Discussions on the proposed youth wage subsidy are underway with key stakeholders to address joblessness in the country revealed Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe.

A brand can attract or repel potential consumers and employees, yet the influence of a brand name is sometimes underestimated. In a time of intensified competition brand power and brand loyalty are critical to the success of the organisation according to Jeremy Sampson.

Sound presentations skills in the workplace can be useful when conducting meetings, during conflict situations and throughout the negotiation process. This skill is an asset to any individual and organisation and should be developed and nurtured.

Why is it that only 12.5% of mortgage loans applications are successful? Have Mortgage Financiers taken a conservative approach in their lending? Bebura Matanda looks into aspects of consumer credit and mortgage lending in South Africa.

The new Bertha Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship will drive research into these social economic area's with the aim of developing business values and skills in future business leaders in order to address societal ills.

As Global Entrepreneurship Week kicks off amidst the ANCYL's demands for economic freedom, the question of how we can boost the economic climate through the development of a more effective entrepreneurial ecosystem is a hot topic.Anthony Farr provides insight on creating this conducive entrepreneurial environment.

With only a few months left before the bid winner is announced, the campaign, built around astronomy and the moon as themes, is set to stimulate interest in the initiative and illustrate how Africa is fast emerging as a global hub of astronomy.

Poor time management in the workplace can have varying negative results from loss in work hours to permanently damaging the image of your company. Follow these tips to improve time management in the organisation from top to bottom.

South African business schools have a vital role to play as agents for social development in Africa, and have a responsibility to develop business leaders who are socially engaged and understand the broader context of business, according to Dr Arnold Smit.

How do you protect the confidentiality and integrity of business information that employees are authorised to access? Companies need to have a flexible and multi-pronged strategy that can be adapted as the environment and needs change says security consultant, Richard Broeke.

There has been a greater focus on the role of women in society and business and statistics show that while women across the globe are moving into management positions, in South Africa the transformational process is sad lacking. Des Squire addresses the future of women in business.

The Department of Trade and Industry has warned that South African exporters could lose billions of Rands if wealthy nations imposed tough tariffs on energy intensive imports from the developing world.

As APPETD's representative on the QCTO council, I have been following the debate regarding the QCTO with lots of interest. I have to admit there is a lot to be done before answers will be available on all questions. The problem that providers have is that there is not time available to waste! We need guidance and answers as soon as yesterday.

I have been reading the QCTO policy on Delegation of Qualification Design and Assessment to DQP's and AQP's and found some interesting issues that I will like to share with you.

I understand that the powers-that-be want to get rid of unit standards, although I have yet to come across anybody at the CHE/HEQC or Umalusi who can explain to me why they have such a resistance against them.

We have been trying to get our accredtation with CETA since Sept 2010 to no avail. I was wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction. To date we have had a site visit, we have submitted 2 lots of our documentation and 2 leverarch files of our applications for assessors - which have subsequently gone "missing" from the CETA offices.

What I am advocating is that whether you are an assessor, moderator, SDF, provider, facilitatior, HR Practitioner, training manager or whatever we should not have 5 or 6 different bodies representing us and fighting for a share of the market. We need a representative body, preferably with no fees involved, where we can all work together for the common good and in order to achieve our objectives.

Increasingly, companies are learning that without an efficient content management system their sustainability is at risk as recent studies show that digital data is expected to reach 35 million petabytes by 2020.

Ken Blanchard talks about how companies must live according to the values they have established as it is the values that guide the behaviour of those within the organization. Leaders have a responsibility to live out the values as employees model their attitudes on what they see.

The days of the 9-to-5 office hours are over confirms a new Regus study that finds most South African workers stay late and bring work home with them, which could be damaging the health and overall productivity of employees in the long run.

It really doesn’t matter what you choose to call the technological evolution the simple fact is that interactive communications are revolutionising the way you talk to customers, shareholders and even employees. Mike Sharman shares powerful insights on social media marketing.

Listening to customers and understanding their needs is an important part of selling, 'unless you know exactly what they need you can never give advice or sell a product successfully' says Sandra Swanepoel who shares more of her top tips on how to become a proficient sales consultant.

Local companies wanting to compete on a global scale must possess specific elements, and Stellenbosch Business School will host a seminar to equip business leaders with the keys they need to survive in the volatile global market.

The $250 million loan pledged by the World Bank to South Africa's power utitlity, Eskom in order to fund various renewable energy projects, is a positive sign of the level of investor confidence in the country according to Public Enterprize Minister Malusi Gigaba.

The Bloodhound Super Sonic Car (SCC) project was created to inspire young learners to pursue careers in the STEM areas of learning by demonstrating how these disciplines can be used to achieve the impossible. The project was initiated by South Africa's two major engineering associations.