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Economy

South Africa launches Transformation Fund to drive economic inclusivity

7 May 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Combatting construction mafia - part 2: How to get ahead of the game

Lionel van Tonder, Inge Swanepoel, Martin Versfeld, and Tyron Theessen 30 Dec 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Combatting construction mafia - part 1: Threats, lies and red tape

Lionel van Tonder, Inge Swanepoel, Martin Versfeld, and Tyron Theessen 23 Dec 2024

South Africa needs 14,000km of transmission cables over the next decade. Source: Pok Rie/Pexels

Energy

Government tackles transmission crisis with private sector collaboration

Lindsey Schutters 11 Dec 2024

Cape Town construction sites have been plagued by stoppages, but the construction mafia is highly active all over the country.

Construction & Engineering

Master builders say construction mafia is a barrier to growth

22 Oct 2024

Economy

SA GDP breaks zero-growth streak: A 0.4% rise in Q2 2024

Katja Hamilton 3 Sep 2024

Source: Supplied. Hayley Ivins-Downes, managing executive of Lightstone’s real estate cluster.

Property

Estate agents face new B-BBEE hurdles

31 Jul 2024

Anton Visser, Group COO of SA Business School and Alefbet Learning

Employment Equity

Preferential Procurement and what it can do for your B-BBEE score

Anton Visser 8 Jul 2024

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Legislation & Regulation

Public Procurement Bill gets National Assembly nod

Rodney Africa, Adriano Esterhuizen, Daveraj Sauls, Gift Shezi, & Mpho Moki 5 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied. Gary Moore is a senior consultant at the Free Market Foundation.

Taxation & Regulation

BEE points and income tax - a double deduction?

6 Feb 2024

Future of sustainability conference to spotlight corporate giants committed to positive change

Events & Conferencing

Future of sustainability conference to spotlight corporate giants committed to positive change

Issued by Topco Media 15 Jan 2024

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Construction & Engineering

Organised crime plagues SA construction industry

31 Oct 2023

SANRAL makes bold move to transform SA construction industry

Construction & Engineering

SANRAL makes bold move to transform SA construction industry

25 Sep 2023

MultiChoice report tells story of a sustainable impact

ESG

MultiChoice report tells story of a sustainable impact

Issued by MultiChoice 4 Sep 2023

Transformation is a team sport: Lindiwe Sangweni-Siddo, COO at City Lodge Hotels explains

Hospitality

Transformation is a team sport: Lindiwe Sangweni-Siddo, COO at City Lodge Hotels explains

Issued by City Lodge Hotels 14 Aug 2023

Zikalala condemns disruptions caused by 'construction mafia'

Construction & Engineering

Zikalala condemns disruptions caused by 'construction mafia'

31 Jul 2023

Corruption in South Africa: Former CEO's explosive book exposes how state power utility was destroyed

Corporate & Commercial Law

Corruption in South Africa: Former CEO's explosive book exposes how state power utility was destroyed

Keith Gottschalk 25 May 2023

Load shedding continues to put a real damper on small business, says SME development specialist

SMEs

Load shedding continues to put a real damper on small business, says SME development specialist

Issued by Edge Growth 31 Mar 2023

How SA's new state of disaster could affect construction contracting

Construction & Engineering

How SA's new state of disaster could affect construction contracting

Natalie Reyneke 13 Mar 2023

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Legislation & Regulation

Govt to tighten legislations on procuring locally produced products

10 Mar 2023

South Africa's SMME sector is in a world of pain right now

SMEs

South Africa's SMME sector is in a world of pain right now

Mitchan Adams 8 Mar 2023

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Employment Equity

6 ways to improve your BEE score

Reona Strydom 6 Mar 2023

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Legislation & Regulation

Electricity National State of Disaster regulations gazetted

28 Feb 2023

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Legislation & Regulation

Unpacking the new 'placeholder' Preferential Procurement Regulations

Rodney Africa, Prelisha Singh, Lubumba Kamukwamba, Roxy Harrington, and Savannah Cozzi 15 Dec 2022

#BestofBiz 2022: Legal

Legal

#BestofBiz 2022: Legal

12 Dec 2022

For SA's SMEs to thrive, government's 'own-goal' mentality must go

Funding

For SA's SMEs to thrive, government's 'own-goal' mentality must go

Gary Palmer 25 Aug 2022

B-BBEE Commission releases 2021 national status and trends report

Employment Equity

B-BBEE Commission releases 2021 national status and trends report

Safiyya Patel and Tebogo Moloko 18 Aug 2022

SA Canegrowers expands support to small-scale growers

Agro-processing

SA Canegrowers expands support to small-scale growers

13 Jun 2022

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Legislation & Regulation

2017 Preferential Procurement Regulations valid until Feb 2023, says ConCourt

31 May 2022

Leon Steyn, CEO of Dante Deo

Management & Leadership

Professional guide into the belly of procurement

Shan Radcliffe 12 Apr 2022

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Corporate & Commercial Law

ConCourt ruling creates further confusion regarding Preferential Procurement Regulations

Megan Adderley and Roxy Harrington 23 Mar 2022

ESD programmes require an implementation partner to unlock tangible value for both corporates and SMMEs

Entrepreneurship

ESD programmes require an implementation partner to unlock tangible value for both corporates and SMMEs

Mpopi Khupe 11 Jan 2022

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Informal Retailing

Finding balance in the overlooked informal retail sector

Dr Beate Stiehler-Mulder and Kgaugelo Mehlape 7 Dec 2021

Patrick and Emile Langeveldt from Greenworld Chemical Services and Supplies. Source: Supplied

Supply Chain

Pick n Pay names top small suppliers for 2021

30 Nov 2021

Where is the uproar over corporate capture?

Funding

Where is the uproar over corporate capture?

Justin Rovian Naidoo 19 Nov 2021

Local manufacture of army's new uniforms will create jobs

Design & Manufacturing

Local manufacture of army's new uniforms will create jobs

Liezl Human 5 Nov 2021

Treasury bans use of imported cement on government-funded projects

Materials & Equipment

Treasury bans use of imported cement on government-funded projects

13 Oct 2021

Media

Topco Media applauds President Ramaphosa's launch of Women's Economic Assembly

Issued by Topco Media 7 Oct 2021

Women empowerment key to job creation and fight against GBV

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Women empowerment key to job creation and fight against GBV

7 Oct 2021

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Mining

Mining Charter: policy, not law

Jonathan Veeran, Bruce Dickinson & Rita Spalding from Webber Wentzel 22 Sep 2021

Regent Business School is now proudly a Level 1 B-BBEE contributor

Higher Education

Regent Business School is now proudly a Level 1 B-BBEE contributor

Issued by Regent Business School 14 Sep 2021

Next phase of N7 upgrade to commence this month

Infrastructure & Utilities

Next phase of N7 upgrade to commence this month

6 Sep 2021

CCBA celebrates fifth anniversary since merger

FMCG

CCBA celebrates fifth anniversary since merger

25 May 2021

Black construction companies urged to help address housing shortage

Construction & Engineering

Black construction companies urged to help address housing shortage

1 Apr 2021

Zero tolerance for bad budgeting in public sector

Legislation & Regulation

Zero tolerance for bad budgeting in public sector

Busisiwe Nhlapo, Candice Grieve and Alaika Alli 11 Mar 2021

SkillsTown SA, eDEAF partnership makes professional learning available to all

Skills Training

SkillsTown SA, eDEAF partnership makes professional learning available to all

10 Feb 2021

Reimagining transformation to make supplier diversity and inclusion possible

Supply Chain

Reimagining transformation to make supplier diversity and inclusion possible

Gary Joseph 9 Feb 2021