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Skilled workers demand better benefits

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Skilled workers are realising how valuable they are and are demanding more than a generic remuneration package with set benefits. Legal action looms over the proposed ban on cannabis products. A look at how realtime payments are transforming the South African economy. And how small steel producers are helping to curb carbon emissions.

24 Mar 2025 6AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

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