Training institute creates learner support initiatives
Technical skills training provider Artisan Training Institute (ATI) is creating new initiatives and expanding on existing initiatives to develop the local artisan training industry in terms of skills...
View ArticleSTEM conference to play matchmaker between graduates, business
Closing the skills gap in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) has become imperative. In a bid to tackle youth unemployment and seek innovative solutions to the STEM...
View ArticlePublic Works makes progress on finalising payment of service providers
Almost 70% of service providers have been paid following an investigation, launched by Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Patricia de Lille, into the nonpayment of invoices within the stipulated...
View ArticleUnemployment worse than the gloomy official numbers suggest – Solidarity
South Africa's official unemployment numbers as announced by the national statistics agency this week, although alarming, still paint a rosier picture than the reality many people experience, labour...
View ArticlePolicy dialogue explores preparing youth for the future of work
The Association for the Development of Education in Africa (Adea) last month concluded its yearly policy dialogue on secondary education in Africa. In partnership with the African Development Bank...
View ArticleSolidarity urges government intervention in AMSA retrenchments
Trade union Solidarity has invited the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition to the next retrenchment meeting between itself and steel producer ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA). The union says...
View ArticleNxesi to meet labour, employers in Vryburg, North West
Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi will meet with organised labour representatives and employers in Vryburg in North West on Thursday to engage on ways to transform the labour market....
View ArticleLearnership programme in sealing industry reaping fruit
Since the introduction of sealing products manufacturer KLINGER Mzansi’s training academy in 2017, the company has received continuous enquiries from companies about the learnership programme offered...
View ArticleData science to become core part of efficiency, optimisation tools
While some industries are early adopters of data science into their processes, all industries will eventually use data sciences as a core part of efficiency and optimisation tools, says data science...
View ArticleNumsa urges government to convene all stakeholders amid jobs crisis
The National Union of Metalworkers South Africa (Numsa) has called on government to move swiftly to convene an urgent meeting with social partners to deal with the jobs crisis in the country. Numsa...
View ArticleRBR starts training prospective workers for Mozambique LNG projects
ASX-listed RBR Group has started training prospective workers for jobs that will become available at Mozambique’s emerging liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects. As part of its strategy to asses, train...
View ArticleEmployment and labour minister conducts blitz in Durban
Employment and labour minister Thulas Nxesi this week visited one of the department's labour centres in Durban as part of efforts to improve services, his office said. The Pinetown centre, which...
View ArticleGovt observes anniversary of Marikana tragedy
Government says it has, since the conclusion of the Marikana Commission of Inquiry, made “great progress” in implementing the inquiry’s recommendations, among which has been to ensure that the South...
View ArticleSolidarity’s application against Denel to be heard on Tuesday
Solidarity’s application to force State-owned Denel to pay over Unemployment Insurance Fund levies and taxes deducted from employees’ salaries to the relevant authorities will be heard in the Pretoria...
View ArticlePatel establishes national committee on new African trade agreement
Trade and Industry Minister Ebrahim Patel has set up a national committee, comprising representatives from business, labour and government, to develop action plans around the new African Continental...
View ArticleLabour department wants salary gap information from companies
The Department of Employment and Labour wants employers to provide information on salary differentials between their top earners and lowest paid workers to help it work towards reducing renumeration...
View ArticleSouth African blueberry industry sets its sights on key export markets
The South African Berry Producers Association (Sabpa) expects South Africa’s blueberry production to reach a record high of 17 000 t this year, up from the 11 300 t produced in 2018. It expects...
View ArticleSouth Africa does not need domestic EV market to produce EVs, says Patel
There is an opportunity to bring battery electric vehicle and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle production to South Africa, without first developing a domestic market and charging infrastructure for...
View ArticleSarma accreditation mitigates lack of concrete laws
Accreditation as a South African Readymix Association (Sarma) member can mitigate many of the challenges associated with the lack of laws and specification governing the production of quality concrete,...
View ArticleBenefits of quality-specified concrete being recognised
Years of effort by the South African Readymix Association (Sarma) to spread awareness about the importance of quality-specified concrete are finally bearing fruit, as it is starting to reach...
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