Mobile lab for polymer powders launched
Munich-based chemical company Wacker launched a mobile containerised laboratory – MyLab – together with their long-term distributor IMCD in Randburg at the end of November.
View ArticleN2 rehabilitation project to be completed end of this year
The rehabilitation of 7 km of the N2 between Borcherds Quarry Road (M22) and the R300, and the addition of a third lane in both directions, will be completed by the end this year, under the Western...
View ArticleBalancing rules, safety and certification will be key to drone industry success
The regulations and laws governing access to South African air space for remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) are sound and among the “best in the world”, according to Edenvale-based commercial...
View ArticleSouth Africa ranks low on global knowledge index
South Africa has scored 42 points on The Knowledge Project’s first Global Knowledge 100-point Index, against a world average of 47. The index identifies knowledge as an integral part of human life,...
View ArticleImproving quality of life remains key priority, says Zuma
Improving the quality of life of the South African people, especially the poor and the working class, remains a key priority of government, President Jacob Zuma said on Sunday. “Significant strides”...
View ArticleSteinhoff says will have to restate 2015 financial statements
Beleaguered retailing group Steinhoff International Holdings said on Tuesday its 2015 financial statements, in addition to the 2016 accounts, could no longer be relied upon. In a statement, Steinhoff,...
View ArticleUDM wants more details on free higher education in SA
United Democratic Movement (UDM) leader Bantu Holomisa on Tuesday urged South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma to provide full details on funding of free higher education in order to avoid a crisis at the...
View ArticleIEB achieves 98.76% matric pass rate
The Independent Examination Board (IEB) has announced an increase in the pass rate in last year’s National Senior Certificate (NSC) matric examinations to 98.76%, from 98.67% in 2016. There were 11 464...
View ArticleWe have not crossed the Rubicon – Motshekga
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has conceded that more still needs to be done to improve the level of education in South Africa despite a number of gains in the last few years. This comes as...
View ArticleFree tertiary education in SA will be phased in, says higher education minister
South African Higher Education Minister Hlengiwe Mkhize said on Wednesday that free tertiary education will not be implemented immediately, but rather be part of a new system to be phased in over the...
View ArticleZuma free education promise could strain budget, fan protests
President Jacob Zuma stirred a hornet’s nest with his sudden pronouncement of free higher education for the poor last month, raising fears of chaos at universities now facing a barrage of applications...
View ArticleSA ruling party lauds exam results, but opposition, unions not impressed
South Africa’s governing ANC on Friday applauded a higher pass rate from the 2017 school ending examinations, but opposition said the results were much weaker when factoring in a worryingly high...
View ArticleLabour dept urges 2017 EE report filings as deadline looms
With the impending January 15 deadline looming, the Department of Labour (DoL) on Monday urged employers to file their employment equity (EE) online reports. The 2017 EE online and manual reporting...
View ArticleMonash South Africa launches engineering offering
Private higher education institution Monash South Africa (MSA) is extending its academic offering this year by offering engineering within its expanded faculty of business, engineering and technology....
View ArticlePublic engagements on SA's national minimum wage set to resume
The Department of Labour will this week resume its national series on worker engagement about the implementation of the national minimum wage and amendments to labour legislation. The national minimum...
View ArticleTransnet digs heels in over revised wage offer
State-owned rail, port and pipeline company Transnet has tabled a revised – and final – three-year wage offer, as the company reiterates its “difficult” financial situation since ratings agencies...
View ArticleGauteng education dept says it has placed only a fraction of learners for 2018
The Gauteng province’s education department has placed only 2,565 new learners in schools for the 2018 academic year out of 32,935 applicants, provincial head Panyaza Lesufi said on Tuesday....
View ArticleHose company effects transformation, achieves results
Industrial hose and allied products provider Chick Henderson is propagating and successfully executing transformation, and is reaping the benefits of implementing these ideals. Established in 1968,...
View ArticleRecycling rate increases, boding well for environment
The latest plastics recycling figures released by industry body Plastics South Africa (Plastics SA) indicate that South Africans are recycling more plastics than before, which bodes well for local...
View ArticleMitigating plastic’s negative public image
Continued local and international pressure to ban plastic bags and other single-use plastics, as cited in the media and social media, is at an all-time high, says plastic industry representative body...
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