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Property Feature: What To Do When Facing An Eviction During A Temporary Job Gap?

A listener seeking assistance. She is currently unemployed and facing eviction. Her landlord has been to the property with the police recently to try and evict her, without having obtained an eviction order. When they realised what was happening the police backed off but the landlord is adamant about evicting…

10 Aug 2021 1PM 22 min

Employer/ Employee Responsibilities Dealing With Personal Issues At Work

Adapt IT founder and CEO Sbu Shabalala has resigned. In May, Shabalala took a leave of absence for three months "to attend to personal matters" after the Sunday Times reported that his wife, Neo Shabalala, filed for an urgent interdict against her husband.

10 Aug 2021 12PM 8 min

South Africa’s Newest Bank, Bank Zero,

South Africa’s newest bank, Bank Zero, is now accepting new customers following a closed rollout phase. Executives say applications will be “throttled” to ensure that the bank’s seamless onboarding experience is not overwhelmed. The mutual bank, founded by a number of former FNB executives, has had a difficult start due…

10 Aug 2021 12PM 10 min

Pandemic Takes A Heavy Toll On Working Women, The Majority Are Significantly Less Optimistic About Their Career Pros

Heightened workloads and household responsibilities during the COVID-19 pandemic are driving deep dissatisfaction among many women in the workforce, according to a Deloitte Global report, Women @ Work: A global outlook.

9 Aug 2021 1PM 9 min

Female Artisans Needed to Respond to Skills Shortage

While Women’s Month in South Africa is about celebrating female achievement, it is also an opportunity to highlight the barriers that women continue to face. In the workplace, these barriers include the gender pay gap, as well as the fact in South Africa, women are 9% more likely to be…

9 Aug 2021 1PM 14 min

Careers Corner: What Women Must Have To Thrive In Side Hustle

Every year, more and more women are entering the workforce and taking on full-time jobs and on the other hand, some are losing their jobs. Still, there’s nothing wrong with making a little bit of money on the side with side hustle jobs, even you’re already earning the big bucks…

9 Aug 2021 1PM 18 min

Caltex To Aston Energy

South African motorists will soon say goodbye to Caltex and hello to Astron Energy. In what’s been described as one of the local fuel industry’s largest ever logistical undertakings, the 850 plus Caltex-branded service stations in South Africa and Botswana are set to be rebranded as Astron Energy outlets.

9 Aug 2021 12PM 18 min

Victory For Women’s Participation In The Male-Dominated South Africa Power Sector

Conco Energy Solutions (Pty) Ltd has been acquired by a 100% Black Owned Company with a 51% female majority shareholding held by Linda Mabhena-Olagunju. Mabhena-Olagunju is a Founder and CEO of DLO Resources Group (Pty) Ltd, a 100% female-owned renewable energy developer and strategic investor.

9 Aug 2021 12PM 6 min

Cabinet Reshuffle: New Finance And Small Business Minister

On Thursday night, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced changes to his Cabinet reshuffling some existing members of his executive, appointing new members and new deputy ministers. President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday appointed Godongwana as finance minister in a Cabinet reshuffle, replacing Tito Mboweni who had asked to step down.

9 Aug 2021 12PM 33 min

Transunion’s Q2 2021 SA Vehicle Pricing Index

A week ago we spoke to Kriben about Research conducted by consumer credit reporting agency TransUnion shows that nearly two-thirds of South African consumers (61%) say their household income continues to be negatively impacted by the pandemic.

5 Aug 2021 1PM 10 min

Unpacking 2021 Old Mutual Savings & Investment Monitor

Financial pressures due to the Covid-19 pandemic have led people to change the way they think about and manage their money, especially when it comes to saving and building up buffers for future crises, a recent survey has found.

5 Aug 2021 1PM 17 min

Inside Your Pocket: Medical Aid Or Medical Insurance - Which Is Best For Me?

With all the changes and disruption 2021 has caused many people might be rethinking their medical aid needs to better suit their priorities. If the pandemic has taught us anything is that having medical cover is one of those priorities.

5 Aug 2021 1PM 16 min

Pivot Point

ITHUBA Holdings, the Third South African National Lottery Operator is honoured to announce that its CEO Charmaine Mabuza has won the Top Empowered Business Leader of the Year Award. The prestigious award was announced at the Top Empowerment virtual ceremony on Thursday 15 July 2021.

5 Aug 2021 12PM 13 min

Lifted RDP House Values More Than Doubled In Townships

The township property market has had pockets of hope since Covid-19 hit our shores. Prior to Covid-19 the rental market - and build-to-rent market was thriving with many landlord-developers making extra cash by renting in their backyard, or building double-storey micro apartments to rent out.

5 Aug 2021 12PM 6 min

What Goes Into Rebranding A Company?

South African motorists will soon say goodbye to Caltex and hello to Astron Energy. In what’s been described as one of the local fuel industry’s largest ever logistical undertakings, the 850 plus Caltex-branded service stations in South Africa and Botswana are set to be rebranded as Astron Energy outlets.

5 Aug 2021 12PM 9 min

Ekasinomics

Israel “Izzy” Mashele, founder of AmaRoom app, and his childhood friend Oskido have a friendship based on mutual interests, respect and trust. The two have worked closely for over 6 years on the AmaRoom app which went live on app stores on the 5th of June 2021.

4 Aug 2021 1PM 9 min

Love And The Law: Office Romance In The Age Of WFH

The average working individual spends a great deal of time at work. In fact, according to one study, South Africans have some of the world’s longest working hours. As such, the workplace is often a fertile ground for office romances.

4 Aug 2021 1PM 8 min

Legally Speaking: What Labour Law Says About Employees And Using Social Media

Strengthening your company's reputation through online platforms is an important part of brand management. For executives who are navigating through social media, it is even more important to avoid certain behaviours when interacting in this space in a personal and professional capacity.

4 Aug 2021 1PM 24 min

Various Business Insurance Types Entrepreneurs Can Consider

Small businesses are drivers of economic growth and development in South Africa. They play a key role in combating unemployment in the country as the formal sector continues to shed jobs. But, for most entrepreneurs, business insurance might seem like just another unnecessary expense.

4 Aug 2021 12PM 7 min

Pension Savings To Be Accessed In “two-pot system”

Treasury’s proposal to allow partial access to pension savings in “two-pot system”. Treasury also wants to make it compulsory for everyone who works to contribute to retirement savings.

4 Aug 2021 12PM 7 min