The OFM Business Hour
The latest business news from Central SA. Presented by Olebogeng Motse.
Oatly vs Glebe farm foods IP lawsuit a cautionary tale to central SA businesses
In June 2021, Swedish company, Oatly, unsuccessfully dragged an unknown United Kingdom (UK) based family company to court over the latter’s oat drink called Pure Oaty. Oatly – now the world’s largest oat drink producer – accused Glebe Farm Foods in the UK, of trademark infringement and ‘passing off’. ENS…
Not quite the end of the traditional in-person retail store
The acceleration of ecommerce doesn’t quite signal the end of the traditional in-person retail store. Head of Sales at XLink, Celine Thungaveloo, stresses that this doesn’t mean that not embracing migration to online shopping in favour of the in-person experience will bode well for one’s business. Thungaveloo says having a…
Win with Resurgence through Nature with Mantis - Week 6: Dr Konrad Van Staden
Healthy body, healthy mind... It is said that we feel emotions in our bodies. If you experience stress at work, and let’s be honest, midst a global pandemic, we are all more stressed than usual, regardless of our jobs, you need to offset that tension not only through mental stimulation…
Data oortreding in Suid Afrika
Manie van Schalkyk, CEO of SAFPS (Southern African Fraud Prevention Service), verduidelik wat gebeur het met die Departement van Geregtigheid wat onlangs aangekondig het dat dit 'n slagoffer was van 'n kuberaanval sowel as African Bank. Hy bespreek ook wat die Suid -Afrikaanse wet sê oor kubermisdaadgevalle en of kubermisdadigers…
Hoe om jou besigheid suksesvol voor te lê
Pieter du Plessis van GUDGU, verduidelik wat is die belangrikste elemente wat entrepreneurs nodig het om te onthou wat anders is as om jou besigheidsidee persoonlik voor te lê. Hy bespreek ook die geheime formule vir 'n suksesvolle onderneming.
Sars uses third parties to clamp down on non-compliant taxpayers
The South African Revenue Service (Sars) is determined to raise enough taxes to reach the country’s expenditure needs and aim to make use of third parties to do so. This is according to ENS Africa Director, Mansoor Parker, who was unpacking the country’s tax gap on the OFM Business Hour…
#OFMBusinessHour: Be honest about your money habits
The key to being good with your money is honesty especially regarding your spending habits. This is according to GCI Wealth Manager, Natasja Hart, who was on the OFM Business Hour, to speak on what good debt is as compared to bad debt. Hart says good debt tends to be…
Mining and agriculture to be hardest hit by latest tax bills
The cyclical nature of both the mining and agriculture industries places businesses in these industries at risk of being hardest hit by the draft 2021 tax bills which seek to restrict assessed losses for SA businesses. Director at ENS Africa’s tax division, Kristel van Rensburg, explains that the amendments will…
Gas omskakeling n alternatiewe energie opsie vir motoriste
Frank Mac NICOL, Nationale Voorsitter van ARA (Automotive Remanufacturers’ Association), verduidelik hoe kan gas-omskakeling n voordeel wees vir motoriste en ook hoe bekostigbaar is LPG – Liquified Petroleum Gas. Hy bespreek ook of enige werkswinkel n voertuigkan ombou vir gas.
Covid-19 deaths of business executives disrupted day-to-day activities
Often times when we speak of the impact of Covid-19 on businesses we focus on halted trading. Rarely do we speak on the disruption the death of an executive or a strategic partner has on the day-to-day activities/functioning of a business. Rose Nkhasi, the President of the Free State Goldfields…
Win with Resurgence through Nature with Mantis - Week 5: Dr. Konrad van Hagen
Healthy body, healthy mind... It is said that we feel emotions in our bodies. If you experience stress at work, and let’s be honest, midst a global pandemic, we are all more stressed than usual, regardless of our jobs, you need to offset that tension not only through mental stimulation…
Thinking of travelling abroad? Don’t forget your travel insurance
The Covid-19 pandemic has changed everything and made all the things we used to gloss over like travel insurance, all the more important. Old Mutual Insure Spokesperson, Christelle Colman, tells the OFM Business Hour how important travel insurance is and gets into other precautions prospective travelers must take when considering…
Tourism sector losses R164bn
South Africa’s tourism sector lost an estimated R164 billion in spending by domestic and inbound visitors to the country in 2020 because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Blessing Manale, the spokesperson for the Tourism department, discusses some of the major challenges that the tourism sector has been facing over the last…
Behoefte bepaling vir aftree beplanning
Marius Ferreira, finansiële adviseur, verduidelik waarom dit so belangrik is om vir jou aftrede te beplan en hoe jy so gou as moontlik vir juu aftrede kan begin beplan. Hy bespreek ook of jy jou aftreeplan moet aanpas, en of daar iemand is wat jou kan help met die ingewikkelde…
New PAIA regulations places more responsibility on information officers’ shoulders
The latest published regulations pertaining to the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) places more responsibilities on information officers’ already burdened shoulders. According to Era Gunning from ENS Africa’s Banking and Finance Department these new PAIA Regulations, among other things, places a duty on the Information Regulator to publish…
Geheime formule vir 'n huislening
Mariena Cloete, Ooba huisleenings spanleier, verduidelik wat is die huidige goedkeuringskoerse vir huislenings en hoe belangrik dit is om soveel as moontlik te spaar vir 'n deposito. Sy deel ook 'n paar wenke wat jou kan help om jou huislening goedgekeur te kry.
You need to review your will annually
Setting up your will alone isn’t enough with respect to real estate planning. You also need to review said will annually to accommodate changes in your life. This is according to Coreen van der Merwe, the Director of Sovereign Trust SA Limited who was on the OFM business hour to…
Win with Resurgence through Nature with Mantis - Week 4 - Dr Emrie Van Staden
According to a 2017 study, conducted by SADAG on ‘Mental Health and Stigma in the Workplace’, 72% of the surveyed people said that mental illness was affecting their work performance and that their attempts to seek an understanding from their superiors were generally futile since 69% of them displayed indifference…
Covid-19 has brought mental health in the workplace under scrutiny
The Covid-19 pandemic has brought mental health/wellness in the workplace under intense scrutiny. Marketing Director at Infection Products, Annette Devenish, tells the OFM Business Hour, that she doesn’t believe enough is being done to prioritize mental health in South Africa, even though Covid-19 has made us more tolerant and empathetic…
Gasomskakeling 'n werklikheid vir SA motors
Attie Serfontein, Nationale Direkteur van ARA (Automotive Remanufacturers' Association), verduidelik waar het die gas-omskakeling projek vir ARA begin en hoekom dit so noodsaaklik is. Hy verduidelik ook die geleenthede wat voorlê ten opsigte van werkskepping en verduidelik of die wêreld genoeg gasreserwes het.