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Articles by Blair Burmeister
More empathy and sensitivity needed in the post-Covid workplace
These days, it seems that almost everyone you speak to is going through a difficult time. The current cost of living crisis, the climate crisis, war in Ukraine and conflicts in other parts of the world, coupled with the scars of Covid-19 that remain, are all placing serious strain on our mental, physical and emotional well-being.
Ramaphosa says SME fund starting to ‘pay off’
Your Name: Your Email: Send Email To: Keep this field blank South Africa The R1.5bn in capital allocated to the fund will be committed by August. South Africa is facing a dire unemployment crisis, with highly skewed patterns of ownership in the business sector.
Sanral board suspends e-toll debt collection process
Your Name: Your Email: Send Email To: Keep this field blank South Africa As Ramaphosa addresses the e-tolls payment impasse. The South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) has made the decision to no longer pursue the collection of e-toll debt. The decision was made during a board meeting held by the board of directors on Tuesday.
The Road Accident Fund disaster
Your Name: Your Email: Send Email To: Keep this field blank South Africa Victims could be left destitute, despite the high fuel levy we pay for accident insurance. Both the chairman and the chief executive officer of the Road Accident Fund (RAF) admitted in the latest annual report that the fund is insolvent, with liabilities exceeding assets by more than R206 billion at the end of March 2018. The annual report states that the fund “has been insolvent since 1981”.
Huge struggle ahead to overcome Eskom crisis - Gordhan
Your Name: Your Email: Send Email To: Keep this field blank South Africa No end date to load shedding in sight. As South Africa entered its fifth consecutive day of load shedding on Tuesday, Eskom executives and public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan said that while the country is “very far” from a complete blackout, the situation is at crisis levels and they cannot commit to an end date for the electricity cuts.
ARC results disappoint as SA challenges bite
Your Name: Your Email: Send Email To: Keep this field blank Companies and Deals Performance ‘significantly impacted’ by pedestrian economic growth. Empowerment investment holding company African Rainbow Capital (ARC) released interim results for the six months ended December 31, 2018 on Thursday as a slew of companies release results reports that are reflecting a challenging operating environment in South Africa.
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