Latest articles on Gender Pay Gap

The pandemic’s effect is gendered

Coronavirus Nonsikelelo Ncube - 6 Sep 2020

Although two thirds of job losses were experienced by women, two thirds of the recipients of the R350 Covid-19 grant were men

White men still rule and earn more

Business M&G Data Desk & Sarah Smit - 7 Aug 2020

Women and black people occupy only a few seats at the JSE table, the latest PwC report has found

Covid-19 a ‘catalyst for closing the pay gap’

Business Sarah Smit - 4 Aug 2020

Executive directors earn 66 times the national minimum wage and are overwhelmingly white, a report by assurance, advisory and tax services company PwC has found

We must continue to empower women entrepreneurs to grow Africa

Africa Elsie S Kanza - 8 Mar 2020

If we increase the number of high-growth, women-founded startups, they can bridge the inclusivity gaps in their respective economies and societies

Why the gender pay gap persists

Article Lynley Donnelly - 8 Aug 2019

Social norms and the economic value we attach to work are among the reasons the disparity still exists

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African governments leave women out of digital revolution

Africa Gemma Ritchie & Mashadi Kekana - 19 Mar 2018

Despite governments having collected over $400-million to provide universal connectivity, women remain unconnected from the internet.

Making the Business Case for Gender Equality

Article Staff Reporter - 28 Feb 2018

Gender parity is both an economic and a moral imperative

BBC China editor quits in equal pay protest

Article Staff Reporter - 8 Jan 2018

Carrie Gracie said she resigned last week over a "crisis of trust" which has engulfed the BBC.

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Housing activists want probe into City of Cape Town ‘spying’

Lester Kiewit - 26 Sep 2020

The City of Cape Town admits it monitors the social-media pages of housing activists but denies that this is spying, as tensions surrounding land occupations increase

National

No ‘I’ in team – but there is an ‘EA’

Eyaaz Matwadia - 26 Sep 2020

With internet lag keeping them from global competition, local gamers have settled on a format for EA’s FIFA 2020 allows 11 people to play as a team. And the prize money in local leagues is growing. Eyaaz Matwadia boots up for the first instalment of Gaming Corner

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Q&A Sessions: Mari Stimie and opera’s next act

Cayleigh Bright - 26 Sep 2020

The producer spoke to Cayleigh Bright on the day the Cape Town Opera returned to rehearsals after almost six months of lockdown about the future-proof transcendence, resilience and relatability of opera

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Special Reports

UNISA hosts its first TEDx event

[email protected] - 26 Sep 2020

The Elephant in the Room Tedx event at UNISA will help to create meaningful change in South Africa through the power of ideas

Special Reports

SA’s SEZs create decent jobs

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

The Special Economic Zone programme is used as a critical tool for accelerating the country’s industrial development agenda

Special Reports

The new normal in tourism is business unusual

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

Innovation and changing trends have kept some tour operators in the green, though most have struggled during the tight lockdown

Special Reports

TENDER NO. BOBS 05/2020 PROVISION OF CERTIFICATION SERVICES TO BOTSWANA BUREAU OF STANDARDS QUALITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

The Botswana Bureau of Standards (BOBS) invites tenders from reputable companies for the provision of certification services

Special Reports

The Galaxy Z Fold2 smartphone breaks all the rules

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

The Galaxy Z Fold2 has meaningful innovations that offer users enhanced refinements and some unique foldable user experiences

Special Reports

Adventures, ghost tours and big skies await visitors to the Cape Winelands

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

All of the CWDM destinations are accessible within a 30- to 120-minute drive from Cape Town, creating real value for money

Special Reports

SingularityU Online Summit to contribute to SME growth in 2020

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

The global speakers lined up for this year's event will address the challenges and opportunities specifically facing small businesses

Special Reports

Policy priorities lie with urgent economic reforms

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

Professor Raymond Parsons believes that business and consumer sentiment in South Africa would both benefit from even lower borrowing costs