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50/50 DOWN ON THE FARMS
The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) has just published its final policy proposals on land reform titled “Strengthening the Relative Rights of People Working the Land“.
Read MoreCOSATU JOINS OUTCRY OVER EMPLOYMENT EQUITY RULES
by Carol Paton, 08 April 2014
THE Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) in the Western Cape has added its voice to the outcry over the draft employment equity regulations published by Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant, which will change the way targets for racial representivity are measured.
Read MoreZIMBABWE BANS ALL FRUIT AND VEGETABLE IMPORTS
Zimbabwe’s government has banned all imports of fruits and vegetables, the nation’s agricultural ministry announced this week.
“Government has, with immediate effect, suspended importation of all agricultural produce and cancelled all existing import permits,” the nation’s online portal said in its most recent agricultural news update
Read MoreOLIPHANT: TURBULENT TIMES FOR LABOUR
Pretoria – Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant on Tuesday warned of turbulence in the labour market.
Read MoreSALARIS- EN LOONVERHOGINGS
Daar word verwag dat lone en salarisse in Suid Afrika gedurende 2014 met ongeveer 7% sal verhoog.
(Bron: Salary Trends survey deur ECA International)
Read MoreWHITE PAPER TO EXPAND POST SCHOOLING, TRAINING
The Department of Higher Education and Training has officially launched a White Paper on Post School Education and Training, which sets out strategies to expand on the current delivery of education and training in South Africa for the period up to 2030.
Read MoreYOUTH WAGE GRANTS A VICIOUS CYCLE
The cash earmarked for youth subsidies should be spent on teaching the youth skills needed to build the economy, says Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya.
I have a nephew – let’s call him Fezile – who has crossed my mind in the past few days amid the debate around the youth wage subsidy, the meaning of the matric certificate and more recently, the ever shrinking space for young people who want to pursue higher education.
Read MoreDIENSGELYKHEID
Ons herinner graag ons kliënte aan die elektroniese afsluitingsdatum vir Diensgelykheidsverslae, naamlik 15 Januarie 2014.
Die volgende inligting mag van waarde wees.
Read MoreSOUTH AFRICAN GRAPE EXPORTS DIP IN 2013 CALENDAR YEAR
South African table grape exports dropped by 20% during the 2013 calendar year, according to statistics released yesterday from the South African Table Grape Association.
Read MoreSOUTH AFRICA: RARE SUMMER RAINS PUT DAMPER ON GRAPE HARVEST
Unseasonal summer rains have put the harvest on hold for Western Cape fruit growers, delaying exports for table grapes and pears.
The downpour in the Hex River Valley region has been described as a once in a decade weather event, said Tiaan Hugo, coordinator of Southern Fruit Growers
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