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- businessweekly
- August 30, 2019
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Special excise duty on change of motor vehicles ownership
What is Special Excise Duty?
- businessweekly
- August 30, 2019
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JSE performance over past 10 years disappointing
The performance of the JSE over the past 10 years has not only been disappointing — it has been unusual. As the graph below shows, the local market has underperformed…
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- August 30, 2019
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New look at youth-oriented businesses
It is now widely acknowledged that youth unemployment is very high in sub-Sahara Africa. The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) points to some staggering statistics on youth unemployment within the continent. The Foundation, notes that, out of 420 million youths in Africa aged between15-35, one third are unemployed while another third are employed vulnerably.
- businessweekly
- August 30, 2019
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In SA townships, ‘unseen’ businesses catch a big bank’s eye
JOHANNESBURG – Among the metal shacks and narrow side streets of South Africa’s townships, one of the country’s biggest lenders sees a sizeable market it wants to be first to crack: multi-million-rand businesses operating largely in cash.
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- August 30, 2019
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Encourage your employees to take mental health day
The concept of taking a “mental health day” is pretty widespread and becoming more and more accepted (it’s even legally protected, in most cases, as a totally acceptable reason to take a sick day). But being familiar with the concept isn’t the same as embracing it for your employees and even yourself.
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- August 30, 2019
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Further thoughts on the National Critical Skills Audit Report
I spent most of daylight Monday reviewing and reflecting on the 2018 National Critical Skills Audit Report by the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development.
- businessweekly
- August 27, 2019
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South Africa’s construction industry could become safer. Here’s how
Construction is tough, sometimes dangerous work. Globally, the construction industry accounts for about 7% of employment. But it’s responsible for between 30% and 40% of all work-related fatalities. The figure is at its highest in developing countries. This is because contractor organisations in those countries tend to lack a safety culture. Health and management systems are also less robust there than in developed nations.
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- August 27, 2019
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China says it hopes U.S. can create conditions for trade talks
China’s foreign ministry reiterated on Tuesday that it had not heard of any recent telephone call between the United States and China on trade, and said it hopes Washington can stop its wrong actions and create conditions for talks.
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- August 27, 2019
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Rand weaker in cautious trade
South Africa’s rand weakened early on Tuesday, giving up small overnight gains as concerns about the U.S.-China trade war and the knock-on effect on global growth weighed on risk sentiment.
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- August 27, 2019
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PSMAS hikes subscription charges
Health insurer, Premier Medical Aid Society (PSMAS) has increased monthly subscription fees for its members by 80 percent with immediate effect, an official has said.