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Internships: A Peek From An Intern’s Point Of View
By Phiwe Salukazana, intern at Enterprise Development Essentials.
The words “5 years experience” seem mandatory for any attractive job vacancy nowadays. Fortunately for me, I had the opportunity to be an intern, an opportunity that taught me the difference between dreaming about a great future and what it takes to make that future a reality.
So [...]
The Necessity Of Promoting And Supporting Youth Entrepreneurship
The World Bank estimates that, by 2015, 3 billion people worldwide will be under the age of 25. The world’s ability to meet challenges associated with the 21st Century will be greatly affected by the quality and level of their education and employment. They are considered to be almost three times as likely to be [...]
Getting Your Head Around The Employment Equity Plan
South Africa faces many challenges regarding inequality, namely; poverty, education, health care, unemployment, housing, gender issues and so on. Employment equity aims to promote fairness and to ensure that past actions responsible for such inequalities are dealt with.
It was for this reason that the Employment Equity Act, No. 55 of 1998 (“the Act”), was [...]
The Long And Short Of Black Economic Empowerment
The principles of Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment have been in effect in South Africa for a number of years – but are still misunderstood by many business leaders. These leaders see empowerment as giving away shares or as appointing a certain percentage of black managers.
Empowerment is not meant only to serve a small portion [...]
Investment In Emerging Businesses Earns Bonus Points On Your BEE Scorecard
Return on investment is a growing and welcome focus of enterprise development in South Africa. The business sector is gradually coming to see that a holistic approach to investing in emerging enterprises will not only allow companies to score up to 15 points on their BEE scorecards, but also stimulate SME growth and bring significant [...]
