If Sars fails, our democracy fails – Kieswetter
South African Revenue Service (Sars) commissioner Edward Kieswetter on Thursday said that if Sars fails our democracy fails. He was addressing delegates at the eleventh Premier Corporate Governance...
View ArticleUpcycling initiative creates employment opportunities
Through research, innovation, skills development and corporate contribution, carbon tax training and consulting services expert 5inc is well placed to create jobs and skills development opportunities...
View ArticleDe Beers, UN Women celebrate the success of their partnership
On the second anniversary of becoming a HeForShe Thematic Champion and partnering with UN Women, De Beers Group on Thursday announced that more than 700 women micro-entrepreneurs in Namibia and South...
View ArticleBBBEE amendments to aid higher education access
The new Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) code amendments that are coming into effect in December, should help to resolve the issue of access to higher education in South Africa, says...
View ArticleSAA board disappointed at pilots’ association statement
The board of South African Airways (SAA) on Monday voiced its disappointment over a statement issued by the South African Airways Pilots’ Association (SAAPA) last week, calling for changes in the...
View ArticleUK, South Africa to showcase successful research chairs partnership
South Africa and the UK will showcase the activities of a joint research chairs programme under the UK–South Africa Newton Fund during a symposium to be held in Pretoria on October 2. Launched two...
View ArticleStadio in agreement to buy land worth R110m in Centurion for new private...
Private higher education investment company Stadio has entered into an agreement to buy 5.2 ha of land for R110-million in Centurion to build a 4 000-person "multiversity" which it hopes will open in...
View ArticleLocal pumps manufacturing industry under pressure
A need to upskill industry newcomers, increasing labour costs and decreasing foundry capacity continue to place the local pump manufacturing industry under pressure, says industry association South...
View ArticleAgriSeta, Citrus Growers Association, RCL Foods partner on skills development
The Agricultural Sector Education Training Authority (AgriSeta) has partnered with the Citrus Growers Association and RCL Foods to collaborate in various matters including land reform, rural...
View ArticleRenewables sector’s just transition roadmap to target coal and gold regions
South Africa’s renewable-energy industry is preparing a detailed ‘just transition’ roadmap that will incorporate employment, spatial and industrialisation components to the deployment of solar and wind...
View ArticleHoneywell advances STEM awareness amid engineer shortage in S Africa
Commercial products, aerospace systems and engineering services provider Honeywell has noted a decline in the number of engineers across multiple fields in South Africa, mostly owing to a lack of...
View ArticleSupplier aims to meet demands through tech
Owing to lower commodity prices and higher input costs, construction equipment supplier Hitachi Construction Machinery Africa’s diverse business units have enabled it to adapt to the huge shift by the...
View ArticleChamber involved in sustainable, job-creating initiatives
The Italian-South African Chamber of Trade and Industries is engaging in the planning of two significant initiatives to support Italian small, medium-sized and microenterprises (SMMEs) to create jobs...
View ArticleMonopoly, legislation hinder Italian SME growth and competition
The tendency of certain local markets to become monopolised and dominated by single entities presents challenges for Italian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) aiming to establish themselves in...
View ArticleAbsa appointed as joint bookrunner in first dollar corporate social bond
Absa Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) was recently appointed by Bayport Management to be the joint bookrunner in the first ever dollar-denominated social bond to be issued by a corporate in...
View ArticleLarge-scale dismissals continue to rise in labour market on back of...
Council for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration director Cameron Morajane on Monday revealed the commission had observed increased referrals of large-scale dismissals in the 2018/19 financial year....
View ArticleBarcodes add value to Industry 4.0
There is an opportunity, through Industry 4.0, to make the data derived from barcodes more useful across industrial value chains, says industrial automation provider Omron South Africa product manager...
View ArticleAlexandra township makeover project launched
The We Love Alexandra Community Makeover project was launched to stakeholders on Friday, at a breakfast convening representatives of business, the local community and religious institutions. The...
View ArticleNxesi urges South Africans not to ‘give up’ amid unemployment crisis
With South Africa’s unemployment level at nearly 30% – and youth employment at nearly 50% – Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi has encouraged the country to “not give up hope”. In conversation...
View ArticleUnisa launches digital simulation platform for power systems, protection...
The University of South Africa’s (Unisa’s) College of Science Engineering and Technology on Tuesday launched a real-time digital simulation platform for power hardware in the loop and protection and...
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