Industry bodies warn Germany that they need support to fulfil offshore wind...
The VDMA, the largest association for machinery and equipment manufacturers in Europe, has joined other industry associations to warn European countries in general and Germany in particular that...
View ArticleBASF sponsors 40 Lessons skills programme kits for 40 schools
Multinational chemicals company BASF has sponsored coding and robotics concepts project Tangible Africa to provide its 40 Lessons coding kits to 40 schools in South Africa at no cost, and Tangible...
View ArticleGibela calls for applications for 150 university and TVET bursaries for 2023
Train manufacturer the Gibela Rail Consortium is offering 150 bursaries in 2023 in engineering, manufacturing, computer science, supply chain and logistics, and various trade fields at universities and...
View ArticleTVET registrations decrease, female applicants dominate
There were fewer registrations for Ministerial-approved programmes at technical and vocational education and training (TVET) colleges for the 2023 academic year, at 497 032, than there were in 2022,...
View ArticleNew brake series available in sub-Saharan Africa
The new MV industrial brake series from power transmission component manufacturer and distributor RINGSPANN South Africa has an innovative locking mechanism and applies clamping forces of up to 25 000...
View ArticleNew drives added to extensive portfolio
Advanced engineering manufacturer Danfoss has successfully added its IC2 and IC7 drives, released in the final quarter of last year, to its existing VLT and VACON range of drives. The drives will be...
View ArticleRoadmap sets out the critical skills South Africa needs for a just energy...
The South African National Energy Association (Sanea), together with the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), has launched an ‘Energy Skills Roadmap’ for South Africa, highlighting the requisite...
View ArticlePPPs critical to addressing unemployment, skills development
The demand for occupational programmes by both colleges and industry shows that the solution to unemployment as well as producing adequately skilled workers is through public–private partnerships...
View ArticleNational Treasury’s Jobs Fund partners with Sasfin Asset Managers, RBN Fund
The National Treasury’s Jobs Fund has selected Sasfin Asset Managers (SAM) and RBN Fund Managers to create a blended finance investment vehicle that expands small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)...
View ArticleOuta braces for more empty promises from SoNA
Ahead of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s yearly State of the Nation Address (SoNA) on February 9, Organisation Against Tax Abuse (Outa) CEO Wayne Duvenage has warned that empty promises will only deepen...
View ArticleSalga calls for SoNA to address municipal debt recovery, energy crisis
The South African Local Government Association (Salga) has expressed hopes that President Cyril Ramaphosa will address municipal debt recovery, local government funding and the energy crisis as part of...
View ArticleCDH unpacks alternatives to retrenchments amid global downturn
With a global economic downturn and persistent local macroeconomic and energy challenges afoot, employers are feeling the pressure of high input costs and are increasingly considering cost-cutting...
View ArticleNRF, Sasol award research chairs, postdoctoral innovation fellowships
Global chemicals and energy company Sasol and independent statutory body the National Research Foundation (NRF) have established and awarded four jointly-funded South African research chairs. A...
View ArticleGold mines can play a key role in establishing infrastructure for transition...
Mining companies are developing and deploying strategies to reduce climate-related risks in the locations where mines are situated, and the ability for gold mines to self-generate power on a practical...
View ArticleTargeted policies to reverse losses in foundational learning, skills...
The Covid-19 pandemic caused a disruption in human capital at critical moments in the life cycle, derailing the development of millions of children and young people in low- and middle-income countries,...
View ArticleGroup stresses importance of correct lubrication
Industrial products provider BMG stresses that to achieve optimum performance and extended life of components like bearings, mill gear and industrial chain, correct lubrication is as important as the...
View ArticleSouth Africa raises minimum hourly wage by 9.6%
South Africa’s minimum hourly wage will increase by 9.6% to R25.42 from next month. The increase outstrips the central bank’s inflation forecast of 5.4% for the year. The announcement on Tuesday in the...
View ArticleMixed reactions to Godongwana’s Budget speech
Democratic Alliance Shadow Minister of Finance Dion George has criticised Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s Budget speech as a “missed opportunity” for failing to announce sound structural reforms...
View ArticleSeifsa partners with health and safety consultancy
Industry body the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) and occupational health and safety (OHS) consultancy MSHEQ Health and Safety Consultants have partnered to...
View ArticleCHIETA launches blended learning programme for chemical industry welding...
Industry training body the Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority (CHIETA) has launched a blended learning coded welding skills programme that comprises face-to-face, online, welding...
View ArticleGordhan dismisses allegations of micromanaging Eskom staff
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has dismissed what he called “unfounded allegations” by Good Party secretary general Brett Herron that he goes around the Eskom CEO and board to liaise...
View ArticleContinued research makes for better die-cast materials
Steel and technology group Voestalpine boasts a strong footprint in the supply of metals used in various die-casting applications and strives, through continuous research, to further expand its product...
View ArticleFurnace adaptation can greatly reduce emissions
Researchers from the University of Birmingham, in the UK, have designed a novel adaptation for existing iron and steel furnaces that could reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the steelmaking...
View ArticleTen schools to develop prototypes for STEM competition
Ten schools in underserved communities have been selected out of 51 nationally to participate in Phase 2 of electronic equipment multinational Samsung South Africa's Solve for Tomorrow school...
View ArticleNUM backs Mantashe on pro-coal stance
Labour union the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has expressed its support for Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe’s pro-coal stance, alleging “coercion” efforts to move away from...
View ArticleEngineering Ethics in Southern Africa: Theories & Cases – Lorrainne Doherty
The Engineering Ethics in Southern African textbook has been written specifically for engineers in this geographical region. Not only does it provide an overview of moral philosophy and the various...
View ArticleRamaphosa says Electricity Ministry is temporary following outcry around...
President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday that the size of his cabinet should be guided by the needs of the country, as he defended adding an Electricity Ministry to what most politicians see as a...
View ArticleJSE opens virtual trading floors for investment challenge
Virtual trading floors for the JSE’s flagship financial literacy programme – the JSE Investment Challenge – have officially opened as the competition marks a 50-year milestone. Designed to highlight...
View ArticleUCT appoints Daya Reddy as interim vice-chancellor for six months
The University of Cape Town has announced the appointment of Emeritus Professor Daya Reddy as its interim vice-chancellor. The decision was made at a special council meeting last week following...
View ArticleSAWEA launches campaign to highlight sector’s significant employment role
The South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) has launched a campaign to highlight the role that the wind energy industry plays as an employer as South Africa’s Energy Action Plan gains momentum to...
View ArticleSchneider Electric, UJ open 4IR experience room for engineering students
Energy management and automation multinational Schneider Electric and the University of Johannesburg (UJ) Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment have unveiled a Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR)...
View ArticleTechnology speeding up distillation process
Using vacuum cycling technology, local liquor manufacturer Doña Distillery has helped beverage producer and marketer Redford Beverages fast-track the development of its two new proudly South...
View ArticleInitiative sets out to improve tavern experience
Earlier this month, multinational brewing company Heineken South Africa spearheaded the launch of an initiative, Taverns of the Future, at The Spot 1818 in Phiri, Soweto. The Spot 1818 is one of the...
View ArticleExpo advances export potential of food sector
South African Fruit and Vegetables Canners Export Council (SAFVEC) GM Jill Atwood-Palm says the Gulfood Exhibition that took place in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), from February 20 to 24,...
View ArticleUnchanged levy announcement welcomed
In a media statement release last month industry representative The Beverage Association of South Africa (BevSA) on behalf of the industry, said it welcomes Finance Minister Enoch Godogwana 2023 Budget...
View ArticleNutrition programme delivering the goods
South African learners and schools continue to benefit measurably, meaningfully as a result of holistic health and nutrition initiative the Health in Action (HIA) programme. The number of children...
View ArticleJust energy transition to be job-positive, but youth skills and businesses...
South Africa's transition from fossil fuel dependence to a renewable energy-based economy will add more jobs than will be lost in fossil fuel value chains, but the skills that young people have to...
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