Seminar emphasises importance of skills development for energy practitioners
As part of the Power and Electricity World Africa 2019, held in Johannesburg this week, a skills development seminar explored the need for cultivating leadership skills, and how to conduct training to...
View ArticleUK-SA Tech Hub partners with organisation to launch Future Females business...
The UK-South Africa Tech Hub has, in partnership with the Future Females movement, launched the Future Females Business School Programme at Work in Progress, at the Woodstock Exchange, in Cape Town....
View ArticleSMMEs will take advantage of ‘big five’s’ demise in construction sector – Ceta
Construction Education and Training Authority (Ceta) accounting authority chairperson Raymond Cele says the demise of South Africa’s “big five” construction firms has brought about opportunities for...
View ArticleFocus on access to opportunity, rather than training – Ceta SMME strategy
The Construction Education and Training Authority (Ceta) on Wednesday presented a draft version of its five-year small, medium-sized and microenterprises (SMMEs) strategy, which has followed an...
View ArticleJapanese capital equipment group remains confident about South Africa’s...
The Japanese head office of the global capital equipment manufacturer Komatsu has recently approved the investment of R300-million by its South Africa-based subsidiary, Komatsu Africa Holdings (KAfH),...
View ArticleTransnet launches continent’s first dredging school
The Transnet Maritime School of Excellence (MSoE) has launched the continent’s first Dredging School to develop and enhance the competencies of new and already employed dredging personnel.
View ArticleIndustry asks government to intervene in crisis
The sugar industry has called on government to act immediately to prevent the industry’s collapse, as the industry has lost R1.3-billion in only one season since the implementation of the sugar tax in...
View ArticleSmall Business Institute to host indaba with a focus on job creation
The Small Business Institute (SBI) will hold its first of two small business indabas at the Bryanston Country Club, on April 11, where three major South African political parties will debate their...
View ArticleSouth Africa needs rapid, employment-intensive growth – CDE
Centre for Development and Enterprise executive director Ann Bernstein on Tuesday said that, for South Africa to achieve rapid economic growth, it would require a “decisive shift in policy, growth and...
View ArticleExpanding KP’s scope will help create economic potential, says WDC executive...
Expanding the scope of the Kimberley Process to include issues related to human rights and labour relations, as is being advocated by the World Diamond Council (WDC), will help create conditions in...
View ArticleEducation important for future of industry – Cesa
Consulting engineering association Consulting Engineers South Africa (Cesa) president Neresh Pather says introducing new technology subjects at technical high schools will play a critical role in...
View ArticleEmphasis on STEM subjects at schools vital
The announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa in his State of the Nation Address in February this year that government plans to introduce more technical subjects at high schools in South Africa, is...
View ArticleSME politics hindering civil projects, says consulting firm
Government efforts to motivate for the employment of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for civil engineering and construction projects are causing difficulties for local infrastructure...
View ArticlePilot Crushtec partners with Sanral to help smaller contractors tender for...
The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with rock crushing equipment supplier Pilot Crushtec to engender relationships with smaller...
View ArticleMajor science education project launched by CERN
Pan-European particle physics laboratory CERN has announced that it has launched its Science Gateway project. This is a scientific outreach and education centre that will be funded entirely through...
View ArticleLack of knowledge a concern in flooring industry
A lack of knowledge, specifically among structural engineers on specifications for concrete floors, poses a challenge to the industry, says concrete technical services provider The Concrete Institute...
View ArticleCompany launches loose-lay flooring range
With vinyl flooring continuing to gain much more traction in the market, owing to beneficial properties and an appealing aesthetic, vinyl flooring and wall-protection solutions specialists Polyflor...
View ArticlePolitical parties agree on need for business, government collaboration
One cannot develop South Africa with a blanket approach, without consultation and discussion and these interactions should not be confined to the election season only, Inkatha Freedom Party MP Mhuleko...
View ArticlePandor opens Centre of Specialisation at False Bay college
Higher Education and Training Minister Naledi Pandor last week opened a Centre of Specialisation for mechanical fitters and riggers at the False Bay Technical and Vocational Education and Training...
View ArticleHoërskool Driehoek walkway rebuilt following collaborative community effort
A newly built walkway was handed over to Hoërskool Driehoek, in Vanderbijlpark, at a sombre event on Monday. The handover, which was attended by school management and its governing body, parents,...
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