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Here are a few reasons why international and local clients keep coming back, and how businesses can build long-lasting relationships through service and consistency.

Recent court decisions in the construction and engineering sector have reinforced the importance of properly identifying individuals responsible for unlawful conduct before seeking an interdict. Broad allegations against undefined groups may weaken urgent court applications and prevent relief from being granted.

Because here is the uncomfortable truth most KwaZulu-Natal business owners are still ducking, you cannot improve what you do not measure, you cannot defend what you cannot prove, and you certainly cannot scale what you cannot see.

Poor spelling, suspicious emails from foreign princes and impossible lottery winnings tended to raise enough red flags for most people to walk away. Today, fraud has evolved into something far more sophisticated, personal and sinister.

As the first African International President in Toastmasters’ 100-year history, Aletta conceptualised this grand vision from her roots and experience right here on the continent.

One day it is bright and hot, the sun beating down with extreme humidity. And the next day? Cold like when it snowed on Drakensberg. As such, it is important to get to work in a car that manages every adolescent phase of the Durban weather, with strong air-conditioning to handle those humid days, and cozy heating to handle those cold rainy days too. And the Suzuki DZire? Well, let’s just say climate control is only scratching the surface of the positives about this car.

Research consistently shows that people don’t leave companies. They leave managers. They leave environments where no one has clearly defined what good performance looks like, where they never receive meaningful feedback until something goes wrong, where meetings are chaotic or don’t happen at all, and where they feel invisible.

Now, owners Leon and Colleen Roux are bringing something new, warm, and wonderfully inviting to the neighbourhood with the official opening of Vovo telo Bakery and Café.

SARS auto-assessments open in July. Millions of South Africans will hit ‘accept’ without reading a word. Some of them will regret it.

In the world of eventing, success often depends on reliability, flexibility and presentation. Whether it is a wedding, corporate function, music festival, sporting event or community gathering, the quality of the venue infrastructure can shape the entire experience. This is why more event professionals, venue owners and entrepreneurs are recognising the long-term value of investing in their own tents rather than relying on repeated rentals.

Property practitioner and Tyson Properties Howick franchise owner, Lise van Zuydam, built her thriving real estate career by doing things differently – starting with mastering the admin side of the business and culminating in taking multi-million-rand hospitality properties and 450-hectare farms to market.

A healthy smile is about far more than just teeth. A child’s oral health can affect their confidence, speech development, nutrition, sleep, and overall well-being. That is why paediatric dentistry plays such an important role in helping children grow up healthy, comfortable, and confident.

KwaZulu-Natal’s automotive sector has been urged to establish robust leadership pipelines to remain competitive, stable, and sustainable.

The establishment of the Presidential eThekwini Working Group (PeWG) in 2024 marked a decisive step towards addressing service delivery challenges and declining business confidence that had impacted Durban’s economic and tourism performance. Formed following engagement between President Cyril Ramaphosa, business leaders and key stakeholders, the PeWG was created to drive co-ordinated interventions across all three spheres of government, the private sector and civil society.

The world of auditing is experiencing an unprecedented transformation, and EY is at the forefront with its “Future of Audit. Now.” initiative.

This article focuses on key BCEA considerations relating to overtime. Bear in mind that a different position may apply where a sectoral determination or a bargaining council main agreement is applicable to the employer.

From the sugar fields of Tongaat to the leadership corridors of KwaZulu-Natal’s public institutions, Logie Naidoo’s story is one of resilience, service and transformation. A former deputy mayor and speaker of the house of the eThekwini Municipality, and now a board member of Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife, Logie has spent decades helping shape the province’s economic and social landscape.