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<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2511/793920-240x135.png?2" width="240" height="135" alt="Marcel Capra, Chief Operations Officer of EQPlus" align="left"><br><span >Marcel Capra, Chief Operations Officer of EQPlus&lt;/span><p>Independent contracting is moving out of the informal sector of the labour market. It is no longer a last-minute fix or a speculative hire. The model is maturing into a disciplined way… Read more »

<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2511/793916.jpg" width="240" height="135" alt="Shape the future of safe, smart, and sustainable infrastructure at Public Works 2025" align="left"><p>Join industry leaders at the Public Works Inspection Summit, 18-19 November 2025, Sandton, to explore how inspection drives transparency, sustainability, and resilience across South Africa’s infrastructure sector.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/shape-the-future-of-safe-smart-and-sustainable-infrastructure-at-public-works-2025-841883a">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=263119">Email</a></p><div… Read more »

<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2511/793918-240x135.png?2" width="240" height="135" alt="Ricardo Pillay, Team Lead, LnP Beyond Legal, Energy Team" align="left"><br><span >Ricardo Pillay, Team Lead, LnP Beyond Legal, Energy Team&lt;/span><p>On 31 October 2025, in a milestone achievement for regulatory certainty in South Africa, the Minister of Electricity and Energy (the Minister), signed into law the Electricity Transmission… Read more »

<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2511/793908.png" width="240" height="135" alt="Supporting families facing bullying with a viable alternative" align="left"><p>The recent Milnerton High School incident has pushed a hard truth into the spotlight: for many children, bullying is unfortunately not a once-off event, but a daily reality. Parliamentary oversight members who visited the Milnerton school recently spoke… Read more »

<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2511/793878-240x135.jpg?5" width="240" height="135" alt="Source:" align="left"><br><span >Source: [[https://www.pexels.com/photo/portrait-of-a-woman-amidst-lush-green-leaves-outdoors-31466155/ Pexels]]&lt;/span><p>In a landmark decision set to reshape South Africa’s agricultural landscape, Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen has approved the inclusion of indigenous crops and medicinal plants under the Marketing of Agricultural Products (Map) Act— formally recognising a R12bn sector with vast untapped economic… Read more »

<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2511/793890-240x135.jpg?5" width="240" height="135" alt="Image credit: on" align="left"><br><span >Image credit: <a href="https://unsplash.com/@silverkblack?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Vitaly Gariev</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/woman-holding-credit-card-and-smartphone-for-online-shopping-nxx0NPsztPk?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Unsplash</a>&lt;/span><p>The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) is urging all Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant (R370) applicants to use cell phone numbers that are registered under their names to do an official application… Read more »

<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2511/793886.jpg" width="240" height="135" alt="ProfitShare Partners calls for funding that supports SME mental health and stability" align="left"><p>South African fintech ProfitShare Partners (PSP) is urging South Africa’s finance ecosystem to recognise the mental health toll that cash-flow uncertainty and late payments place on small business owners. The fintech says responsible funding… Read more »

<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2511/793880-240x135.png?1" width="240" height="135" alt="Festivals are not guaranteed funding from the government (Image source: © NAF" align="left"><br><span >Festivals are not guaranteed funding from the government (Image source: © NAF [[https://nationalartsfestival.co.za/ NAF]]&lt;/span><p>The response by the Minister of Sports Arts and Culture to an internal question posed by Ms LR Potgieter of… Read more »

<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2511/793874.jpg" width="240" height="135" alt="Redefining recovery: Zethu Ntanzi’s strategic voice in business rescue" align="left"><p>When companies enter business rescue, many imagine it as a last gasp before failure. Yet, as recent corporate turnarounds have shown, with the right practitioners at the helm, business rescue can be a powerful tool for recovery… Read more »

<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2511/793902.jpg" width="240" height="135" alt="Jaecoo J5 review: Chinese SUV impresses in SA" align="left"><p>New car sales in South Africa is looking healthy, with Naamsa reporting positive feedback for the month of October. This suggests consumers are taking a smarter approach to purchases, perhaps spurred on by tightening budgets. Chinese cars flooding… Read more »