National Skills Development Strategy The National Skills Development Strategy (NSDS) is the tool used by the Department of Labour to drive the process of developing the skills of the South African labour force. Six conceptual pillars: Inclusion, Relevance, Sustainability, Creativity, Quality and Quantity inform its key aims and objectives. The NSDS is under-pinned by three [...]
It's a mistake to rule out rural spaces and consumers, especially in Africa. Global commerce is fiercely competitive, with business leaders and investors still waking to the vast potential of Africa's burgeoning consumer market. The continent, now home to more than 1.1 billion people, will account for one-fifth of the world's population by 2025. Sub-Saharan [...]
Summary of Actions in the State of the Nation Address 16th February 2018 Transformation Support black industrialists – to build a new generation of black and women producers that are able to build enterprises of significant scale and capability. Use competition policy to open markets to new black entrants. Invest in the development of township [...]
Private sector work moving to black-owned agencies It’s still a struggle to do business as a black person with both the private sector and the government. With the BBBEE Mac Charter coming into play, the prediction is that more private-sector work will slowly be moving to black-owned. It will be interesting to see what 2018 [...]
Eskilz Skills Development and BBBEE aligned services Understanding South Africa’s ever changing, dynamic economy is critical in recognising the skills development gap that is always one of the main reasons for our poor economy. Kamal Timmal, CEO of Eskilz, offers innovative training and development solutions to help upskill people through learnerships, nationally and offer businesses [...]
