RCCI supports : Book Drive For Children From Diepsloot, Cosmo City and Drummond The ladies of the Laezonia Goodwill Project are collecting children and teenager’s books for two Saturday schools that serve children from the Diepsloot, Drummond and Cosmo City areas. These books will be used to develop their reading ability, and promote a love…
The Eskom Business Investment Competition is an annual entrepreneurship competition, which started in 2007, and is run by the Eskom Development Foundation. It is aimed at recognising and rewarding small and medium businesses that are significantly contributing to the fight against unemployment and poverty and growing the economy. Black-owned small and medium enterprises in the…
Please find below the updated background document outlining a Business Approach to Economic Transformation. It incorporates the work of the Think Tank and feedback from the Policy Committees. The document has been discussed and endorsed by the BUSA Board, for the purposes of your internal member consultations. The Board has considered the document and provided…
Looking Back Over The Last Month There have been a number of policy issues arising in the month of May. Eskom submitted an application to NERSA attempting to circumvent the requirement to provide information to substantiate the Multi-Year Price Determination, version 4 thereby undermining good governance and accountability. The deliberations on the Critical Infrastructure Bill…
It has been an eventful week, culminating in this morning’s engagement with the Minister and Deputy Minister of Finance – an engagement that was well received by BUSA members. BUSA made comment on the return of Brian Molefe to Eskom, as well as on the release of the 2016 Annual Employment Equity Report, demonstrating very…
As you may now be aware, all social partners have agreed, and all parties other than COSATU, have now signed the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and Labour Relations Stability Agreement. COSATU have indicated they are not withdrawing from the Agreement, but want to take the extra step of consulting their CEC before signing. The Agreement…
7 February 2017: Eskom has rolled out smart split metering as part of its infrastructure upgrade programme for all households in Sandton and Midrand. The new meters have been installed in large part of the area thus far. In order for customers to enjoy the benefits of new smart split meter, they need to receive…
Attention: all property owners in Randburg Management District Please see the attachments from the City of Joburg’s Property Company (JPC) regarding Erven 973, 975, 1882, 1/969, 971. The physical addresses are – stand 301, 303, 305, 307, 309 Kent Ave, Ferndale. You are invited to make comments on or before 27 January 2017 to The…
Please find below the Statement from the Reserve Bank Governor regarding the Monetary Policy Committee deliberations. Points to note are: The Repo rate remains unchanged at 7% The prime lending rate also be unchanged at 10.5% Headline inflation is expected to average 6.2% in 2017, compared with a previous forecast of a 5.8%
Is SAMWU for or against corruption? 13 January 2017 I note with deep concern the embarrassing and contradictory press conference held by SAMWU (South African Municipal Workers Union) today to “dispel the lies which have been peddled by the City of Johannesburg” following the arrest and imminent arrest of corrupt licensing centre officials in…
FERNDALE – The reconstruction of the bridge on Cork Avenue in Ferndale was scheduled to commence in February and completed by the end of April this year. Johannesburg Roads Agency advised motorists to use alternative routes as the road was closed towards the end of December last year. “The bridge was closed off with concrete…
Economic Trends To Watch In 2017 Overview US: Our longer term view remains a strong dollar although short term momentum indicates the softening in the dollar index to persist a little longer given an easing in rate hike expectations relative to an overly optimistic ‘3 hikes in 2017 stance’. We see a possible 1 hike…
The NSBC Summit is Africa’s largest and most successful event for anyone starting or growing a business. It’s the can’t-miss entrepreneurial and networking event of the year! It’s the place to be and how to get ahead! The National Small Business Chamber (NSBC), in association with World Famous Events, brings you the NSBC Summit 2017….
CITY OF JOHANNESBURG Metropolitan Centre, 158 Loveday Street, Braamfontein P O Box 1049, Johannesburg, 2000 Tel: +27 11 407 7558 Fax: +27 11 339 5704 100 Days of Progress in Joburg 1 December 2016 Cllr Vasco da Gama, Speaker of Council, Cllr Kevin Wax, Chief Whip of Council, Leaders of Political Parties in Johannesburg, Members…
By Chantelle Gladwin, Partner and Gary Boruchowitz, Candidate Attorney Introduction This article highlights the most important legal principles to come out of past and present cases dealing with the impact of section 118(3) of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act 32 of 2000 (“the Act”), with the aim of summarising the…
By Maike Gohl, Associate and Jonathan Salant, Candidate Attorney Introduction This article summarises the Court’s finding in the case of Pieterse NO v Lephalale Local Municipality (CCT184/16) [2016] ZACC 40 (10 November 2016) (hereinafter “Pieterse”) relating to appeals to the provincial authority for decisions taken by municipalities on town planning issues. Facts The Applicants were…
BY lvan lsraelstam, 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…
Johannesburg property-owners who are unhappy about the service they receive particularly at the walk-in-customer service centres city-wide, can talk directly with their area managers. The City’s Spokesman Kgamanyane Maphologela says the City is serious about improving customer service, as this is part of the City’s ten point plan of running a responsive and pro-poor…
Expected to welcome 3.6 million international overnight visitors in 2016, a 6.2 percent increase on last year’s 3.39 million visitors, Johannesburg is set to be the most popular city in Africa for the fourth year, according to the 2016 Mastercard Global Destinations Cities Index. Cairo in Egypt is the second most visited African city with…
From 1st February 2017, the City of Johannesburg will be regionalizing its billing process. This will result in the following benefits: Customer Benefits Customers will be able to choose their own due dates. The chosen due dates should be between the 15th and 28th day of the month; Customers will be aligned to their regional…
The South African landscape in 2016 demonstrates a number of very urgent challenges, as well as systemic problems that we as a country have been unable to rectify. There is an inextricable link between low levels of wages, high unemployment rates, the great number of people living in poverty, and the massive inequality in South…
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]. Web Address: www.labourlawadvice.co.za. This article first appeared in The Star. Section 188 of the Labour Relations Act (LRA) gives the employer the onus of proving that it has been procedurally and…
As an outcome of the BUSA Econpol meeting held on 8 November, two studies commissioned by BLSA have been made available for download. The studies are: 1. Electricity Supply Industry Restructuring: Options for the Organisation of Government Assets (April 2016); 3.29MB PDF file 2. Eskom Asset Restructuring: A Study into the Impact on the Long-Run…
The Telkom 947 Cycle Challenge takes place on this Sunday, 20th November 2016. See the attached map of the route and all details around road closures. Interactive map Telkom 947 Cycle Challenge website