SARS Large Business Centre (LBC) Moving to new premises
Please note the attached correspondence from SARS regarding the relocation of the SARS Large Business Centre (LBC).
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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…
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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:
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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…
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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…
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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])
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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…
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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…
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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])
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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BEE Commission does it again!
EconoBEE would like to commend Ms Zodwa Ntuli and her team at the BEE commission for their recent excellent work. On the 23rd of April news broke regarding dodgy BEE schemes that don’t provide voting rights, economic interest and/or net value. An astonishing number of these had been awarded points by verification agencies in the…
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Rand Water Major Shutdown on 24th June for 54 Hours
Johannesburg Water Media Release 18 June 2019 RAND WATER MAJOR SHUTDOWN Johannesburg Water advises all residents of the City of Johannesburg that Rand Water which is our main bulk water supplier is planning a major shutdown that will affect all our reservoirs and towers in terms of water supply for 54 hours from 24 June…
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Debate Hots Up Re: Legal Representation At Disciplinary Hearings
Item 4 of the Code of Good Practice: Dismissal (The Code) contained in Schedule 8 of the Labour Relations Act (LRA) states that, when an enquiry is held into an employee’s alleged misconduct “The employee should be allowed …… the assistance of a trade union representative or fellow employee.” It is on this basis that…
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The City of Johannesburg’s Debt Rehabilitation Programme
MMC Funzela Ngobeni answers your questions on the upcoming Debt Rehabilitation Programme What is the debt write-off report approved in council on 13 June 2019?It is a report for the once-off debt write-off for the rehabilitation of defaulting residential debtors. What does the report aim to do? The purpose of the write-off is to rehabilitate…
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SACCI Press Release – Trade Conditions Survey – May 2019
Improved Trade Expectations Trade conditions as reflected by the Trade Activity Index (TAI) at 41 was marginally higher in May 2019 compared to 37 in April 2019. The seasonally adjusted TAI for May increased by 1 index point on April 2019 and was also 1 index point higher than in May last year. A tough environment…
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SACCI statement in response to the post ANC NEC Lekgotla announcements on the SARB
Friday 7th June 2019 In a statement issued by the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI), the CEO of SACCI Mr Alan Mukoki said: QUOTE: The post ANC NEC Lekgotla announcements, pronouncements and denouncements are precisely the problem that should be avoided at all costs, as all these cause markets instability. The issue…
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SACCI Business Confidence Index May 2019
SACCI PRESS RELEASE – BUSINESS CONFIDENCE INDEX (BCI) FOR MAY 2019 Marginally lower Business Confidence SACCI’s Business Confidence Index (BCI) declined to 93.0 in May 2019 from 93.7 in April 2019 and was also one index point lower than the 94.0 level in May 2018. The May 2019 BCI level of 93.0 indicates that the business…
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Fundraising for 1st Randburg Scout for trip to Jamboree
RCCI support the efforts of a young man who is trying very hard to raise the balance of funds needed to enable him to attend the 24th World Scout Jamboree to be held in North America during July and August 2019. Approximately 40,000 scouts representing over 160 countries will be attending this event Please read the…
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Managing Shop Stewards Can Be Tricky
Trade unionism can mean problems for any employer. Due to their uncertainty as to the rights of unions many employers unnecessarily give to unions rights that they are not legally required to give them. Just as often employers lose out because they fail to accord to unions rights that have been conferred by law. The…
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