Ina Opperman | 26 March 2023If these important statistics do not get the department of small business development fired up to support small business, nothing will.A report on the current state of small businesses in South Africa shows how important the sector is for the country’s economy. The number of small businesses is still climbing, reaching 1.75 million by the final quarter of 2022, while the sector directly generates a third of the value added in the country and 30% of total employme...| BEE Chamber
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) notes the South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU)’s peddling of fake news on the draft labour laws amendments. Whilst normally COSATU would avoid criticising a sister federation, we are left with little choice due to SAFTU’s consistent spreading of such falsehoods amongst workers in pursuit of headlines.| COSATU