gross insubordination, endangering the safety of others,…