Archives for 23 July 2015

Over 1 000 firms headed to court for EE non-compliance

More than 1 000 companies will be taken to court because of non-compliance with the legal requirements of employment equity. The Commission for Employment Equity (CEE) released its 2014 report on employment equity (EE) on Thursday. Thembinkosi Mkalipi, chief director of labour relations at the Department of Labour, said it would be the first time since the Employment Equity Act came into effect that the Department of Labour will sue companies that failed to report on their EE targets. The companies could be fined about R1.5m or 2% of their annual turnover - whichever is the larger …

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SARB increases repo rate by 25 basis points

The South African Reserve Bank's (Sarb) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) hiked the repo rate by 25 basis points to 6% per annum, effective from 24 July 2015, its governor Lesetja Kganyago announced on Thursday. Banks will raise their prime lending and variable mortgage interest rates by the same magnitude to 9,5% per annum, according to Jacques du Toit, a senior economist at Absa. "The Reserve Bank remains concerned about the outlook for economic growth that is constrained by severe electricity shortages, low levels of consumer and business confidence, inflationary pressures and the …

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Stage 2 Started

And out of left field Eskom said earlier this afternoon; "Load shedding to be implemented in stage 2 from 17:00-22:00 due to increased demand & a shortage of generation capacity" Click on each of the links below to download the different load shedding stages from 6 July to 6 September 2015: Nelson Mandela Bay PE Load Shedding Stage 1 Nelson Mandela Bay PE Load Shedding Stage 2 Nelson Mandela Bay PE Load Shedding Stage 3 Nelson Mandela Bay PE Load Shedding Stage 4 Sponsored by: Straton Solar Stage 2 load shedding in Nelson Mandela Bay today: 17h00 to 19h30 - Geysers …

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295 cash and carry entities involved in tax fraud

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) says it has identified extensive non-compliance within the formal and informal cash merchants environment, which includes merchants in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) wholesale and retail industry. SARS has identified 295 cash and carry entities involved in customs fraud, tax evasion, claiming of undue Value-Added Tax (VAT) refunds, illegal/illicit expatriation of funds off-shore, and 1792 outstanding tax returns and 130 entities have outstanding debt of approximately R1.5 billion. "Information in possession of SARS indicates there is …

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70% of management leadership positions in white hands

More white males continue to dominate management positions in the South African economy while the appointment of Africans into those positions is still "moving at a snail's pace". Tabea Mogodielo, the acting chairperson for the Commission for Employment Equity, said government departments and state-owned entities were doing well in implementing employment equity in the workplace, but the private was not making movements in the right direction. The acting chairperson said this when she released the 15th Commission for Employment Equity annual report in Pretoria, on Thursday. She said …

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Gqoboka out for Saturday’s Game

The Eastern Province Kings have made a late change to their side that will host Western Province at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Saturday (kick-off at 19:00). 31-year-old Schalk Ferreira would start in place of loosehead prop Lizo Gqoboka, who has picked up a knee injury. Basil Short will take Ferreira’s place on the bench. Western Province have named a strong side for the pre-Currie Cup friendly that will see the Springbok duo of Jean de Villiers and Juan de Jongh operate in midfield. EP Kings: Starting: 15 Scott van Breda, 14 Sylvian Mahuza, 13 JP du …

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Mandela Bay’s aerospace ‘sky economy’ closer to take-off

Investment intent by international investor and a national memorandum of understanding are paving the way for the Coega Aerospace and Advanced Manufacturing Cluster. The Eastern Cape’s aerospace industry in Nelson Mandela Bay is taking off thanks to several new developments. The project received an additional boost this week when CDC signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the National Aerospace Centre. “This is an important next step to advance the realisation of job creation and economic growth through the sky economy,” said Mogamad Sadick Davids, CDC Business Development …

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Creating a culture of safety

Apart from complying with the law, event organisations do not want to risk the reputation of their business or that of their clients’ by having a serious accident or incident during an event, and experiencing the delays and adverse publicity it would bring. Although the law exists (Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993), with one standard for all, it isn’t being policed because of the constraints and workload on the Department of Labour. The core difficulty with event health and safety, is that most times the environment is created in which health and safety needs to be managed, …

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What Port Elizabeth Blogs say on 23 July 2015

Calling for #AnimalRightsInTourism - portelizabethdailyphoto.blogspot.com07/22/2015Today the documentary Blood Lions gets release and to coincide with that, travel bloggers from all over South Africa decided to put their voices together to call for #AnimalRightsInTourism. more... MyPE features local Port Elizabeth Bloggers. Results provided by PE bloggers. …

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Port Elizabeth in the News on 23 July 2015

Artslink.co.za - The Ability Tour comes to Port Elizabeth - Artslink.co.za News (press release) - artlink.co.za07/23/2015Artslink.co.za - The Ability Tour comes to Port ElizabethArtslink.co.za News (press release)The Ability Tour is at The Athenaeum in Port Elizabeth from July 24 to 31, and aims to grow the conversation more... WP building towards Currie Cup | Sport24 - Sport24 - sport24.co.za07/22/2015Sport24WP building towards Currie Cup | Sport24Sport24Cape Town - Western Province have continued their build-up towards the 2015 Absa Currie Cup through a short training camp ahead of their …

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Over 1 Million Africans migrated to SA

A total of 95 158 whites have left South Africa since 2011, according to a new Statistics SA report released on Thursday. According to the 2015 mid-year population estimates, in the same period 1 067 937 Africans and 40 929 Asians migrated to South Africa. The figures took into account total departures and total arrivals over the period. Statistician-general Pali Lehohla, speaking at the release of the 2015 mid-year population estimates in Pretoria, suggested that while Stats SA had not done any migration studies, it could be assumed the estimates were influenced by employment …

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Could EP Under-19 make it 3-in-a-row against WP?

Following victories in their opening two matches, the EP Kings U19 side face arguably their toughest challenge of the season so far when they meet their Western Province counterparts in the Absa U19 interprovincial tournament at Nelson Mandela Bay in Port Elizabeth on Saturday (July 25). It will be a case of east versus west at the NMB Stadium on Saturday because the U19 game at 14.00 will be followed by the U21 provincial competition clash between the two provinces at 16.15, with the senior teams rounding off the programme at 19.00. The Kings U19 side, under coach Mzwandile Stick, have …

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WP team to play EP Kings

Western Province head coach John Dobson has selected a powerful combination for Saturday's Currie Cup pre-season clash against the EP Kings in Port Elizabeth (19:00 kick-off). Having fielded a largely untried WP XV selection against the Pumas last weekend, Dobson has recalled most of his first-choice players for Saturday's meeting. Squad captain Juan de Jongh will team up with national skipper Jean de Villiers in midfield, with powerhouse flank Rynhardt Elstadt named at No 6 upon his return from a leg injury which saw him miss most of the 2015 Super Rugby season. "It's great to have …

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Words, not bullets

Recent news reports have shown the increase in gang related violence within local Nelson Mandela Bay communities. The current surge of gangsterism in the northern areas has reached epidemic proportions and in an effort to curb the rise in gang violence, Port Elizabeth Mental Health will share valuable information with the local community through a seminar on Friday 31 July. A panel of expert speakers will partake in order to share insights and expertise in gang violence, including the South African Police Service, the National Prosecuting Authority, a psychologist, a social worker, a …

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Pulling the Plug on Load Shedding

Thousands of residents, plagued by sustained loadshedding across Nelson Mandela Bay are expected to attend The Power On Expo at the Walmer Park Shopping Centre Underground Parkade on 8 and 9 August. The first exhibition of its kind in the region, Power On, endorsed by the Nelson Mandela Bay Chamber of Commerce, will feature hundreds of service providers or products that will either assist residences and businesses to generate their own electricity or manage the devastating effects of loadshedding. Inkanyezi Events CEO Andrew Binning said the expo was aimed at assisting power users to …

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We will probably have load shedding again this evening

The power system is currently stable and Eskom will be able to perform maintenance on a power station unit without implementing load shedding, the power utility said on Thursday morning. The power system is expected to be constrained during the evening peak period from 5pm to 9pm as a result of increased electricity demand and a power station unit being on maintenance. "As we are currently experiencing cold weather conditions across the country, we urge electricity users to consider energy efficient ways of keeping warm. "In winter the electricity demand peaks in the morning and …

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PE School closures ‘will not be tolerated’

The Eastern Cape Department of Education has condemned the closure of 23 schools in Port Elizabeth by principals and residents in the past two days. This, it said, is despite the department’s decisive intervention by availing 122 educator posts to the district in April this year to fill all critical vacant and funded posts. "The department has since discovered that of the 122 posts provided, only 57 have been filled to date due to various circumstance including the shortage of Afrikaans mother tongue educators of mathematics. "In other instances it is the schools themselves that have …

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Mandela Month Schools Debate

The first Ward 17 (New Brighton) Mandela Month School's Debate will take place at the Small Centenary Hall on Friday the 24th of July. The event is part of a series of Mandela Month activities supported by the MBDA. The first of these activities was the free Route 67 tour and charity drive on Friday the 17th. Three schools from Ward 17 - Phillip Nikiwe, Stephen Mazungula and Lamani Primary schools - will debate the life and times of Tata Nelson Mandela, his values and struggles for freedom. The debate is a collaboration between the ward councillor, Cllr Ncediso Captain, the three Primary …

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