The OFM Business Hour
The latest business news from Central SA. Presented by Olebogeng Motse.
Tshiamiso Trust warns against silicosis settlement scams
The Tshiamiso Trust warns individuals looking to claim from that R 5 billion settlement awarded to gold mineworkers who contracted silicosis between March 1965 and December 2019, against scams. Spokesperson for Tshiamiso, Monako Dibetle, says they are seeing an influx of scams demanding processing fees from unknowing individuals. Dibetle says…
Remote working, millennials drive change in SA credit payment behaviour
Remote working and millennials’ general inclination towards online shopping have been the major driving forces behind the change in South Africans’ credit payment priorities. The Director of Research and consulting for TransUnion, Carmen Williams took the Business Hour through the findings of the latest consumer credit reporting agency’s latest global…
Ekonomiese siklus
Ekonoom, Riaan Prinsloo, verduidelik wat 'n bedryfs of ekonomiese siklus is en ook die vier verskillende fases. Hy bespreek ook waar Suid Afrika tans in termyn van verskillende fase van die ekonomiese siklus.
Volgorde van finansiele produkte
Finansiële adviseur, Marius Ferreira, verduidelik die volgorde van implementering van finansiele produkte. Hy bespreek ook hoe jy jou finansies beter kan bestuur.
Collaboration needed to open up SA beef to new and more profitable markets
The various stakeholders in the beef industry need to work together to open up South African beef to more profitable markets. Supply Chain Executive at Beefmaster Group, Roelie Van Reenen, tells the Business Hour, that the biggest barrier standing in the way of South African Beef on a global level,…
Not all REITs suffered at the hands of Covid-19
Not all Real Investment Trust shares took a knock as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic and some suffered more than others. This is according to the CEO of Galetti Corporate Real Estate, John Jack who sat down with the Business Hour to discuss what Reits are and to delve…
Lack of information on natural gas delaying growth of the industry
The natural gas industry appears to be set for growth, but natural gas suppliers report a lack of knowledge and awareness by customers as something that is setting them back. Stephan Ceronio - the Group Engineering and Technology Manager at CNG Holdings – tells the Business Hour about the benefits…
Foreign nationals in SA urged to keep abreast of latest visa concessions
Foreigners residing within South Africa are being urged to keep their eye on the latest visa concessions to ensure they do not find themselves on the wrong side of the law. Zahida Ebrahim, the Director of Immigration and Dispute Resolution Executive at ENS Africa informed the Business Hour team regarding…
Opwindende nuwe projek vir Manguang sakekamer
Nancy de Sousa, die president van die Mangaung Chamber of Commerce and Industry, vertel ons hoe dit in die Manguang-sakegebied gaan met die klein en groot ondernemings. Sy vertel ons ook meer oor die opwindende projekte wat hulle vir die tweede kwartaal van 2021 beplan.
Review your tax position regularly even if you are abroad – SA tax consultant
Emigration experts revealed recently that the coronavirus pandemic has done very little to slow down interest from South Africans to move abroad, but does moving abroad absolve you of your tax paying obligations? Expatriate Tax Compliance Specialist at Tax Consulting South Africa, Victoria Lancefield, tells the Business Hour on Monday…
Making a case for patents
Registering a patent for your creation isn’t always enough to ensure protection, but it remains the best and cleanest way to stake your claim for ownership of that product. This is according to patent attorney and executive at ENS Africa, Rowan Forster, who makes a case for patents in his…
Covid-19 pandemic ups demand for ICT specialists
Xpatweb’s Critical Skills Survey for 2020/21 reveals that the coronavirus pandemic and remote working has upped the demand for information technology specialists. Xpatweb managing director Marisa Jacobs, says some of the most sought after professionals included IT application developers (11%), data analysts (10%), data scientists (9%), software developers (9%) and…
Fonds keuses
Marius Ferreira, finansiële adviseur, verduidelik watse faktore speel ‘n rol in fonds keuses, wanneer mense geld belê. Hy bespreek ook hoekom dit so belangrik is om te weet in watter fondse jy jou geld belê.
Independent contractors/freelancers urged to get income protection
The Covid-19 pandemic had an adverse effect on the livelihoods of all South Africans, but no one was hit quite as hard as independent contractors, freelancers and commission earners. FMI’s Elmarie Samuel says the coronavirus pandemic has taught us all to safeguard our earnings. In 2020, 59% of all COVID-19…
‘People are very unhappy in the workplace’ – We Are Still Human [Part 2]
The vast majority of people report being unhappy in their respective workspaces. This is according to the co-author of ‘We Are Still Human’ Brad Shorkend, who sat down with the Business Hour to discuss his and Andy Golding’s much awaited book, which developed from their years long research on the…
Opwindende projekte in Potchefstroom
Jonathan Baron, president van die Potchefstroomse Sakekamer, vertel ons oor hulle wonderlike slaggatprojek in Potchefstroom. Hy vertel ons ook meer oor hoe klein en groot ondernemings tans vaar in Potchefstroom.
‘Graduates only constitute 8% of unemployment rate’ – YES
Dr Tashmia Ismail, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Youth Employment Service (YES), cautions that university graduates only constitute a mere 8% of the overall unemployment rate in South Africa. In her interview with the Business Hour on the 2020/21 fourth quarter labour figures, Ismail says South Africans without…
Vraag en aanbod
Ekonoom, Riaan Prinsloo, verduidelik presies wat vraag en aanbod is van 'n ekonomiese perspektief en wat dit vir jou besigheid beteken. Hy verduidelik ook wat 'n ewewig is en gee ons enkele voorbeelde.
Devastating Cape Town fire serves as reminder for us to insure our possessions
The devastating fire that completely destroyed the University of Cape Town’s (UCT’s) Jagger Library which housed the institution’s African Studies collection serves as reminder to us all that we must insure our possessions. This is according to Old Mutual Insure Spokesperson, Christelle Coleman who tells the Business Hour that so…
Waterkrisis in Kimberly
Sharon Steyn, Hoof uitvoorende beaamte van NOCCI (Die Northern Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry), verduidelik hoe die waterkrisis tans klein en groot ondernemings in die Noord-Kaap raak. Sy vertel ons ook meer oor die opwindende projekte wat hulle vir ondernemings in die Noord-Kaap beplan.