Defence industry needs to adapt, optimise for Industry 4.0 – panel
The South African defence industry will need to pilot new projects and adapt to the Fourth Industrial Revolution in order to grow the defence sector and create jobs in the process. To do this, however,...
View ArticlePilot programme seeks to align artisan training with industry needs
The Centres of Specialisation pilot programme has been launched by the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) to develop a focused and industry-led apprenticeship structure for 13 priority...
View ArticleCulture imperative in facilitating safe workplaces
Creating a safe working environment is a complex issue and requires a concerted effort by all stakeholders over a sustained period of time, posits cement, lime and related products supplier PPC...
View ArticleLifestyle diseases impact on HVAC industry employees
Occupational health services provider Working Knowledge International has raised concerns about the lack of market education pertaining to risks associated with lifestyle diseases which impacts on...
View ArticleKSB Pumps and Valves obtains Level 1 BBBEE certification
Global pump manufacturer KSB Pumps and Valves has obtained Level 1 broad-based black economic empowerment (BBBEE) certification. This follows the acquisition of a 30% equity stake in the company by...
View ArticleStats SA reports SA lost 69 000 jobs in second quarter
Employment in South African's non-agricultural formal sector dropped by 69 000 between March and June 2018, Stats SA announced on Wednesday in its latest Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES)...
View ArticleJob creation depends on B-BBEE compliance – Commissioner
The Commissioner of the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Commission Zodwa Ntuli said job creation, as outlined in President Cyril Ramaphosa’s economic stimulus and recovery plan, would...
View ArticleCompany minimising height-access difficulties
Rope access specialist RopeCrew Industrial Abseiling has positioned itself as a viable alternative for those wanting to opt to use rope access as a viable method of accessing areas at height, instead...
View ArticleTraining courses reduce risk of falls
To mitigate the challenge of falls that might occur when people are working at 2 m or more above ground, work at height training institute Height Wise Training Academy marketing manager Mike Zinn says...
View ArticleRecord-high margins for aluminium sales
Johannesburg-based precision water-cutting and -profiling company AquaJet Profiles noted record-high aluminium sales profit margins earlier this year, owing to the sanctions placed on Russian suppliers...
View ArticleDavies to follow up on Saudi Arabia’s $10bn investment pledge
Trade and Industry Minister Dr Rob Davies will, this week, co-chair the eighth session of the South Africa-Saudi Arabia Joint Economic Commission (JEC), in Saudi Arabia, while simultaneously following...
View ArticleSA's unemployment crisis in numbers
The Jobs Summit, which will kick off later this week, is a joint effort by various stakeholders to find solutions to South Africa’s unemployment crisis. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the summit...
View ArticleFirst African Rolls-Royce lease engine storage facility opens at SAAT
In the culmination of a two-year journey, Rolls-Royce and South African Airways Technical (SAAT) on Wednesday celebrated the official opening of Rolls-Royce’s first lease engine storage facility in...
View ArticleNo forced public service retrenchments as government readies for Jobs Summit
Government will use the Jobs Summit starting on Thursday to promise that there will be no forced retrenchments in the 1.3-million-strong public service, says Madoda Vilakazi, executive director of...
View ArticleDlamini-Zuma calls for collaboration as NDP is divided into smaller plans
Minister in the Presidency Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma on Thursday called for greater collaboration between the public and private sectors in South Africa as she announced that the National Development Plan...
View ArticleRamaphosa says jobs plan will create 275,000 jobs a year
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday that a gathering of top officials and business leaders had agreed on a package of measures that would create an additional 275 000 jobs a year....
View ArticleJobs summit has raised expectations in SA – Labour Minister
Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant on Thursday charged the jobs summit - bringing together government, business, labour and community formations - to identify solutions for jobs retention, and to...
View ArticleWe are rooting out State capture, corruption to save and create jobs - Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday said his government was determined to eliminate the capture of the State and its organs through corruption which he said was one of the greatest barriers to...
View ArticlePetrochemicals becoming largest driver of global oil demand – IEA
Petrochemicals are becoming the largest drivers of global oil demand, ahead of cars, planes and trucks, a study undertaken by the International Energy Agency (IEA) has revealed. Petrochemicals, which...
View ArticleJobs crisis: We all took our eyes off the ball, says Busa vice president
Business Unity South Africa (Busa) vice president Martin Kingston says the last decade saw "significant damage" being done to the country due to various stakeholders dropping the ball – and it will be...
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