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Press Releases
| Leaders in productivity receive awards |
Following a stringent adjudication process, the agency tasked by government to promote productivity and
competitiveness in the country, presents the first Productivity SA Awards in the Eastern Cape. |
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| Life begins at forty |
| As Productivity SA enters its 40th year of operation, the president of the Pan African Productivity Association (PAPA), Thembo Lebang last month sent it a letter containing the catchy phrase, ‘life begins at forty’. |
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| Productivity Month 2009 |
| What initially started out as a week in which efforts to create awareness of productivity and competitiveness were intensified, has now developed into a fully-fledged Productivity Month. This has proved to be a landmark in the organisation’s annual campaign. |
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| KZN PRODUCTIVITY AWARDS |
| This prestigious Productivity SA KwaZulu-Natal Productivity Awards honors organisations from the corporate and emerging sectors for their contribution to building KZN economy, thereby contributing towards South Africa’s productive capacity and showcases the productive successes in our country. The aim of the awards is to increase the competitiveness and productivity of South African organisations. |
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| CAPE PRODUCTIVITY AWARDS |
| This prestigious Productivity SA Cape Productivity Awards honours organisations from the corporate, public and emerging sectors for their contribution to building South Africa’s productive capacity and showcases the productive successes in our country. |
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| KZN PRODUCTIVITY AWARDS TO HIGHLIGHT |
| For the first time ever, KwaZulu-Natal will be hosting its very own Productivity Awards that will honour organisations from the corporate, public and emerging sectors for their contribution to building the Province’s productive capacity and will showcase the productive successes in this region. |
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| INITIATIVE TO ADDRESS SCARCE PRODUCTIVITY SKILLS IN AFRICA |
| About thirty delegates from South Africa, Botswana, Nigeria, Zambia, Mauritius and Kenya will as a result of the programme, build up the competencies in the promotion and application of basic Productivity and Quality techniques in their country’s organizations and industries. |
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| Employees wellness vital to productivity |
PALAPYE - The Deputy Chief Executive Officer for the Botswana Housing Corporation Support Services, Mrs Ntoti Mosetlhe has emphasised the need for employees to stay healthy in order to be productive.
Speaking at the BHC Palapye Area Wellness Expo on Monday, Mrs Mosetlhe described the health of employees as vital for staff members to contribute positively to the objectives of their companies. |
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| Educators trained on productivity |
| This is part of the organisation’s Productivity Movement, that aims to turn South Africans into productivity activists and take our beautiful land into a new realm of international competitiveness. Recently, Productivity SA trained more than 250 educators for Mpumalanga and North West provinces on productivity. Productivity SA empowered the teachers so they can be able to practice productivity principles in their own lives and transfer the attitude to the learners. |
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| SOUTH AFRICA’S 2007 STANDING IN WORLD COMPETITIVENESS |
| The release of the 2007 IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook of which Productivity SA is a partner institute reveals a drop in South Africa’s rankings from 38th position to 50th position out of 55 countries. The Yearbook analyses and ranks the ability of nations to create and maintain an environment which sustains the competitiveness of enterprises. |
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| CAPE PRODUCTIVITY AWARDS 2007 INVITATION TO ENTRY |
The prestigious National Productivity Awards ceremony is an annual event recognizing individuals, organizations and communities for their contributions to building South Africa’s productive capacity.
The event is partnered by the Provincial Government of the Western Cape, the Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the IDC and their support in the event’s coverage and increasing the perceived value of the competition is invaluable.
The reaction and quality of entrants from the Western Cape companies has been so outstanding that over the last two years the Regional winners were among the finalists and the winners in the National competition. Closing date for entries is 21 June 2007 |
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| Unleashing the SMME capacity through productivity |
| Small business development has a huge potential to serve as a vehicle towards realizing a better life for all in South Africa. The Small Medium Enterprise (SME) sector absorbs 44% of the formally employed people in the private sector and contributes 32,7% of the country’s GDP, thus the need for improving the productive capacity of SMMEs is viewed by Productivity SA as a critical lever to enhancing organisational competitiveness and growth capacity. For South Africa, the challenge in this regard is to instil a culture of productive behaviour and best productive practices. |
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| SA YOUTH DEVELOPMENT TO BENEFIT FROM MOU |
The National Youth Commission (NYC) and Productivity SA signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday 19 February 2007 as part of a national effort to accelerate youth development and productivity levels in the country.
The agreement was signed by the NYC Chairperson, Nobulumko Nkondo, and Productivity SA Executive Director, Dr Yvonne Dladla, in Midrand. |
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| Diamonds win gold! |
| The gold winners of the 27th annual National Productivity Awards were revealed at a gala event at Gallagher Estates, in Midrand on 29 November 2006. Diamond producer, De Beers Venetia Mine Pty Ltd received gold in the corporate sector category, while the Emerging Sector top honours went to Somerset-West based Invisible Card Company. |
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| Partnership to bolster productivity improvement to African Nations |
| A delegation from the Japan Productivity Centre for Socio-Economic Development (JPC-SED) is currently in the country to discuss a partnership with Productivity SA and Pan African Productivity Organisation (PAPA) that is aimed at increasing the economic development of South Africa and other African nations by promoting productivity improvement, implementing pilot factory consultation activities, and developing the capacity of national productivity organizations. |
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| SA performs well in World Competitiveness Report |
| It was announced today at Productivity SA of South Africa in Midrand, Johannesburg, that South Africa improved from 46th place in 2005, to 44th in 2006, in this years World Competitiveness Report, released by the IMD. The country’s ranking is out of 61 countries. |
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