Inequality, poverty worsening as broader unemployment rate rises – Uasa
Despite South Africa’s past goals and targets to find solutions to its unemployment crisis, such as the government’s plan to halve unemployment by 2014, the unemployment rate is not declining at all....
View ArticleStellenbosch University receives R2.9m grant to develop fire engineering...
Stellenbosch University’s Fire Engineering Research Unit (FireSUN) has received a grant of R2.9-million from Lloyd’s Register Foundation, to develop Africa’s first-ever postgraduate programme in fire...
View ArticleSasol launches contingency plan in light of Solidarity strike over share scheme
Petrochemicals company Sasol on Monday said it had activated contingency measures to minimise potential disruption to its operations, in light of trade union Solidarity’s plans to strike. Currently,...
View ArticleUnions call for full investigation into explosion at Rheinmetall Denel...
Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM) has confirmed that the fatal explosion which rocked its Somerset West plant, in the Western Cape, on Monday took place in the propellant operations building. “During...
View ArticleWater dept transfers R30m to Rand Water for War on Leaks programme
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has transferred R30-million to Rand Water for the War on Leaks (WoL) programme. The DWS noted in a statement on Tuesday that the money will assist Rand...
View ArticleMetals, engineering collective agreement to be submitted for gazetting
Parties to the Metals and Engineering Industries Bargaining Council (MEIBC) have voted in favour of the extension of the three-year agreement reached in the metals and engineering sector in 2017. Steel...
View ArticlePhilip Lloyd – a passionate educator and energy thought leader
Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) Energy Institute researcher, South African Academy of Engineering (SAAE) Fellow, energy expert and passionate educator professor Philip Lloyd passed away...
View ArticleSeventy years of weld training
Founded in 1948, this year, the Southern African Institute of Welding (SAIW) is 70 years old and it has been one of the great success stories in South African industry. From its fledgling beginnings,...
View ArticleWelding company embarks on massive expansion
Secunda-based welding company Hydra Arc – ISO 3834 certified by the Southern African Institute of Welding (SAIW) Certification has grown into a leading South African specialised welder that provides...
View ArticleSAIW receives robot welding system for training
South Africa-based Japanese automation and robotic company Yaskawa Southern Africa is handing over a complete robot welding system to the Southern African Institute of Welding (SAIW) for its new...
View ArticleSAIW develops NDT in SA
Progression through the initial society for nondestructive testing (NDT) company-based training into the globally accepted personnel qualification and certification standard, referred to as...
View ArticleTechnology changes the future of welding
The Southern African Institute of Welding (SAIW) says it will use augmented or virtual welder training techniques in its new Future Welder Training Centre. “Augmented welder training, in essence,...
View ArticleNew mobile science, maths, tech laboratory using robotics to inspire children
The latest mobile laboratory of the Department of Science and Technology, launched on Friday, has robotics kits that children use to build and program robots, thereby inspiring them to pursue careers...
View ArticleSolidarity CE writes open letter to Sasol directors amid ongoing strike
Solidarity CE Dr Dirk Hermann has written an open letter to two Sasol directors, on the eve of the union’s lawsuit to seek approval for a Section 77 application at the High Court, which will enable all...
View ArticleConservative hiring intentions by employers anticipated in the last quarter -...
South African employers expect conservative hiring intentions, across all industries nationally, for the fourth quarter, the ManPowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey (MEOS) has found. Fourteen per cent...
View ArticleOxford’s African Studies Centre to inaugurate International Advisory Board in...
Oxford University’s African Studies Centre will inaugurate its International Advisory Board (IAB) on October 12, which is set to establish stronger ties with African governments, as well as leaders in...
View ArticleUnion to approach High Court to allow all members to strike in solidarity...
Trade union Solidarity will approach the High Court in Johannesburg on Thursday for the right of its 180 000 members to go on strike in solidarity with Sasol employees, who have been on strike since...
View ArticleNew tech will change nature of work, but could also create jobs
New technologies, including advanced computing systems and the automation of various job activities, will change about 30% of activities in about 60% of occupations, and will require new skills across...
View ArticleSouth Gauteng High Court overturns Nedlac decision on Solidarity strike
The South Gauteng High Court, in Johannesburg, on Friday overturned the National Economic Development and Labour Council’s (Nedlac’s) decision to reject trade union Solidarity’s application for all of...
View ArticleSasol, Solidarity unable to reach agreement
Trade union Solidarity and petrochemicals major Sasol were unable to reach an agreement during talks at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) on Wednesday. Solidarity CE Dr...
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