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Why skills continuity and retaining corporate memory is so important

A recent article in a South African publication discussed how certain public officials fear losing their jobs after the conclusion of the 2024 South African general elections.   The...

Training the trainer to respond to innovation

All of us are natural trainers. It’s a talent we were born with. Not all of us are natural trainers when it comes to imparting information in the workplace. This is a learned process. Imparting...

Emulation leads to innovation, this applies to the workplace as well

All of us are a product of emulation. We learn to perform almost every function by copying someone. We’ve been doing this since we were infants. By the same token everyone of us are in fact capable of...

How much does a level 8 BEE certificate actually cost? PPRA content (Estate Agency dilemma)

Last week we demonstrated that if your turnover is between R2.5m and R35m and you have 51% black ownership then you all you need to do is sign an affidavit that shows that you have requisite ownership...

Staff tenure in South Africa and institutional memory. Emulation and Innovation

Career Junction recently reported that staff retention in an organisation depends on the age of that person. It noted that baby boomers (age 58 to 77) tend to stay in a job for seven years. The length...

Estate agents, licences and BEE scorecards. They want a level 8, let’s give them a level 2

Before I launch into why this is a travesty and an application of extremely arbitrary flexing of authority that is not backed by anything related to legislation, I will say the following, in a large...

Black ownership within 3 weeks, no interference only compliance

This is a repost.  There has been a problem with Feedblitz that has miraculously been solved. The upshot is BEE ownership in three weeks Fully compliant with the codes (see below) No shareholder...

COFI and its BEE requirements will likely take time to implement

This is the CONDUCT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS BILL.  It wasn't something I was aware of until I was approached by Ruan Jooste, the editor of Citywire to write this article.  I...

Cyril wants more ESOPs and slaptjips is useless

That's unfair.  They are both extremely useless.  On another level.  cyril has been the biggest disappointment since Kamp Staaldraad.  He's a clueless idiot.  An...