BLOEMFONTEIN – Retrenchments can be cut in half if not completely prevented said Heidi Grimbly, Marketing officer at Productivity SA during a seminar held at Windmill Casino on Thursday, April 19.

BLOEMFONTEIN – Electricity entity Centlec is struggling to collect a total of R90 Million from both businesses and domestic customers, plunging its operations into disarray.

JOHANNESBURG – Proposed new labour legislation will slow job creation amid concerns that South Africa’s labour productivity is waning, the SA Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) said on Thursday.

QWAQWA – The new system of getting government pensions has received the thumbs up from beneficiaries of the social grants.

BLOEMFONTEIN – The MEC for Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs (DETEA), Mamiki Qabathe has reiterated the department’s commitment to assist the Free State Information Communication Technology (ICT) hub.

The magic of entrepreneurs

Trifecta Capital has this month launched a new service to South African businesses designed to provide e-communications to key stakeholders (shareholders, employees and customers) which will deliver efficiency, reliability and cost-effectiveness for the users of its new eConnect product.

THABA PHATSWA – A shoe factory worth R1 500 000, spearheaded by the Department of Social Development through cooperatives is expected to open in Qwa Qwa and will produce mainly school shoes which will be distributed through the department’s outreach projects.

WESSELSBRON – An estimated R5 million will be spent in the next two years on the resuscitation of clothing and textile industries in Botshabelo, creating an initial 400 jobs for women.

BLOEMFONTEIN – Free State’s first batch of young black software engineers are set to start reaping the rewards of an innovative programme designed to introduce them to cutting edge techonology.