South African ports ‘need to evolve’ – specialist
South Africa’s ports will need to evolve into a more entrepreneurial ports system, instead of being facilitators of trade, in order to continue trading in a world often characterised as volatile,...
View ArticleDA demands answers about 'go-slow' at Transnet's Ngqura port
The main opposition Democratic Alliance said on Friday it would seek an urgent update from State-owned freight and rail company Transnet on a protracted "go-slow" strike at its Ngqura port. Workers...
View ArticleNzimande promises R1bn in bursaries to poor students
The national bursary scheme for students from families earning up to R350 000 a year will see R102.4-billion disbursed over the next three years, Higher Education, Science and Technology Minister Blade...
View ArticleDenel’s liquidity crisis plunges employees into new financial crisis
Following a further breakdown in trust between the management of State-owned defence company Denel and labour after this week’s announcement that the company had not paid over either workers’ or the...
View ArticleTotal South Africa achieves Level 1 BBBEE rating
Petrochemicals company Total South Africa has achieved a Level 1 broad-based black economic empowerment rating. Total has since 2003 implemented a dedicated transformation strategy, which includes 52%...
View ArticleResponsible remuneration gaining traction, but more work needed – PwC
The concept of fair and responsible remuneration is gaining traction in South Africa, with companies beginning to embrace this, but more needs to be done to turn this into a reality, including raising...
View ArticleNehawu 'disappointed' by government's intent to cut 30 000 public service jobs
The National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union said on Thursday it was disappointed by the department of public service and administration's intent to cut more than 30 000 jobs. Public...
View ArticleRepo rate cut welcomed
Black Business Council (BBC) CEO Kganki Matabane on Thursday welcomed the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Monetary Policy Committee’s decision to cut the repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.5% from...
View ArticleFederation looks forward to salary negotiations
With the end of the three-year main agreement last month, Steel and Engineering Industries Federation (Seifsa) looks forward to restarting salary negotiations with other industry stakeholders.
View ArticleFederation committed to small business growth
The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) Small Business Hub (SBH) was created specifically to address the needs of small, medium-sized and microenterprises (SMMEs) in...
View ArticleLogistics company invests in facilities
Logistics company Bidvest Panalpina Logistics (BPL) has implemented several large-scale infrastructure development plans at its KwaZulu-Natal-based operations. This includes building a new...
View ArticleSeifsa intensifying role in metals and engineering sector
Seventy-six years later, the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) has made major inroads in intensifying its role and impact in the metals and engineering (M&E)...
View ArticlePre-eminent representation reaffirmed by Seifsa
Owing to the country’s precarious socioeconomic outlook, it is critical for the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) to reaffirm its position as the preeminent...
View ArticleUnion reports Denel has failed to pay contributions to pension fund
Trade union Solidarity reported on Thursday that pension funds for Denel workers had not been paid to the company’s pension fund, Denret. This information had been provided by Denret. The union also...
View Article'Role model par excellence' – UCT vice-chancellor receives honorary degree...
The University of Cape Town's (UCT's) vice-chancellor, Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng, has dedicated her honorary Doctor of Science degree from the University of Bristol to the people who contributed in...
View ArticleBushbuckridge youth benefit from YES initiative
The Youth Employment Services (YES) is helping to create jobs for the Bushbuckridge youth within the tourism and hospitality industry. YES CEO Tashmia Ismail says more than 18 000 jobs have been...
View ArticleDigital technology could transform Africa’s world of work – report
Digital technology adoption has the potential, if harnessed effectively, to transform the nature of work for all of Africa, the World Bank says in its ‘Future of Work in Africa: Harnessing the...
View ArticleTraining services expand in tight spaces
Pending approval from the skills education and training authority, industrial rope access company and work at height trainer Skyriders Access Specialists will launch its rope access confined-space course.
View ArticleInstitute increases training, opens doors to public
Materials testing and materials sector training facility Cermalab intends to open its training courses to the public next year and has started to expand its training institute to offer a variety of...
View ArticleCollege bridging the gap in artisan training
Artisan and mining skills training college Colliery Training College (CTC), in Witbank, Mpumalanga has systems in place to bridge the current skills gap in South Africa.
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