Tag: Employment
Rapid increase of the national minimum wage is throttling agricultural sector growth
Agri SA will be making a submission to Parliament which demonstrates the negative impact of the national minimum wage on the growth and sustainability of the agricultural sector. Unless the increases...
“Groundwork is laid for green hydrogen hub in Saldanha” – Freepoint Saldanha SEZ CEO
By Sue Segar - Associate Editor at Cape Business News
THE Freeport Saldanha special economic zone is poised to become one of the first movers to establish a green hydrogen hub in...
CSIR signs deal to drive growth, innovation in local automotive industry
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the Automotive Industry Development Centre (AIDC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen the global competitiveness of the local automotive...
Construction key to unlocking SA’s next employment boom
By Roelof van den Berg, CEO of the Gap Infrastructure Corporation
Following the economic downturn seen over the past couple of years, the South African construction industry is quickly regaining strength and...
The state of the WC property development and construction industry
TWO reports launched last year were the bellwether indicators of the state in which the property development and construction sectors now find themselves, and demonstrated just how far down the economic...
Cape Chamber launches initiative to strengthen the Western Cape economy
In a bid to grow the economy in the Western Cape, the Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry has mobilised business in the province, creating a network of networks and bringing...
Improvements at Port of CT could generate R6bn and almost 20 000 additional jobs
An efficient Port of Cape Town with sufficient capacity and investment in key infrastructure, has the potential to contribute an additional R6bn in exports, roughly 20 000 direct and indirect jobs,...
A flexible workforce is essential to helping hospitality and tourism recover
By Donné Nieman, Sales Director, Western Cape at Workforce Staffing
Hospitality and tourism were the hardest-hit industry sectors by the Covid-19 pandemic. During the lockdown, these businesses were unable to operate at...
Break the mould. Build a future. Fund a job for a woman.
THE Youth Employment Service (YES) is doing the breaking for women, tearing apart the gender inequality cycle by partnering with corporates to create future-facing opportunities for women.
58% of YES Youth are women,...
TFG to invest R2.1 billion, double local manufacturing employment after record year
TFG (The Foschini Group) announced a ramp up of Capex spending in the coming financial year after posting record turnover of R43.4bn (up 31.6%), gross profit of R21.0bn (up 40.3%) and...
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Cape Chamber welcomes Western Cape inter-governmental dispute amidst investor uncertainty
Mr Jacques Moolman, President of the Cape Chamber of Commerce & Industry.
The private sector is facing a new epidemic of uncertainty prompted by Government...
