Seifsa seeks to appoint training centre service provider
The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) has called on qualified service providers to submit bids for the management of its artisan training centre, in Benoni, by...
View ArticleTransformation lagging in private sector, minister calls for crackdown on...
There has been little transformation in the top management of private sector workplaces since the passing of the Employment Equity Act some 20 years ago, Labour and Employment Minister Thulas Nxesi...
View ArticleGovernment drafting sector targets for workforce transformation
The Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) is consulting stakeholders across all sectors in the South African economy to set employment equity targets in each one, since transformation in the...
View Article27four partners with Jobs Fund
27four Investment Managers has joined the government’s fight to reduce South Africa’s unemployment rate, which stands at about 29%. The South African independent black-female-owned multimanager has...
View Article4IR will see 'some jobs go', says labour minister
The Fourth Industrial Revolution will be disruptive to everyone, and upskilling and retraining will be necessary to ensure the workforce can adapt, says Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi....
View ArticleParliamentary Committee opposed to retrenchments at Necsa
Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy is opposed to any retrenchments at the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) in order to cope with the corporation’s current...
View ArticleCesa aims to fix ‘leaky pipeline’
Industry association Consulting Engineers South Africa (Cesa) has established a gender diversity forum to table issues of gender inequality among its member companies to address, among other...
View ArticlePolicy implementation a key challenge
Legislative body Council for the Built Environment (CBE) will host its third Transformation Indaba, themed Breaking the Barriers, to address the lacklustre implementation of transformation policies...
View ArticleAbsa PMI drops more than expected in August
The seasonally adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) declined to 45.7 index points in August, down from 52.1 in July. Absa on Monday said that, although the decline was larger than...
View ArticlePresident Ramaphosa meets with social partners on jobs crisis in South Africa
President Cyril Ramaphosa and Deputy President David Mabuza on Monday held their first monthly meeting with the leaders of business, labour and communities to tackle the country’s employment crisis,...
View ArticleCSIR encouraging South African manufacturers to attend international conference
Later this month the World Manufacturing Forum (WMF), which was founded in May 2018, will be holding its annual conference, in Italy. South Africa’s Council for Scientific and Industrial Research...
View ArticleJobs crisis tops list of risks for Africa’s businesses, new WEF analysis finds
Executives in sub-Saharan Africa rate unemployment and underemployment as the top risks for doing business in the region, followed by challenges related to governance, energy prices, infrastructure,...
View ArticleRadio astronomy can attract attention and stimulate education
Astronomy in general, but radio astronomy in particular, can be a very powerful force to attract and hold public attention and to promote education. So argued Italian astrophysicist Dr Tiziana Venturi...
View ArticleMinerals Council calls for govt intervention as Gauteng violence continues
The Minerals Council South Africa on Wednesday said it was “deeply concerned and saddened” at the violence that had erupted in and around Gauteng over the course of the last few days. In particular,...
View ArticleSouth Africa can add 1.2-million jobs by 2030, McKinsey says
Digitization and automation advancements could add 1.2-million jobs in South Africa by 2030, McKinsey & Co said in a report Thursday. Technology-related gains could triple South Africa’s...
View ArticleSAIW ventures into Kenyan training programme
For many years, the Southern African Institute of Welding (SAIW) has been extending its services all over Africa. In the latest venture, the SAIW partnered with a local organisation and played a major...
View ArticlePositive response to SAIW’s newly launched programme
There has been an encouraging response to the revamped Welding Inspectors Programme recently launched by the Southern African Institute of Welding (SAIW), says training services manager Shelton...
View ArticleInstitute focused on upskilling of welders
The welding industry and the economy in South Africa are experiencing challenging times, which has an impact on the business of the Southern African Institute of Welding (SAIW), says caretaker...
View ArticleFoundation partners with companies to develop welding skills
The Southern African Institute of Welding (SAIW) Foundation is inviting players in the welding industry to channel their social responsibility budgets towards a noble cause – helping train young people...
View ArticleCompany committed to youth empowerment
Young chemical engineer Nokubonga Ngqulunga is one of many whose horizons have broadened thanks to oil company Engen.
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