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Foundation helps college graduates to become artisan entrepreneurs
Investing in the Future Youth Development Award. Runner-up: Second Chance SA Foundation
Reputation Custodianship through Ubuntu.Lab Hub at Reputation House
Restoring the public's faith in corporate and government leaders
SA must up its skills in wooing skilled migrants ― report
South Africa’s job opportunities, established education system and modern technology attract skilled immigrants to the country, the report noted
Cape Town must make itself more attractive to black graduates
'Black professionals in Cape Town experience pervasive challenges, the biggest being the difficulty in building social capital'
Skills grow, but racial rift persists
South Africa must come to terms with the fact that better schooling is the surest way to overcome inequality.
Letters to the editor: December 5 to 11 2014
Readers speak out on skills ideas, tax havens and the progressive left.
Fine art of training artisans
Cross-sectoral training and a single standard of competence envisaged, writes <b>Jim Freeman</b>.
Turning the screws
Skills-training providers will now have to raise their game steeply, writes <b>Jim Freeman</b>.
Why informal experience matters
Despite the surprise omission of prior learning from the recent skills strategy, it is not dead and buried, writes <b>Jim Freeman</b>.
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People’s behaviour stoking Gauteng pandemic
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Full-time Johannesburg-based CEO required for HI HOPES
An entrepreneurial, business-minded, impact-driven individual is sought to lead the organisation as it looks to scale and grow
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Balwin properties and Absa launch South Africa’s first green home loan
Balwin Properties’ Edge registration of over 16 000 units was a global first, covering more homes than any single property developer in the world to date
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Young professional gets a career boost from PSETA
SAICA makes ongoing efforts to encourage the professionalisation of financial offices in private and public sector organisations
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Colgate-Palmolive South Africa donates one million bars of soap
The combination of limited access to quality soap and a lack of knowledge of how to properly wash hands is a challenge in many vulnerable communities
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Cheque value bundles – real value
Most people do not pay much attention to what bank account they have and whether or not it is suited to their daily realities
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Absa Rewards puts cash in your pocket
In addition to the cash benefits, you will receive special offers and exclusive deals from selected Absa Rewards partners
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Municipal audit outcomes reveal public sector financial management must be professionalised
SAICA calls for a review of the mandatory minimum skills and qualifications required for all key financial management positions within the public sector
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Eleven ways to protect yourself against fraud
While financial services firms work continuously to improve security, fraudsters are always devising new plans to circumvent the latest safety measures
