DearSA notches up another victory after “Free Exercise” campaign Civil society group DearSA has claimed another victory after President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that from 1 June 2020, South Africans were free to exercise at any time of day, provided they were not in groups. On Sunday, Ramaphosa announced a move from Alert Level 4 to…
The coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic has brought additional strain to an already struggling South African economy. IQbusiness, Schindlers Attorneys, Engaged Business Turnaround, Sirdar Group and Envision have formed a consortium to bring their extensive legal, accounting, technology and business turnaround expertise to help businesses in financial distress. Together, these businesses have launched a crisis…
The impact of COVID-19 on economic statistics released by the South African Reserve Bank The Economic Statistics Department of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has always met its statistical commitments regarding original release schedules, in accordance with the International Monetary Fund’s Special Data Dissemination Standard. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on…
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. Employers have normally disallowed external legal representatives to represent accused employees at disciplinary hearings. This is mainly due to the provisions of Schedule 8 of the Labour Relations…
You are invited to Africa Day Business Webinar.When: 25 May 2020 10:00 AM JohannesburgTheme: Africa’s Business resilience amid Covid19 Click here to Register for this webinar: https://wesgro.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NDBUIA-aSc-vImpsZ0G-4w After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Please submit any questions that you may have to [email protected] Webinar Speakers Ryan Ravens CEO @Accelerate Cape Town…
Dear RCCI Members, Are you lying awake at night wondering if your team members are skilled to work remote? Working remotely without structure provided by a traditional office environment is challenging for many. It requires a specific type of character and competency, discipline and the ability to self-manage. Not all employees are hard wired to…
Business Day SME Matters on Tuesday 19th May with SACCI President Adv. Mtho Xulu
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Greetings Networkers, Thank you for joining us this morning. Detailed below, notes from the meeting…. Business Model Innovation Thank you to Christopher Dickie of Blank Canvas Business Solutions for his insightful and thought provoking presentation. I attach a copy of Chris’ presentation but my main take-aways were…. Not every business can do a total pivot…
The coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic has brought additional strain to an already struggling South African economy. IQbusiness, Schindlers Attorneys, Engaged Business Turnaround, Sirdar Group and Envision have formed a consortium to bring their extensive legal, accounting, technology and business turnaround expertise to help businesses in financial distress. Together, these businesses have launched a crisis…
As the country is assessing its readiness to go down to lockdown level 3, Gauteng Province’s Premier David Makhura will be engaging with the business community about the state of readiness. The Premier will convene a virtual meeting with business leaders from 14h30 – 16h00 today, Wednesday 20th May 2020. Below is the agenda for…
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Business Rescue: Giving Your Business That Much-Needed Breathing Space from Creditors The Companies Act No. 71 of 2008 offers a remedy to companies that are indeed financially distressed but have the belief that there are reasonable prospects for rescuing the business, via the election to place themselves in voluntary business rescue. By a company electing…
The Gauteng Department of Education would like to invite all Gauteng residing graduates and unemployed youth between the ages of 18-35 to be part of the COVID-19 Brigades Programme. The Programme is part of the Department’s overall plan to involve the youth in limiting community transmission and outbreaks within the Education Sector. Recruited Brigades will…
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BUSINESS FOR SOUTH AFRICA PROVIDES GUIDELINE FOR RETURN TO WORK Business for South Africa (B4SA) has developed an overview of the Regulatory Framework pertaining to the COVID19 in South Africa in so far as workplaces are concerned. The purpose is to enable employers to ensure that when they resume operations, at the appropriate time and…
As the country is assessing its readiness to go down to lockdown level 3, Gauteng Province’s Premier David Makhura would like to engage the business community about the state of readiness. Attached is a document pertaining to this engagement. Please read the attached docs and complete should you feel you could make a difference.
PRODUCTIVITY DURING & POST COVID-19Free Webinar21 May 2020, 10.00am – 11.00am Discussion with Productivity SA Regional Executive, Lalane Janse van Rensburg and the CEO of Wakanda, Mr. Miles Kubheka on solutions to improve SMME’s productivity during and post Covid-19 and opportunities for interns seeking workplace experience. Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEtfuisrzwsEtcNn4rIQEqnlVluPk_3MlVhAfter registering, you…
The Tourism Industry Survey of South Africa: COVID-19: Impact, Mitigation and the Future may be accessed at the following link: http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/648261588959603840/pdf/Tourism-Industry-Survey-of-South-Africa-COVID-19.pdf The report was mentioned in the recent BUSA interaction with the World Bank Group on their Country Partnership Framework, and was published last Friday. The report is a joint publication of the Department of…
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. When an employer contemplates disciplining an employee it is required by The Code of Good Practice: Dismissal (the Code) found in Schedule 8 of the Labour Relations Act…
The coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic has brought additional strain to an already struggling South African economy. IQbusiness, Schindlers Attorneys, Engaged Business Turnaround, Sirdar Group and Envision have formed a consortium to bring their extensive legal, accounting, technology and business turnaround expertise…
POSTPONEMENT OF ZOOM MEETING WITH THE MINISTERS OF TOURISM AND SMALL BUSINESSDEVELOPMENTLate yesterday SACCI was advised that a Command Council meeting has been called by the President MrCyril Ramaphosa which clashes with the Ministerial get together with business on Saturday 16th May at13:00. Much like the virus that adapts and mutates, we are living in…
BUSINESS FOR SOUTH AFRICA COMMENTS ON THE PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS OF 13 MAY 2020 Business for South Africa (B4SA) welcomes the announcement last night by President Ramaphosa of the intention to ease the lockdown and reopen the economy. We are continuing to engage government to reiterate our call for the swift easing of economic restrictions accompanied…