Rail operator to occupy its rail services hub this month
Locomotive and rail operator Traxtion Sheltam plans to move into its rail services hub in Rosslyn, Pretoria, later this month, says CEO James Holley. The company started this project last year owing to...
View ArticleRobben Island SleepOut event to celebrate Mandela’s centenary
On July 18 – what would have been Nelson Mandela’s centenary – 67 global influencers, business leaders and celebrities will spend the night inside the former maximum-security prison and courtyard on...
View ArticleNUM kicks against Eskom’s 0% wage increase
National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) members in the Pretoria-Witwatersrand-Vereeniging region who are employees at Eskom have resolved not to accept the utility’s offer of a 0% wage increase.
View ArticleSolidarity launches four-pronged steel industry initiative amid global steel...
Trade union Solidarity on Tuesday launched a four-pronged initiative to address and mitigate the impacts of the global steel crisis on local steel producers in an attempt to save jobs and local...
View ArticleIndustry pursuing better management of energy use
There has been a growing trend among South African manufacturing plants to pursue energy reduction and manage its use better, says energy training services provider the Energy Training Foundation...
View ArticleGood corporate citizenship in a post-State-capture South Africa
A string of corporate governance failures and climate change challenges have cranked up the pressure on companies to become better corporate citizens and take care of the environment they are operating...
View ArticleS Africa must maintain cost-competitive sector
It is vital for South Africa to maintain a manufacturing sector that is internationally cost competitive and can produce quality end-products, says Germiston-based material transfer solutions provider...
View ArticleBalance between mechanisation, job creation must be maintained
Specialist equipment supplier Multotec believes that a balance between the mechanisation of manufacturing operations and job creation must be maintained, says COO Jannie de Jonge. He tells Engineering...
View ArticleSolidarity-ETM labour market index shows drop in job, wage security
Trade union Solidarity and ETM Analytics’ Labour Market Index (LMI), in the first quarter of this year, halted its continuing improvement since the first quarter of 2016.
View ArticleAerospace facility aims to help country master new technologies
In South Africa, the aerospace and defence industries have a responsibility to provide technological leadership for the rest of the economy. This is because they are leading sectors for the...
View ArticleIndustry body assumes consultancy role in DHET initiative
The Southern African Institute of Welding (SAIW) has been appointed by the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) to act as the consultants in the welding aspect of the Centres of...
View ArticleCivil engineering sector concludes three-year wage deal
The Bargaining Council for the Civil Engineering Industry (BCCEI) on Tuesday announced the signing between all parties in the civil engineering sector of a three-year settlement agreement regarding...
View ArticleEskom wage talks off to a bad start – union
Talks between Eskom and unions got off to a bad start on Tuesday, with the power producer reneging on its earlier agreement to include "high-powered" members in its delegation, a union spokesperson...
View ArticleTrade unions to debate Eskom's 4.7% wage offer increase
All recognised trade unions at Eskom met with South Africa's power utility on Tuesday to restart wage talks and would debate the new offer, the unions said. In a joint statement, the National Union of...
View ArticleTrade unions to respond to Eskom's 4.7% wage offer increase
Trade unions involved in wage negotiations with Eskom will give a joint response to the power utility's revised 4.7 percent wage offer when the talks resume for the second day on Wednesday morning. In...
View ArticleCummins and Komatsu launch S Africa’s first TEC programme at Sedibeng TVET
Cummins Africa Middle East and Komatsu Africa have teamed up to bring the first Technical Education for Communities, or TEC, programme to South Africa. Natasha Odendaal tells us more.
View ArticleSkills development and in-house training crucial for boiler industry
Stainless steel fabricator and welding services firm Hlakani Engineering strongly advocates the importance of skills development and in-house training, says director Gerhard Holtshauzen, as this...
View ArticleNCPC-SA reduces small-enterprise energy consumption by 50%
Since the National Cleaner Production Centre South Africa (NCPC-SA) did a steam system optimisation (SSO) at the Klein River Cheese farm, the farm’s overall energy consumption has reduced by 50%, says...
View ArticleDelegation seeks partnerships with food and beverage industry
Last month, the German VDMA Food Processing and Packaging Machinery Association held a symposium in Johannesburg, South Africa, for a delegation of 13 high-profile and diversified member companies to...
View ArticleTwo approaches for energy transformation in South Africa
Solar photovoltaics (PVs) and energy storage system provider IBC SOLAR South Africa says it wants to be part of the transformation of the energy system in South Africa using two approaches. One...
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