Date: 11 October 2022
Time: 09:30 for 10:00 – 13:00
Venue: Riverside Conference Centre, 10 Kenneth Kaunda Rd, Durban North, Durban



Please join Productivity SA in partnership with the Department of Trade, Industry a...

The Centre Manager of Limpopo Jewellery Business Incubator, Ms Tessa Ngobeni whose jewellery business is one of the beneficiaries for the Workplace Challenge (WPC) programme through the Kaizen competitive business strategy, say...

Productivity SA heads to Cameroon to promote productivity improvement.



The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Productivity SA, Mr Mothunye Mothiba will address delegates at the Africa Kaizen Annual Conference (AKAC) 2022 to b...

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) in partnership with Productivity SA, and Limpopo Department of Economic Development, Environment and Tourism (LEDET) will host the second leg of a milestone workshop ...

The Productivity SA Annual General Meeting was held today, Friday, 16 September 2022 in Midrand under the chairmanship of Prof. Mthunzi Mdwaba. Speaking at the AGM, the Chairman of Productivity SA board, Prof. Mthunzi Mdwaba sa...

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic), in partnership with Productivity SA, Gauteng Department of Economic Development, Gauteng Growth and Development Agency (GGDA) and Gauteng Enterprise Propeller (GEP) ...

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Productivity SA, Mr Mothunye Mothiba will address delegates at the Productivity Summit hosted in Zimbabwe by the Zimbabwe National Productivity Institute on 29 June 2022. The Productivity SA...

South Africa’s international competitiveness ranking improved to 60 in 2022 from 62 in 2021. The latest improvement in the World competitiveness ranking flows from 4 consecutive years of decline since 2018. This is accord...

South Africa hosted the 5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour during 15 – 20 May 2022, formally launched by the Employment and Labour Minister Nxesi, in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal Province, for the first tim...

South Africans are commemorating the 2022 Youth month and International Productivity Day on 20 June 2022.



1. Introduction


South Africans are commemorating the 2022 Youth Day and Month (June) and International Productivit...

The Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) entity tasked with promoting productivity and employment creation, Productivity SA will launch the Switzerland 's Institute of Management Development (IMD) 's 2022 World Competitive...

25 APRIL 2022



The South African entity tasked with promoting employment growth in South Africa, Productivity SA, has collaborated with Malawi 's Technical, Entrepreneurial and Vocational Education and Training Authority (TE...

24 MARCH 2022


A bid to up business growth in KwaZulu-Natal


The KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs (EDTEA) MEC, Mr Ravi Pillay, has made an impassioned call to busines...

A programme to improve businesses’ productivity capacity in Limpopo


To : Members of the media
Date : 15 February 2021


The department of Economic Development, Environment and Tourism, has entered into a multi-party a...

15 December 2021




Productivity SA, an entity of the Department of Employment and Labour (DEL), with a mandate to promote employment growth and productivity has released the 2021 National Productivity Statistics. Productivit...

Two successive years since March 2020, South Africa is still gripped by a series of Covid-19 viruses that morphs at will and has put a spanner in the works of our attempts to transform our economy to be relevant, as the world o...

September 14, 2021 - South Africa today formally nominated and lodged papers for Professor Mthunzi Perry-Mason Mdwaba to run as the next Director General of the International Labour Organisation (ILO).

As if being a country with its back against the wass as it fights the highly contagious Delta variant of the Corona virus is not challenging enough, SA has been hot with something of a double whammy as it sees its competitivene...

Die COVID-19 pandemie kan nie regtig as verskoning gebruik word waarom Suid-Afrika se mededingendheid vanjaar so agteruitgegaan het nie.

The Institute for Management Development (IMD) has published its World Competitiveness Yearbook, providing a global reference point on the competitiveness of countries.

Deputy Minister of Employment and Labour Boitumelo Moloi said on Wednesday that while the Covid-19 pandemic has been catastrophic, it has, in many ways, presented a lot of economic reset opportunities in the process.

SA is at the bottom of the pile on so many global tables that matter, but when it comes to these, it’s at the top.

Die COVID-19 pandemie kan nie regtig as verskoning gebruik word waarom Suid-Afrika se mededingendheid vanjaar so agteruitgegaan het nie.

South Africa’s competitiveness dropped 6 places between 2019 and 2021 according to the latest World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY) by the Swiss based Institute of Management Development (IMD).

Businesses who were on the verge of retrenching their employees due to the fact that they are struggling to stay afloat will get relief through a strengthened Employer/ Employee Relief Scheme (TERS).

Businesses that were on the verge of retrenching their employees as a result of struggling to stay afloat amid the Covid-19 pandemic will now get relief through a strengthened Employer/ Employee Relief Scheme (Ters).

Labour minister Thulas Nxesi said on Friday his department's budget for the 2021/22 financial year had shrunk by R351m to R3.5bn.

“The major reductions made by the department are R213m from compensation of employees and...

The City of Cape Town has partnered with Productivity SA to implement the Productivity Efficiency Programme for local small businesses.

Deputy Minister of Employment and Labour Boitumelo Moloi said on Wednesday that while the Covid-19 pandemic has been catastrophic, it has, in many ways, presented a lot of economic reset opportunities in the process.

The Institute for Management Development (IMD) has published its World Competitiveness Yearbook, providing a global reference point on the competitiveness of countries.

Pandemic has presented ‘economic reset’ opportunities Deputy Minister of Employment and Labour Boitumelo Moloi said on Wednesday that while the Covid-19 pandemic has been catastrophic,

SA is at the bottom of the pile on so many global tables that matter, but when it comes to these, it’s at the top

Printing SA’s recent CEO breakfast took place at the Kyocera South Africa offices in Midrand and was live streamed via YouTube.

South Africans working from home say the load shedding forced many of them to return to the office, putting them at risk of contracting the coronavirus amid a third wave in the country.

Several organisations are demonstrating outside the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration's (CCMA) offices, calling for, among other things, walk-ins to be brought back at facilities.

Programmes include the Small Business Incubation and Development Project, where the City provides local business incubators with funding, facilities, and business development workshops.

Retrenchments in South Africa are rife. We have the highest unemployment in the world, and our labour regulatory system did not support job creation.

Welcome to the future of South Africa where there is a strong economic value chain - proudly powered by South Africans. Imagine it - companies driving economic impact by doing good business.

Welcome to the future of South Africa where there is a strong economic value chain - proudly powered by South Africans. Imagine it - companies driving economic impact by doing good business.

Productivity SA Chief Executive Officer, Mr Mothunye Mothiba, welcome speech at the launch of the South African chapter of the World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY) on 23 June 2021

Virtual Launch of the 2021 South African Chapter of the IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook Report 23.06.2021
Keynote address: Ms Boitumelo Moloi MP Deputy Minister of Employment and Labour.

Yesterday, 20th June was World Productivity Day, in which for two successive years people across the globe celebrate productivity grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic which is devastating the socio-economic and labour market sy...

17 JUNE 2021




South Africa’s international competitiveness ranking has dropped further in 2021 to 62, out of 64 countries according to the 2021 World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY) produced by the Swiss based Institut...

The Transnet Enterprise and Supplier Development Department has partnered with Productivity SA since 2014 to support enterprises with business development and services. The Transnet Enterprise and Supplier Development Programme...

Printing SA’s recent CEO breakfast took place at the Kyocera South Africa offices in Midrand and was live streamed via YouTube. The hybrid event was held in partnership with Productivity SA and proudly hosted by Kyocera S...

Inputs by the Chief Executive Officer of Productivity SA, Mr Mothunye Mothiba, at the occasion of Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) Programme Knowledge Sharing Webinar

Boosting the SCORE on Better Working Conditions and Improved Productivity in SA's Clothing and Textile Manufacturing Sector. A webinar on learnings and possible solutions from a breakthrough international pilot project

Guest Speaker Remarks by Dr Joni Musabayana, ILO Director, DWT/CO Pretoria

Deputy Minister Boitumelo Moloi’s speaking notes - Virtual Productivity and Competitiveness Symposium

Mr Dragan Radic Presentation - Building back better micro and small enterprises and resilient market systems during crisis and post Covid 19

Speech by the Chairman of Productivity SA, Prof Mthunzi Mdwaba, at the occasion of the Productivity and Competitiveness Virtual Symposium.

Commentary by the Business Day published on 20 November 2020 lamenting the CCMA budget cut asserts that, “Productivity SA is one of several insignificant and ineffective agencies of the Department of Employment and Labour...

Productivity SA declared October as Productivity Month in South Africa in 2008. It is key for Productivity Month to be recognised as a government-wide programme galvanising all South Africans to celebrate same, as well as the P...

Keynote Address by Honourable Mr. Abraham Vosloo, MEC for Finance, Economic Development and Tourism, on the occasion of Northern Cape Workplace Challenge Webminar: “Unlocking South Africa’s productivity potential fo...

There is an age old adage that goes more or less like “if you give a hungry person fish today, tomorrow he/she will come back for more, but if you teach a person how to catch fish, tomorrow he/she will not come back to yo...

As is the case each year, Productivity Month once again served as the opportune time to have hosted the 2020 Limpopo Productivity Awards.

Economic growth beyond COVID-19 with an emphasis on Productivity, Competitiveness and Sustainable Growth to create decent jobs and preserve existing ones.
Keynote address to Productivity SA webinar to mark October 2020 as &lsqu...

The North-West University School of Business and Governance ‘s Professor Raymond Parsons,  will headline a Productivity and Competitiveness Seminar scheduled to take place this week with the aim of assisting South Af...

South Africa needs to urgently improve its productivity which is a driver of sustained competitiveness and economic growth in order to ameliorate the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.  This is one of the recommendations co...

Productivity Month is a yearly campaign and its objective is to promote the importance of productivity and inculcate a sense of competitiveness in every South African. The purpose of the month is to highlight the importance of ...

Address by Productivity SA Chief executive officer (CEO), Mr Mothunye Mothiba to staff at the occasion of the launch of the Productivity month, 1 October 2020

Programme Director, Ms Lalane Janse van Rensburg;
The Chairman of ...

PRODUCTIVITY SA CEO, MR MOTHUNYE MOTHIBA'S, WELCOME ADDRESS AT THE OCCASION OF PRODUCTIVITY SA WORKPLACE CHALLENGE MILESTONE (VIRTUAL) EVENT FOR MPUMALANGA PROVINCE HELD ON THE 11TH SEPTEMBER 2020

On Saturday 20th June 2020, Productivity SA along with the global Productivity Movement fraternity celebrated the World Productivity Day 2020. Unfortunately, World Productivity Day was observed at the height the national lockdo...

Productivity SA and SEDA Mpumalanga have lauded the great results achieved by Black Owned companies in the Forestry industry in Nelspruit with implementation of Productivity SA’s Workplace Challenge Programme and Kaizen M...

Programme Director
The Honourable Deputy Minister of Employment and Labour, Honourable Boitumelo Moloi
Leadership of organised business and organised labour
All strategic partners who are present
My fellow Productivity SA Bo...

A Spotlight on Business Turnaround and Recovery Webinar

Productivity SA is calling for partnerships with service providers to render services to Productivity SA’s Business Turnaround and Recovery programme, an initiative funded by the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF).

The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) has pledged R104 million to Productivity SA for the job saving programme Business Turnaround and Recovery Programme (formerly known as the Turnaround Solutions Programme).  The Busines...

The Minister of Employment and Labour, Mr. Thulas Nxesi will address Productivity SA Launch of  Switzerland 's Institute of Management Development (IMD) 's 2020 World Competitiveness Yearbook Survey (WCY).
The WCY ranking...

Productivity SA, a public entity of the Department of Employment and Labour which carries the responsibility to fulfil an economic or social mandate of government, to promote employment growth and productivity thereby contribut...

The University of the Western Cape (UWC) and Productivity SA have embarked on a joint research project to conduct research on productivity and decent work in South Africa.  The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Productivity...

The entity tasked with promoting employment growth in South Africa, Productivity SA, has released a document detailing a way forward for South Africa ‘s economic growth beyond the Covid-19 pandemic. The Chairman of Produc...

Following World Productivity Day on 20 June, Professor Mthunzi Mdwaba, IOE Vice President to the International Labour Organisation and Chairperson of the Board of Productivity South Africa, calls for more ambitious work-related...

Faced with sluggish economic growth and in the mist of the global Covid-19 pandemic, South Africa has hit its lowest global competitiveness ranking according to the latest World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY) compiled by Switze...

With youth unemployment sitting at 58% in South Africa, Productivity SA, the government entity mandated to promote employment growth and productivity in South Africa, has been appointed to manage the Itukise Internship for Unem...

South Africa’s economic recovery plan beyond the COVID-19 pandemic: a strategy to unlock her productivity potential for improved competitiveness and sustainable economic growth


South Africa’s socio-economic and i...

AGM Chairman Speech - 11 October 2019

ILO REGIONAL DIRECTOR KEY NOTE ADDRESS-Productivity Awards 19th Oct 2018 CSO

WELCOME ADDRESS NATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY AWARDS 2016

PRODUCTIVITY SA CHAIRMAN Awards Speech 2019

National Productivity Awards Minister Speech 2017

Keynote Address  Deputy Minister   2016

Productivity SA Gala Awards dinner 2019

 


Productivity SA Annual General Meeting Keynote Address: TW Nxesi MP, Minister of Employment and Labour

 


PRODUCTIVITY SA PUTS MEASURES IN PLACE FOR COVID-19 LOCKDOWN AND WISHES YOU WELL DURING THIS PERIOD


 


The Coronavirus known as COVID-19 has now permeated all parts of the world and is having a significant i...

RE: Productivity SA puts measures in place for Covid-19 lockdown


Covid-19 has now spread to most parts of the world and is having a significant impact on the way society operates, works and lives.


The Chief Executive Offi...

Gauteng Enterprise Propeller in partnership with Productivity South Africa invites Majority
black owned (Male, Female, Youth, Disabled) minimum 51% ownership in the following
Manufacturing and Service support sub-sectors : loco...

GEP Call for Applications Manufacturing Programme Website Nov 2019

A strong economy and job creation can only be created on the back of non-tolerance to corruption, said Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi.

The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration said in its annual report for the 2018/19 financial year that it was working with various organisations under government to stem what it called a continued massive loss...

The Productivity Awards aim to inspire, promote productivity across all industries, raise awareness, promote SA’s highly-specialised programmes, and assist struggling companies to increase South Africa’s competitive...

A strong economy and job creation can only be created on the back of non-tolerance to corruption, said Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi.

Employers who feel they cannot afford to pay their workers the national minimum wage should not simply sit back and pay what they can afford.

MIDRAND – Minister for Employement and Labour, Thulas Nxesi says that a strong economy and job creation can only be created on the back of non-tolerance to corruption. The Minister of Employment and Labour Minister, Thula...

The survey says low economic growth, unemployment and a steep public debt interest payments pose serious bottlenecks for the country’s growth.


 

South Africa’s JSE-listed technology company Altron is invested in telecommunications and information technology, offering ICT services in the areas of cybersecurity, software security solutions, business process outsourc...

THREE deserving Eastern Cape companies walked away with awards at the annual Eastern Cape Regional Productivity Awards held at Red Ribbon Papers in King Williams Town on Friday, 21 June 2019.

Public Entities key to economic development and job creation � Employment and Labour DG, Lamati

Six Free State entrepreneurs who won Productivity SA Awards provincially competed for this year’s national titles at the final held in Johannesburg, last Thursday (17/10).

They qualified for the final nationally by winni...

The entire department attended the International Labour Organisation’s centenary conference, at a cost to taxpayers of R3.5m.

The Minister of Employment and Labour, Thulas Nxesi will address the Annual General Meeting(AGM) to be held by the entity responsible for promoting employment growth and productivity within South Africa, Productivity SA.

CCMA director Cameron Morajane told journalists in Johannesburg on Monday that the dispute resolution body's cases jumped to 193 732 during the period from 186 902 in the previous year. Photo: Dimpho Maja/African Ne...

Productivity SA explained that the decline was due to workplace and macroeconomic issues.

Bloemfontein: Productivity SA hosted the Free State Regional awards at Bon Hotel, Bloemfontein, on the 26 September 2019.

False Bay TVET College, Centre for Entrepreneurship/Rapid Incubator (CFE/RI) is the proud recipient of the Productivity SA Western Cape Regional Award in the Public Sector category.

Ad mists a flailing economy; South Africa has notched a credible increase in Capital economy. However, despite the increase in Capital economy, Labour productivity and Multifactor productivity recorded a decline in growth in th...

MMC for Economic Development, Leah Knott, encouraged small businesses and young entrepreneurs to visit the centre at the multi-purpose centre on 8th Avenue.

As part of Productivity Month Productivity SA celebrated the National Productivity Awards at a gala dinner that was held at Emperor’s Palace in Ekurhuleni on the 17th October 2019.

October is Productivity Month and the government entity tasked with promoting and enhancing productivity within South African enterprises, Productivity SA, kicked off the Productivity Month by conferring productivity awards to ...

Ad mists a flailing economy; South Africa has notched a credible increase in Capital economy. However, despite the increase in Capital economy, Labour productivity and Multifactor productivity recorded a decline in growth in th...

A South African company, ANAX Logistics, established in 2007 as a Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) and started off with only 5 employees has grown to now employ 260 people and has been selected by the Japan International Coope...

June is youth month in SA and as various bodies of society commemorate this moment, it is disheartninf that youth employment is as a staggering 55% and it is reported to be among the highest in the world. 

South Africa’s global competitiveness ranking has undergone a significant drop with Real GDP growth per capita recording negative growth. This is a significant drop from 2018 global competitiveness whereby South Africa re...

Ethiopia is currently building what will be the largest hydroelectric power plant on the African continent once complete. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) will be the 7th largest dam in the world and ties in seamlessl...

Africa is traditionally seen as a continent beset with strife, turmoil and economic hardships that are largely but not solely borne out of challenges brought about by decades of colonialism.

The colonialism of Africa follows t...

It is not often you see employees from the services and manufacturing sector donning their best garb and outshining each other in a bid to grab the trophy for the best performer. This scenario is generally reserved for the more...

The 2018 Jobs Summit was held on 4 and 5 October at the Gallagher Estate Convention Centre in Johannesburg. Government, business, labour and community organisations came together over these two days to discuss job creation as w...

At the two-day event, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa gave an opening address. During his address, he said that unemployment is the greatest challenge facing South Africa at this moment in its history.

Productivity SA is responsible for developing three key programmes that are focused on solving common workplace challenges that hinder productivity.

South Africa’s unemployment rate is currently sitting at 27,2%. That is one of the highest unemployment rates in the world.

Improving the levels of productivity and innovation are the most efficient way to realise the average GDP growth rate, employment growth and business efficiency, as well as reducing the cost of doing business.

During productivity month, we strive to mobilise South Africans to join the productivity movement as ambassadors, as well as to inculcate a productivity culture and mindset in all that we do as a country and society.


It is w...

October marks Productivity Month in South Africa. The theme for the 2018 Productivity Month is “Productivity: a catalyst for competitiveness and sustainable growth and development”.

South Africa has dropped a notch in its overall competitiveness. This is according to The 2017 Institute for Management Development (IMD) World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY). For 2017 South Africa has been rated 53 out of 63 c...

South Africa has dropped a notch in its overall competitiveness. This is according to The 2017 Institute for Management Development (IMD) World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY). For 2017 South Africa has been rated 53 out of 63 c...

Competition within the workplace and in most spheres of life provides a catalyst to achieving outcomes. In essence, human beings perform at a higher level in the presence of competition than in its absence.

OPERATION Phakisa is a presidential, results-driven initiative, involving setting clear plans and targets, on-going monitoring of progress and making these results public. Inspired by the "Big Fast Results" methodology successf...

A WOMAN saunters through the mall window shopping and a handbag catches her eye. She must have it. The bag costs $86 but she has to pay in South African rands. If the exchange rate is eight US cents to RI, how much does the bag...

PRODUCTIVITY is generally defined according to the narrow confines of the ratio of what we produce (outputs) to the resources we use in the production (inputs). In South Africa, productivity is closely linked with the need to i...

IN ABOUT a fortnight, we will be celebrating Human Rights Day. The commemoration on March 21 is primarily linked to the Sharpeville massacre but over the years it has come to epitomise a celebration of human rights and is obser...

IT IS said that charity begins at home and this is one phrase that South Africa has to embrace wholeheartedly in order to enable local economic growth. Many a pundit has lamented the incline in taxes. However the sobering reali...

THERE is a saying that one cannot be an artist without creativity. Is this far-fetched? Can we work to become innovative, if we do not have what it takes? Before continuing on the subject of innovation, it is helpful to look at...

"LEAVE your worries at the doorstep." How many of us have heard that phrase reverberate through the hallways of the workplace as employee and employer alike seek to trudge on and be productive - despite the underlying personal ...

IN THE past two weeks celebrations have been aplenty as many welcomed the dawn of the New Year. Since time immemorial the start of a fresh year is characterised by optimism all round and the glass ceases to be half empty and wi...

"LEAVE your worries at the doorstep." How many of us have heard that phrase reverberate amongst the hallways of the workplace as employee and employer alike seek to trudge on and be productive despite underlying personal challe...

IF ONE were to approach the average person and pose the question - what is the role of unions or management in the workplace, the most likely answer would be to negotiate salary increases. Over time and since the advent of a de...

ACCORDING to statistics released by Productivity SA, the average annual growth rate in the mining and quarrying sector during 2009-10 stood at 5.7%. For the 2012-13 period, the growth rate dropped to 3.1%. The apparent decline ...

BRAND South Africa has provided information detailing on how South Africa continues to excel as a prime tourist destination. According to Brand SA, several hospitality and tourist attractions have received accolades at the worl...

THE notion that employees are tools that merely deliver the bottom line has been dispelled in the modern workplace. Subscribing to a model that says that the company is only owned by the people who finance it is no longer relev...

THE release of the Productivity Statistics 2013 has seen a mixed bag of results, with some sectors performing dismally while others moved a notch upwards. One of the positive performers has been the transport sector.

EMPLOYEE recognition is the timely, informal or formal acknowledgement of a person's or a team's behaviour, effort or business result that supports the organisation's goals and values, and which has clearly been beyond normal e...

FOR those of us who are a bit long in the tooth, the Latin phrase, "hens Sana in Corpore Sano", translated as, "a sound mind in a healthy body" may easily ring a bell. It is a phrase that was commonly used in schools to encoura...

Read more on strategies that you can implement to enhance teamwork in business. Reach individual, team and organisational objectives by implementing an effective organisational strategy.

"THINGS which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least," lamented late 18th-century German writer and philosopher Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Many a philosopher believes that what is more important in...

THE soccer World Cup concluded recently following an avalanche of goals, shock losses and a win for Germany. Since the spectacle came to an end, many coaches have faced the chop with Brazilian coach Louis Felipe Scolari's capit...

COMPANIES all around the globe find themselves in a different world from a few years ago. They are faced with a market with different demands, a workforce with different needs and a game with new players. For these companies to...

This view is supported by data showing that construction activities recorded the highest growth rate of 4.9% in the first quarter of 2014 VANITY or the excessive belief in one's own abilities or attractiveness is not something ...

THE five priorities of the South African government are outlined succinctly as education, health, crime prevention, rural development and creation of decent work. Of the five priorities that underpin the South African strategy,...

The quality of education has recently come under renewed scrutiny. What may have driven the upsurge could be the various international comparisons and competitiveness indices used to rank the country's education level.

THE education system needs to change with the times. Technology is a key driver for the improvement of productivity at large. The impact of technology should be deemed imperative to our education system as pupils in remote area...

ONE of the key reasons pupils embarked on the mass march that culminated in the tragedy that became June 16, 1976 was to fight for their right to get an education that would enable them to perform excellently at school. One of ...

THE recent release of the World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY) 2014 by the Switzerland's Institute of Management Development has called for scrutiny in terms of what South Africa's performance actually means. As widely covered ...

IN WHAT might put a smile on the faces of most captains of industry and government, South Africa has improved its overall competitiveness according to results released by the World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY) 2014. However b...

COMPETITIVENESS is a field of economic theory that analyses the facts and policies shaping the ability of a nation to create and maintain an environment that sustains value creation for its enterprises and more prosperity for i...

The importance of tourism to both developing and developed nations cannot be overstated, yet this industry was hardest hit by die Covid-19 pandemic. The tourism sector, that once generated more jobs than other industries, now s...

IN 2011, South Africa's unemployment rate stood at 24.9%, up from 22.9% in 2008, on the eve of the recession. A new youth programme hopes to redress this. Also in 2011, 42% of South Africans under 30 were unemployed, as compare...

THE productivity of individuals may be reflected in employment rates, wage rates, stability of employment and job satisfaction. The productivity of enterprises in addition to output per worker, may be measured in terms of marke...

Talking Productivity MEN'S and women's roles in society have come quite a long way from the days of hunting and gathering; but they are still transforming dramatically. Women have until recently been seen as fulfilling the role...

Each year South Africa celebrates Human Rights Day on the 21st March. Globally Human Rights Day is celebrated on the 10th December in line with the United Nations General Assembly's adoption and proclamation of the Universal De...

BY DEFINITION, social dialogue is referred to as communication activity involving social partners. The aim of the communication or dialogue is to influence the arrangement and development of work related issues. In certain quar...

THE subject of water productivity is at the centre of both the private and public sectors. The public sector is responsible for providing sustainable, secure and safe water to all users in South Africa, as enshrined in the Cons...

PRODUCTIVITY sometimes sounds or seems like a very technical term and that most likely leaves the impression on people that it cannot be achieved through simple things that we embark on in our everyday life. To the contrary, pr...

PRODUCTIVITY is, in simple terms, an overall measure of how well the resources (inputs) are utilised to produce goods or services (outputs). Productivity must not only be defined, it must be measured. "What you cannot measure, ...

PRODUCTIVITY must become a household name even though it means different things to different people. It can range from efficiency to effectiveness, to rates of turnover and absenteeism, to output of measures, consumer satisfact...

THE first week of October marks the beginning of Productivity Month in South Africa. Productivity Month was first launched over a decade ago by Productivity SA and was incepted by the then labour minister, Membathisi Mdladlana....

GREEN productivity, according to the Asian Productivity Organisation (APO), is a strategy for simultaneously enhancing productivity and environmental performance for overall socioeconomic development that leads to sustained imp...

In any event graced by business, labour and government, companies adjudged to be the most productive in 2015 by Productivity SA were bestowed with awards and accolades. The National Productivity Awards were held at the Emperors...

Productivity SA, held an awards ceremony to recognise the winners of the North West Regional Productivity Awards on the 9th of September 2015 at the Rustenburg Civic Centre.

The entity responsible for promoting productivity within South Africa, Productivity SA, held an awards ceremony to recognise the winners of the Western Cape Regional Productivity Awards yesterday, the 31st August 2015 at the NH...

Productivity SA, held an awards ceremony to recognise the winners of the Limpopo Regional Productivity Awards.

South Africa has taken a drop in its overall competitiveness. The 2015 Institute for Management Development (IMD) World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY) shows that South Africa dropped slightly from 52 in 2014 to 53 in 2015, the ...

Productivity SA is launching a Social Development programme of Productivity Values, which is a beginning of a series of Continuous Productivity Improvement Performance projects in support of the School.