Motsepe Foundation, partners launch R100m job creation fund
Business leader Patrice Motsepe’s Motsepe Foundation, together with 33 religious and faith-based organisations (RFBOs), on Thursday launched a R100-million Job Creation, Skills and Training Fund....
View ArticleMozambique launching Industry 4.0 skills project
A major project is being launched in Mozambique to help prepare the country to meet the challenges of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), also known as the Next Production Revolution (NPR) or...
View ArticleCollaborative initiative to boost African chemistry research
The Cirrus Initiative will focus on the analysis of research data in chemistry and collaborate with physics, technology and engineering projects using machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence...
View ArticlePPE company invests in manufacturing facility
Personal protective equipment (PPE) supplier Dromex Globale’s new manufacturing facility will assist the company ensure it always puts safety first, says Dromex marketing manager Lyndall Farrer. “We...
View ArticleManufacturing skills shortages a worldwide problem and action is needed
In its 2019 World Manufacturing Forum Report: Skills for the Future of Manufacturing, the World Manufacturing Forum (WMF) lists ten “key recommendations” to address the skills gap problems that are...
View ArticleDraft National Labour Migration Policy expected in March
The Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) on Friday confirmed that a draft National Labour Migration Policy (NLMP) would be ready by March 2020. The NLMP aims to equip South Africa with a...
View ArticleRenewable energy sector preparing ‘just transition’ roadmap
South Africa’s renewable energy sector has revealed that it is preparing a “just transition” roadmap that seeks to speed up and assist the mobilisation of wind and solar energy in regions where gold...
View ArticleAfDB partners with Seedstars to grow youth employment, entrepreneurship
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has partnered with Swiss startup competition Seedstars World to launch an initiative called the AfDB Job Creation Track, which will support youth employment and...
View ArticleLasher highlights quality and importance of local manufacturing skills
Tools maker Lasher Tools recently took media through its Wadeville factory to display its focus on producing quality tools and to highlight the jobs this sustains. Schalk Burger has the story.
View ArticleFederation contributes to upskilling, calls for new funding model
The South African Roads Federation (SARF) plans to have conducted more than 50 training and capacity development programmes by the end of this year to help build the necessary capacity in terms of...
View ArticleVirtual reality solution adding new team-building dimension
The Jenson8 multiplayer virtual reality (VR) team-building machine focuses on human behaviour and cooperation to build strong and unified teams by subjecting groups of people to various demanding...
View ArticleChieta pursuing interventions to engender a sustainable chemicals industry
The Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority (Chieta) is pursuing a number of strategic interventions as part of its mandate to train and develop skills for learners, as well as employees...
View ArticleCSIR has started restructuring its support staff as part of its reorganisation
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research has announced that it has started a process of reorganising its support staff. This is part of the Council's reorganisation of its operating model, to...
View ArticleRamaphosa wants entrepreneurship to be taught at schools from an early age
President Cyril Ramaphosa says he would like to see entrepreneurship taught in schools to develop a culture of self-employment from an early age. Ramaphosa was speaking in Soweto during the final leg...
View ArticleEntrepreneurs, small business crucial to driving economic growth
Entrepreneurs and the businesses they establish underpin any well-functioning country in today’s dynamic, fluid and ever-evolving world, says finance institution Investec banking and principal...
View ArticleData skills emerging as key requirement in digital transformation
Data specialists and experts are key elements of digital transformation drives and there has been significant demand in South Africa for data science and analytics courses, which is also leading to...
View ArticleManufacturer targets product releases, skills development
Solar energy equipment supplier Microcare plans to share its local story of innovation, job creation and skills development next year during its thirtieth year of manufacturing in South Africa and aims...
View ArticleFocus on implementing energy efficiency project by 2021
The National Cleaner Production Centre (NCPC-SA) is looking to escalate the implementation of energy management in South African industry to allow companies to benefit from the support of the...
View ArticleDemand increasing for compressed-air audits
Owing to the struggling South African economy, as well as the general need for companies to reduce energy costs in operational processes, the demand for compressed-air auditing has increased over the...
View ArticleWhile some local aerospace sectors are thriving, others are in a rough patch
The South African aerospace industry embraces the public and private sectors. It includes manufacturers; maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) service providers; and research and development (R&D)...
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