Mar 20, 2019 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News
SOUTH African industrial action has become synonymous with violent, unlawful conduct and firms seeking recourse from the courts against labour unions for such actions should ensure they close off all legal loopholes before proceeding. That’s according to Sanelisiwe...
Mar 13, 2019 | Commerce & Trade, Finance & Investment, Government & Municipal, KZN Industrial & Business News
HAS the recently released Budget done enough to ensure that the green shoots of growth will take root firmly and resist the rot of corruption and mismanagement, most notably at state-owned enterprises (SoEs) like Eskom? That was a key theme to emerge from a...
Mar 13, 2019 | Business Tech, Commerce & Trade, Finance & Investment, KZN Industrial & Business News
A partnership between Ithala and BANKSETA to empower KwaZulu-Natal youth with IT skills and experience culminated in a graduation ceremony for 75 IT boffins recently. The BANKSETA ICT Work Readiness Programme provides ICT training to participants accross the country...
Mar 13, 2019 | Commerce & Trade, Import / Export, KZN Industrial & Business News, Manufacturing
ALLIMOR Footwear, a KwaZulu-Natal company that manufactures women’s footwear for the mass market has survived tough economic conditions and is targeting the export market. The family business in Chatsworth, Durban, was started in 1991 by Morris Marimuthoo, a former...
Mar 6, 2019 | Business Tech, Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Finance & Investment, ICT In Industry
CONSIDER how everyday our use of biometrics is becoming. Increasingly, we are using it to log on to our computers and smartphones without batting an eyelid. Many of us have used fingerprints to access buildings at work, and we’ve happily given our fingerprints and ID...
Mar 6, 2019 | Agriculture & Sugar, Automotive, Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News
THE increase in the price of petrol at 74 cents a litre and diesel around 91 cents a litre, will have a severe impact on the cash flow of farmers. That’s according to Dawie Maree, Head of Information and Marketing at FNB Agribusiness, who said that fuel and diesel...
Mar 6, 2019 | Commerce & Trade, Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, EC Industrial & Business News, Government & Municipal, Harbour Infrastructure & Shipping, Petrochemicals
OILTANKING Grindrod Calulo (OTGC) and Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) recently turned the first sod at the site of the Port of Ngqura’s future liquid bulk tank farm. This comes ahead of the planned decommissioning and rehabilitation of the existing liquid...
Mar 6, 2019 | Business Tech, Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, ICT In Industry
VETTING in the supply chain function enables businesses to review their suppliers and vendors, mitigating risk before entering into business relationships. It is an important step in the supply chain, as businesses are vulnerable to a host of potential threats that...
Mar 6, 2019 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Occupational Health, SMME Development & Support
THERE have been a number of significant developments in employment law recently, with various amendments coming into force. Imraan Mahomed, Employment Partner at Hogan Lovells, explains some of the more important changes. The National Minimum Wage Act The purpose of...
