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Węreldwyd 500 miljoen werksgeleenthede gesoek: Volgends die Internasionale
Arbeidsorganisasie (IAO) in Genéve, sal sowat 500 miljoen nuwe werksgeleenthede węreldwyd in die volgende 10 jaar geskep moet word net om te voldoen in die behoefte van die getal jong mense en vroue wat die arbeidsmark betree. Volgens die IAO het globalisering misluk met werkskepping en het dit in werklikheid ekonomiese migrasie węreldwyd op 'n massiewe skaal aangeblaas. Tans is meer as 'n miljard mense węreldwyd werkloos.
ICT-SMME support programme: Hewlett-Packard SA is the latest to join the South African government's ICT small, medium and micro enterprises (SMME) Support Programme as a technology partner. This programme aims to foster a thriving community of SMME's in the ICT industry by building up their skills bases and helping them to grow a base of corporate customers. The ICT-SMME support programme is a public and private-sector partnership between market research firm Forge Ahead BMI-Tech-Knowledge (BMI-T) and Ntsika. The programme has the backing of inter alia the Depts. of Trade & Industry, Communications and Arts, Culture and Science and Technology, as well as the British and French governments. Four technology partners the local subsidiaries of HP, SAP, Accenture and EDS have pledged their full support for the programme.
Suksesvolle inkubasie vir SMME's: Op die beraad oor innovasie, ontwikkeling en entrepreneurskap wat 11 13 Junie 2002 by die Technikon Vrystaat in Bloemfontein aangebied is, het een van die sprekers, mnr. Boyse Pillay, sentrumbestuurder van die ondernemingsontwikkelingsentrum van die WNNR, gesę suksesvolle inkubasie word bepaal deur die vermoë van die fasiliteitsbestuurder, die ervaring van ontwikkelingsbestuurders, die vroeë totstandkoming van 'n plaaslike inwerkingstellingsagentskap en 'n doeltreffende ondernemingsskakelingsprogram Mnr. Pillay het onder meer die lesse wat hy uit sy betrokkenheid by plaaslike inkubasieprogramme geleer het met werksessiegangers gedeel. Volgens hom is dit belangrik dat belanghebbendes moet weet wat die inkubasieproses behels. Langtermyn-toewyding, passie en deursettingsvermoë is nodig. So ook ankerhuurders wat as rolmodelle dien, 'n plan vir wanneer ondernemings die “nes moet verlaat” en volgehoue ondersteuning in die fase ná totstandkoming.
Northern Cape black paprika farmers: With 3% of the global paprika market already in its bag, trade company Haymake and its 49,9% shareholder Pamodzi Investment, may see this percentage rise as a result of a production-exporting venture involving 55 local black farmers at Springbok in the Northern Cape. The farmers will be trained by tunnel farming company Gili Greenwold which like the farmers owns 20% share in local operating company Northern Cape Agricultural Linkages (Nocal), while Haymake which owns a 60% share will distribute their product. Meanwhile, the Landbank has allocated R50 million in grants to the farmers. In addition, central government and the Northern Cape government have contributed R20 million towards the irrigation scheme that will water the crop.
Contractors to be registered: South Africa will, within the next 18 months, have a national register of contractors which is to help screen out “ fly-by-nights” which destabilise the construction industry. The register, to be compiled by the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB), will categorise contractors for public-sector work. The CIDB register will also categorise contractors in a manner facilitating public-sector procurement and promoting contractor development. The CIDB, which started operating last year, is also required by law to establish a national register of projects providing information on the nature, value and distribution of projects and to provide the basis for a best-practice project-assessment scheme. The two registers are jointly aimed at promoting the best practice of clients and contractors.
SA werkloosheid: “Suid-Afrika se hoë werkloosheid syfer ten spyt is daar elke dag 'n tekort aan sowat 500 000 werkers in die arbeidsmark,” het mnr. Trevor Manuel, Minister van Finansies op 'n onlangse sake-ontbyt in Kaapstad gesę. Met verwysing na die arbeidstekort het mnr. Manuel gesę dit bewys die noodsaaklikheid van die vaardigheidsheffing van 1% op maatskappye se salarisrekening. “Daar is 'n groot gaping tussen die vraag in die mark en die vaardighede wat aangebied word, ” het hy gesę.
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VS werkswinkel oor organise landbouprodukte: 'n Werkswinkel verlede maand naby Excelsior in die Vrystaat, gereël deur die Dept. van Ekonomiese Sake, was baie suksesvol. Organiese landbouprodukte, omgewingsvriendelike produkte in die landbousektor word verbou sonder die gebruik van landbouchemiese middles vir plantvoedig en plaagbeheer. Sulke produkte het oor die algemeen 'n baie hoë vordeingswaarde, is smaakliker en vry van skadelike chemise reste. Daar is gesę 'n groot vraag bestaan in Duitsland, Japan en Amerika na die sort produkte. Die organise landbouproduktemark het na raming sedert 2000 toe dit 1% van die węreldvoedselmark uitgemaak het met 40% gegroei tot 'n $21,4 miljard bedryf. Dei grootste aanbod is in Australië (met oppervlak van 730 miljoen ha.) wat 7,7 miljoen ha organies verbou. Syfers van die Internasionale Handelsentrum Argentinië (oppervlak: 277 miljoen ha) derde naas Europa met 3,7 miljoen ha. Die ooreenstemmende syfer in Suid-Afrika (met 122 miljoen ha waarvan sowat 82,8 miljoen ha verbroubaar is) is 6 500 ha. Daar is sowat 200 gesertifiseerde organise boerderye in Suid-Afrika. Meer inligting me. Anne-Marie Maree (051) 403 3612.
New tender era for SA: A new era for tenders and tender procedures, as well as for procurement in general, is currently being ushered in. In line with the government's resolution in September 2000 regarding the procurement of goods and services by the public sector, the provincial tender boards in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Free State have ceased to exist, making way for procurement arrangements governed by the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA). The KwaZulu-Natal tender board ceased to exist at the end of December, while the Free State and Gauteng tender boards were disbanded at the end of February and March 2002 respectively. These are the first steps in the transformation of South Africa's national and provincial government procurement landscape and are to culminate in the dismantling of the National Tender Board before the end of this year. Details are to be furnished as the new process unfolds, but this is the reported basics of the emerging framework.
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