Seifsa, unions ink three-year wage agreement
For the first time in a decade, the metals and engineering sector has settled a three-year wage agreement without resorting to industrial action, the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of...
View ArticleInfrastructure key to unlocking trade and value chains across SADC region
It is common cause that industrialisation across the Southern African Development Community (SADC) is key to diversifying the regional economy away from its current reliance on export of raw...
View ArticleGhana procurement agency appoints SA-linked supply chain specialist
The University of South Africa (Unisa) Graduate School of Business Leadership’s (SBL’s) first-ever professor extraordinaire for supply and value chain management in Africa Professor Douglas Boateng has...
View ArticleFire risk assessments ideal to improve fire risk management
Fire risk assessments are the ideal way to develop and improve fire risk management, from documenting findings, categorisation of risk areas, recommendations or requirements for improvement as well as...
View ArticleAuditors trained to assess hazardous materials transport
South African chemical industry representative organisation the Chemical and Allied Industries’ Association (CAIA) is embarking on the training of “much-needed” auditors to assess the safety of...
View ArticleAbundant skills development in bus transport
The Southern African Bus Operators’ Association (Saboa) and the Transport Education Training Authority (Teta) are working towards combatting the lack of skills development and training in South...
View ArticleMore holistic view of transformation in built environment sector needed
The skills pipeline in the built environment is a key enabler for transformation in the industry, with a holistic approach to tackling transformative ambitions key to breaking the barriers of the...
View ArticleZuma receives higher education report from Heher Commission
President Jacob Zuma has received the final report of the Heher Commission on the feasibility of free higher education and would make it public in due course, his office said on Thursday. “The...
View ArticleRadebe calls for acceleration in achieving 2030 Agenda for SDGs, support from...
Countries worldwide are facing many substantial challenges at this critical juncture in history. Therefore, there is a vital need to ensure accelerated inclusive growth to achieve the 17 sustainable...
View ArticleLocal aviation industry needs to be technology ready
With commercial aviation a market that is rapidly growing globally, aviation components supplier Aerosud Aviation MD Johan Steyn says there is a need to stay abreast of technological advancements if...
View ArticleInternational summit features young industry professionals
This year, the Young Professional Forum, initiated by the Aerospace Industry Support Initiative (AISI), will be held alongside the International Forum for Aviation Research’s open session that will...
View ArticleIndustry support evident despite challenges
Although the lack of meaningful government involvement has been one of the biggest challenges in the industry, the Aeronautical Society of South Africa (AeSSA) still get support from the Aerospace...
View ArticleBlack industrialist bemoans lack of government support
Engineering and fabrication company Oro Projects is struggling to make headway in the engineering and fabrication industry, owing to a lack of support from government departments and financial support...
View ArticleZest WEG Group achieves Level 2 BBBEE status
Motor and controls manufacturer WEG subsidiary Zest WEG Group has taken steps to create a broader-based and more sustainable ownership foundation to ensure its compliance with the new Broad-Based Black...
View ArticleNedlac rejects union bias claims
The National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) on Thursday rebuffed claims that it was biased when issuing Section 77 certificates to applying trade unions. Section 77 certificates...
View ArticleSKA Africa partner countries to collaborate on radio astronomy
Following the conclusion of the fourth Ministerial meeting of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Africa partner countries in Accra, Ghana, last month, members of the nine countries, represented by their...
View ArticleSA’s export strategy aims to boost capacity for value-added goods, services...
South Africa's Department of Trade and Industry's (DTI's) Integrated National Export Strategy (INES) to help improve the global competitiveness of South African exporters and tap the export-led...
View ArticleLow-skilled labour plan could provide solution to unemployment challenge
Industrial research and development engineering company Greville Wood Developments (GWD) is awaiting funding to recreate a 1986 manufacturing proof study and farming plan, called the Warrenton Plan,...
View ArticleIndaba seeks to strengthen Africa’s machine learning expertise
International machine learning experts will present the latest theories and practices in deep learning and its applications at the Deep Learning Indaba to be held at the University of the Witwatersrand...
View ArticleCompany champions enterprise development in fledgling waste industry
Skills and socioeconomic development company Bosch Ulwazi launched the first phase of its three-year Enterprise and Supplier Development (ESD) programme in KwaZulu-Natal, in July. The Petroleum and...
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