The OFM Business Hour
The latest business news from Central SA. Presented by Olebogeng Motse.
OFM Business Hour - Construction industry expected to contract by 41%
President of Master Builders South Africa and Chairman for the Covid-19 Construction Rapid Response Team; John Matthews, discusses the impact that Covid-19 has had on the construction sector. In addition, he also explains why this sector is expected to contract by 41% as well as face enormous job losses.
OFM Business Hour - Matlosana Sakekamer bly dinamies tydens inperking
Matlosana Sakekamer se Johan Oosthuizen gesels oor wat tans in hulle distrik aan die gang is en hoe Covid-19 en die Nationale Inperking besighede en die man op die straat geaffekteer het. Hy brei ook uit oor die kospakkieprojek wat hulle met die begin van die inperking op die been…
OFM Business Hour - B4SA's successful PPE procurement project
Chairman of Business for South Africa’s Health Workgroup; Stavros Nicolaou, speaks to Cyril Viljoen about their PPE procurement initiative. He also shares what B4SA's key prioraties are and whether they have any other initiatives in the pipeline.
OFM Business Hour - Covid-19 UIF Relief Fund payouts and registration
Jaco Spies, Labour Consultant, discusses how the application process has been going for workers applying for the Covid-19 UIF Relief Funds, and whether they have received any payments so far. In addition, he also clarifies if a worker that is not registered for UIF, can still claim from the Covid-19…
OFM Business Hour - Die belangrikheid van motorversekering
Finansiële adviseur, Werner Maree, verduidelik die moet's en moenie's van motorversekering, as ook wat met jou premies gebeur wanneer jy jouself in 'n ongeluk sou bevind. Daar is ook verskeie ander aspekte van motorversekering, wat hy meer in diepte bespreek.
OFM Business Hour - Rellings gee advies aan jong entrepreneurs
Eienaar van Rellings in Kroonstad, Jock Relling, deel die geskiedenis van hierdie 5de generasie besigheid, met goeie raad en wenke vir die jong entrepreneur. Hy vertel ons ook watse raad hy aan sy jonger self sou gee, as hy nou met hom sou kon praat.
OFM Business Hour - Uncertain future for the Tourism Industry
CEO of Safari.com; Nicholas Wright, discusses the impact that the national lockdown has had on the tourism industry thus far. We also look at the government’s Tourism Relief Fund and whether businesses have received any funding yet.
OFM Business Hour - Finansiële beplanning kort elke jaar hersiening
Hoe beinvloed die huidige inflasie en rentekoerse jou finsiële beplanning? Kan mens aanneem dat die vorige jaar se model nogsteeds geld, of moet mens jou planne gereeld nagaan en aanpas? Christo Zwiegelaar verduidelik meer oor hoe dit alles werk.
OFM Business Hour - Most tourism employees still working from home
Rupert Bryant, CEO of Afristay.com, shares his opinion on the current situation that the tourism industry finds themselves in and also enlighten us on the impact that the national lockdown has had on the industry as a whole.
OFM Business Hour - Petrol price increases by R1.18 at midnight
Layton Beard, spokesperson of The Automobile Association of South Africa, explains why the petrol price is increasing at midnight. He also discusses how the world economy influences the petrol price and why food prices might also be impacted.
OFM Business Hour - Sakekamer se idees raak nooit op nie
Jonathan Baron van die Potchefstroom se Sakekamer vertel ons oor 'n projek waarby hulle die besighede in Potchefstroom mee wil help, as ook hoor ons hoe dit gaan met die eerste PAP-OTM wat in Ikageng geinstalleer is.
OFM Business Hour - NWU spends R25 million to support students
With a total of 9195 qualifications that had to conferred and awarded, the North-West University (NWU) hosted its first-ever virtual conferral of degrees and awarding of diplomas due to the challenges presented by Covid-19. Prof. Dan Kgwadi, Vice Chancellor of NWU, discusses the successful online graduation and also points out…
OFM Business Hour - Die waarde van gebou- en inhoudsversekering
Korttermynversekering het verskeie fasette, waarvan gebou- en inhoudsversekering, 'n deel uitmaak. Finansiële Adviseur, Werner Maree, het weer met Cyril gepraat oor wat belangrik is om te weet en hoekom dit belangrik is om reg gedek te wees.
OFM Business Hour - Jeremy Loops changing lives with his Big Food Drive
With most of his shows cancelled, locally and abroad, due to Covid-19, Jeremy Loops decided to focus his efforts not only on releasing the first single from his upcoming 3rd album, but also to give back to his local community. He started the Big Food Drive at the beginning of…
OFM Business Hour - Moving towards technology infused learning
Prof. Henk de Jager, Vice Chancellor and Principle of CUT, helps us understand the impact of Covid-19 on the tertiary education sector. He also sheds some light on whether Level 3 of the national lockdown will change anything for this sector. In addition, he also discusses technology infused learning.
OFM Business Hour - Jou boedel en wat jy moet weet
Daar is verskeie kostes verbonde aan jou boedel. Christo Zwiegelaar, Finansiële Adviseur, verduidelik wat hulle is en hoe jy daarvoor kan voorberei. Dis belangrik om te weet, sodat dit nie jou geliefdes se probleem raak, sou jy die die dag sterf nie.
OFM Business Hour - Covid-19 relief funds for small businesses
A second wave of funding has been made available for informal and small businesses in the townships and rural areas. Nancy de Sousa, President of the Mangaung Chamber of Commerce and Industry explains how it works, who can apply and also how you can make contact with them.
OFM Business Hour - Oliewenhuis Vier Nasionale Museumweek
Verlede week is Nationale museum week gedenk. Ester le Roux, Kurator van die Oliewenhuis Kunsmuseum, deel haar gedagtes rondom die week. Sy gesels ook oor wanneer hulle verwag om weer vir besoekers oop te maak en sou jy voel jy kort weer 'n bietjie kultuur in jou lewe, gaan kyk…
OFM Business Hour - Is retrenchment really the solution?
As we move into uncertain times, where retrenchments and salary cuts are a very real possibility, we have come to a place where we have to re-imagine renumeration, as individuals as well as companies. Nicol Mullins, Exco member of the South African Reward Association, shares some of his insights into…
OFM Business Hour - Challenges of Covid-19 for the Northern Cape
CEO of the Northern Cape Chamber of Commerce; Sharon Steyn; discusses what Level 3 of the national lockdown means for the Northern Cape.