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16 Apr 2025
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From Trillions to Trust: What Bonuses Really Say About Your Business

As South African businesses prepare for year-end payouts, one bonus has dominated global headlines: Elon Musk’s R17-trillion compensation package from Tesla - the largest ever awarded to a corporate leader. It’s easy to dismiss this as billionaire theatre. But beneath the headlines lies a diagnostic opportunity for every SME: what does your bonus say about your business’s legacy? read more

November 7, 2025

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Mandeni Blitz Exposes Child Labour

A Wake-Up Call for Compliance and Compassion In a late-night operation dubbed the “Dusk of Night” blitz, the Department of Employment and Labour, alongside SAPS and Home Affairs, raided two textile factories in Mandeni, KwaZulu-Natal. The results were chilling: 47 undocumented workers arrested, two employers detained, and a 14-year-old child found working under illegal conditions. This wasn’t just a labour violation - it was a mirror held up to the cracks in our current social systems. read more

October 29, 2025