CODE RED – The Festival, Club and Entertainment Scene is dying! On 5 August 2020, the South African technical production and live events industry, under the LightSARed movement, will light various parts of South Africa red, in order to highlight the crippling implications the lockdown has had on the industry after 5 months of no…
We speak to Malani Padayachee–Saman, CEO at Malani Padayachee & Associates and Motseng Women Investments joint acquisition of Mott McDonald Africa infrastructure.
The address by Lesetja Kganyago, Governor of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB), at the 100th annual Ordinary General Meeting of the SARB shareholders. Issued by SARB Media Relations.
Please join A.I. Dialogue on the 5th of August 2020 under the theme:Building a responsible AI ecosystem in South Africa EVENT INFORMATIONDATE: 05 August 2020TIME: 09:00 – 18:00 SASTMore information: https://www.aidialogue.org.za/index.htmlRegister here
31 July 2020 Press statement on VBS Mutual Bank banking licence The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has received a number of letters from parties interested in reviving VBS Mutual Bank. The SARB and the Prudential Authority (PA) have and will continue to engage with communities and other interested parties seeking to enter the financial…
BY Ivan Israelstam, Chief Executive of Labour Law Management Consulting. He may be contacted on (011) 888-7944 or 0828522973 or on e-mail address: [email protected]. Go to: www.labourlawadvice.co.za. South African labour law strongly protects people employed in South Africa. Furthermore, our courts do not easily give up jurisdiction to foreign courts. When a foreign embassy is…
Media statement 31 July 2020 Enhancements to the South African Reserve Bank’s open market operations The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) continuously reviews the appropriateness and effectiveness of its open market operations (OMOs), and makes amendments where necessary. Recently, a review of the toolkit for OMOs was undertaken. Based on the review, the following changes…
Click the image above or visit our website at https://www.cobra.org.za/ to register for all of our upcoming free COBRA webinars as well as to view recordings of all our previous webinars. The coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic has brought additional strain to an already struggling South African economy. IQbusiness, Schindlers…
By: Terence Creamer In a scathing judgment made on July 28, the court declared as illegal the National Energy Regulator of South Africa’s (Nersa’s) decision to deduct a R69-billion equity injection into Eskom from its allowable revenue for the period 2019/20 to 2021/22 and has instructed that the full amount be added back to the…
Small Business Development minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni says that she plans to table the Small Enterprise Ombudsman Services Bill shortly. Presenting her budget vote speech in a virtual parliamentary meeting on Tuesday (28 July), Ntshavheni said that the aim of the bill is to provide a more affordable dispute resolution and arbitration mechanism “South African small…
The Overdue Invoice Register is an initiative of Sustainability of SMEs NPC [a Non-Profit-Company] supporting SMEs to survive & thrive – by providing a shared platform to highlight the impact of overdue invoices and late payers. Kumaran Padayachee, an entrepreneur involved in funding SMEs for 25 years and being in the engine room of the SME ecosystem – was the…
The Covid-19 Loan Guarantee Scheme was set up to help ease some pressure off qualifying businesses negatively affected by low economic activity following the global lockdown imposed to reduce the spread of COVID-19. It has been reviewed to make it easier to access. Some of the changes include that bank credit assessments and loan approvals…
BY Ivan Israelstam, Chief Executive of Labour Law Management Consulting. He may be contacted on (011) 888-7944 or 0828522973 or on e-mail address: [email protected]. Go to: www.labourlawadvice.co.za Labour law accepts the firing of guilty employees only if dismissal is the last resort. The Code of Good Practice: Dismissal provides that, where employers are considering dismissing…
Urgent Job Vacancies for consultants or temporary employment to be filled in Durban.Must have extensive knowledge of SAP system. Available immediately or 1 month notice.Remuneration: Market related. Send CV to: [email protected] 1.Junior Clerk Qualification: Grade 12 Experience: Minimum 3 years post qualification experience Position Outputs: Controller (system capturing) in five financial processes i.e. Order to Cash, Procure to Pay, Fixed…
LEGAL WEBINARS Inc.presents “Intra-Africa Trade Facilitation, Import & Export, Logistics and the AfCFTA” Mr. Thina Nodada CEO: Waymaker Global Trade Solutions Mr. Donald MackaFounder: Stratalyze Facilitator Mr Ronny Mkhwanazi Corporate & International Trade Lawyer Mkhwanazi Inc. Thursday July 23, 18:00 to 20h00 (SAST) Click the following link to register: https://www.iotform.com/build/2020L1959268560 Login details to follow
LIVE WEBINAREmbassy of the Republic of Indonesia in PretoriaWEBINAR ECONOMIC SERIES [EPISODE 2]: The Cost of Covid-19 for Global Tourism:How Indonesia and South Africa are Responding TUESDAY 28 JULY 2020 10.00-12.00 SOUTH AFRICA STANDARD TIME15.00-17.00 WESTERN INDONESIA TIME REGISTRATION: https://tiny.cc/kbri-pretoria-tourism Zoom Meeting ID and Password will be sent to email address provided during registration, one…
BY Ivan Israelstam, Chief Executive of Labour Law Management Consulting. He may be contacted on (011) 888-7944 or 0828522973 or on e-mail address: [email protected]. Go to: www.labourlawadvice.co.za I often receive calls from angry employers who, having been certain of success at arbitration, have received notice that they have lost the case. The reasons that this…
Press conference to announce the Monetary Policy Committee decision on 23 July 2020 The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decision press conference will be held on Thursday, 23 July 2020. The announcement will be broadcast live on SABC3, eNCA, BDTV, CNBC Africa and Newzroom Afrika at 15:00. The conference will be hosted virtually on Zoom and journalists will be…
Please note that the Lebombo border post will be closed shortly following a positive Covid-19 case. All trucks currently in the customs control areas are being cleared with the engagement of Mozambique counterparts. The border post will be closed until a deep clean of all offices has been conducted. Truck drivers who have not yet…
Children will have to wait a little longer before hearing whether they should remain at home amid Covid-19 peak, as the department engages stakeholders. A meeting between unions and Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga was cancelled at the 11th hour on Wednesday. Unions said evidence on the ground showed there was no effective teaching and…