The OFM Business Hour
The latest business news from Central SA. Presented by Olebogeng Motse.
Small business not considered regarding national minimum wage increase
Alan Mukoki, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) accuses government of only consulting big business regarding the National Minimum Wage (NMW) which will go up from R 25,42 to R 27,58 for each hour worked as of 1 March 2024. He…
Vrystaat Landbou spreek kommer uit oor minimumloon-verhoging
Die minister van indiensneming en arbeid, Thulas Nxesi, het Saterdag aangekondig dat die minimum loon vanaf 1 Maart tot R 27,58 per uur sal beloop. President van Vrystaat Landbou, Francois Wilken, verduidelik wat die invloed daarop vir die landbousektor is. Hy gesels saam met OFM joernalis, Dane Beisheim.
Business women's council expands to Central SA
The South African Council of Business Women (SACBW) is expanding to Central South Africa, adding Bloemfontein to its nationwide network. Risna Opperman, the newly appointed local business leader in the Free State, joined the OFM Business Hour to discuss the lack of networking opportunities for female entrepreneurs (fempreneurs), something that…
Vrystaatse onderneming Anke Products wil wêreldwyd uitbrei
Suid-Afrika se mark vir produkte om jou huis lekker te laat ruik bly groei soos blyk uit die sukses van Anke Products in Parys in die Vrystaat. Die onderneming het baie uitgebrei sedert sy ontstaan in 2017. Marcell Hattingh, een van die direkteure, het met OFM Sakeuur se Kayla Barker…
Bestuurde aandeleportefeuljes (tweede deel)
Finansiële en beleggingsontleder by Efficient Private Clients, Aubrey Larkins, vertel meer oor beleggingstrategieë wat bestuurde aandeleportefeuljebestuurders gebruik en weeg dit op teen die ESG-oorwegings wat bestuurde aandeleportefeuljebestuurders in ag neem.
Dr Riaan Steenberg, the Director of Operations of the NetEd Group.
No matter your matric results, Eduvos – voted South Africa’s best private higher education institution – has a place for you!. They understand that each student's journey is unique, and they are there to offer an array of qualifications tailored to your needs and aspirations. I spoke to Dr Riaan…
Bestuurde aandeleportefeuljes (die eerste deel)
Wat is bestuurde aandeleportefeuljes en hoe vergelyk dit met ander beleggings soos indeksfondse en beursverhandelde fondse? Finansiële en beleggingsontleder by Efficient Private Clients, Aubrey Larkins, verduidelik wat dit is.
Ekonomie 101: Wat is die monetêre beleid?
Soos algemeen verwag het die Reserwebank se monetêrebeleidskomitee die repokoers onveranderd op 8,25% gehou. Die MBK het wel gewaarsku teen die risiko vir hoër inflasie weens die swakker rand en die onrus in die Rooisee wat handel wêreldwyd negatief raak. Om dit te verstaan het OFM Sakeuur vir prof. Waldo…
Organised business to attend Sol Plaatje's water workshop amid interruptions
The Northern Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NOCCI) is amongst the key stakeholders attending the Sol Plaatje Local Municipality's water workshop this week. This comes as Kimberley battles water interruptions which have negatively impacted local business. NOCCI CEO Sharon Steyn, tells the OFM Business Hour more.
SBI continues to support local business as systemic challenges persist (part 1)
John Dludlu the CEO of the Small Business Institute (SBI) shares how you can join the think tank/chamber of chambers. He tells the OFM Business Hour how they support small business in the country through red tape, loadshedding, the slow growth economy and municipal dysfunction. This is part 1
Javier Milei amongst ‘notable, powerful’ addresses at 2024 WEF
Argentine President, Javier Milei’s address on capitalism as a driver for economic growth and poverty eradication for countries such as his, is one of the notable addresses from this year’s World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. Dr Anja Smith, a development economist affiliated with the Stellenbosch University and DNA…
Rooivleisbedryf gereed vir Saoedi-Arabië
Suid-Afrika se rooivleisbedryf – van die boere tot die slagpale en organisatoriese liggame – is gereed om na Saoedi-Arabië uit te voer. Dewald Olivier, uitvoerende hoof van die Rooivleisbedryfsdienste, het op die OFM Sakeuur beklemtoon hoe belangrik die ooreenkoms tussen die twee lande is. Saoedi-Arabië beplan om in Augustus rooivleis…
Brand warriors: the power of employee ambassadors (part 1)
Employees are an organisation’s biggest ambassadors, online and offline. Miliswa Sitshwele, head of social media at Flow Communications joins the OFM Business Hour to discuss the pros and cons of an online employee ambassador programme. This is part 1
Moeilike tye wag vir Suid-Afrika se ekonomie in 2024
Ekonome voorspel 2024 gaan ’n besonder uitdagende jaar vir Suid-Afrika wees. Dit is weens die onstabiliteit wat veroorsaak word deur beurtkrag, wanfunksionele hawens, asook die swak paaie en infrastruktuur, sê prof. Johan Fourie, ekonomie-historikus en die skrywer van Our Long Walk to Economic Freedom en in Afrikaans Skatryk.
‘History has shown that there’s a 95% failure rate for MLMs reps on the ground’
The nature of multi-level marketing structures is that the higher up you are in the pyramid like structure, the more profitable the system is for you. However representatives that are much lower in the chain have historically had a 95% failure rate. This is according to Gareth Collier, Director and…
What are multi-level marketing structures?
It’s the start of 2024 and many South Africans are looking into developing multiple streams of income to survive financially as the cost-of-living soars. Multi-level marketing structures continue to garner a lot of attention in terms of side hustles, but what are they really? To answer this question and more…
Konsekwentheid, bewusmaking belangrik op sosiale media – Koffiewinkelprokureur
Francois Vorster, die Koffiewinkelprokureur van Potchefstroom, sê inhoudskeppers moet onthou dit neem tyd om volgelinge op te bou. Hy sê die sleutel tot sukses is konsekwentheid, plasing van gehalte-inhoud en bewusmaking. Hy het 51 000 TikTok-volgelinge, asook die Francois Vorster Show, 'n visuele potgooi op YouTube.
Free State 'Drive To' province for summer
Olebogeng Motse spoke with Kenny Dichabe, CEO for Free State Gambling, Liquor and Tourism Authority, about exciting events taking place in the province over the summer holiday.
Relax in tranquil Free State this summer
Olebogeng Motse spoke with Kgotso Tau, Communications Head at DETEA, about what the Free State province has to offer in terms of tourism.
Unpacking the significance of an independent transmission company
The CEO of the Energy Council of South Africa, James Mackay, joins the OFM Business Hour to discuss some of the concerns and issues raised during public hearings for the Electricity Regulation Amendment Bill. He also gets into the significance of unbundling Eskom and setting up an independent transmission company…