Water project uplifts Diepsloot school
About 38 Engen Fuel Retail owners undertook an eight-month task to transform the schooling facilities in Diepsloot, Gauteng, by working on a water and classroom project for learners who are mainly from...
View ArticleCompany launches unique water plant, empowers community
Mineral water company Aqua Air Africa (AAA) officially launched Africa’s first atmospheric water-generating plant at the Ga-Rankuwa industrial site, in Gauteng, in November.
View ArticleGlencore, Merafe to retrench Rustenburg Smelter employees
Global miner Glencore Alloys and Merafe Resources have started a Section 189A process. The companies confirmed on Friday that written notice had been given to its employees at its joint venture (JV),...
View ArticleFirst group of MSI welder trainees graduate
More than 20 aspiring welding entrepreneurs have graduated after completing a training course under the Mpumalanga Informal Welders Recruitment Programme, which was organised by the Mpumalanga...
View ArticleDynamic, inclusive global economy essential to meeting 2030 Agenda – UN
The broad-based deterioration of global economic prospects may cause setbacks in the pursuit of the United Nation’s (UN’s) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the UN’s ‘World Economic Situation and...
View ArticleRecovery of global economic growth remains sluggish, despite stabilising
The recovery of global economic growth remains sluggish, even though it has stabilised, with the slowdown in the US and China expected to be more than offset by improvement in some of the large...
View ArticleAssociation records growth despite struggling economy
Despite a struggling economy, the Southern African Plastic Pipe Manufacturers Association (Sappma) reported a growth in membership and influence last year.
View ArticleLocal supplier grows through development programme
Local automotive tool manufacturer and supplier Naicker Toolmakers has benefited from completing nonprofit organisation Automotive Supply Chain Competitiveness Initiative’s (ASCCI’s) Black Supplier...
View ArticleEV pilot programme can help Rwanda go green
Electric mobility through electric vehicles (EVs) in Rwanda can help the country in its efforts to go green, says Volkswagen South Africa (VWSA) CEO Thomas Schäfer. This comes after Volkswagen...
View ArticleCompany completes purchase of Italian thermoplastic specialist
Technology services company Continental has successfully completed its purchase of Italian thermoplastic specialist Merlett Group.
View ArticleMotsepe joins WEF board of trustees
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has asked International Monetary Fund MD Kristalina Georgieva and African Rainbow Minerals chairperson Patrice Motsepe to join its board of trustees. The WEF said in a...
View ArticleApplications open for leadership development programme
Gauteng innovation agency, the Innovation Hub, has called on young South Africans to take part in the CoachLab Leadership and Business Skills Development Programme. CoachLab is a youth skills...
View ArticleCEO remuneration remains a complex issue – Deloitte
Consultancy Deloitte has tackled the controversial question of whether CEOs in South Africa are being remunerated fairly in its latest ‘Executive Compensation Report’ for 2019. The release of the...
View ArticleAccelerator Lab to develop new solutions to South Africa’s challenges
A new Accelerator Lab has been launched in South Africa to provide a network and platform through which new solutions can be developed to mitigate and solve the challenges facing the country. Launched...
View ArticleA new approach is needed to solve the unemployment crisis, says CDE
Development think tank, the Centre for Development and Enterprise, on Wednesday urged South Africa to consider “a new approach” to alleviate the country’s unemployment crisis, saying this should...
View ArticleNzimande places Construction Education and Training Authority under...
Higher Education, Science, and Technology Minister Blade Nzimande has placed the Construction Education and Training Authority (CETA) under administration. Nzimande made the decision after he was...
View ArticleAbsa’s PMI at lowest level since September 2019
The seasonally adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) started the year on the back foot and declined further in January, decreasing by 1.9 points to 45.2, the lowest level since September 2019....
View ArticleThousands of jobs wait for next wind farm bid round, says association
Thousands of jobs await a Ministerial determination to give the green light for the next round of wind farms to be built. South Africa Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) says South Africa’s energy...
View ArticleMBSA calls for meeting to clarify Ceta investigation
Construction contractors industry body Master Builders South Africa (MBSA) has called for an urgent meeting with Higher Education, Science and Technology Minister Blade Nzimande, to provide clarity on...
View ArticleOctodec, Raizcorp launch enterprise and supplier development programme
In collaboration with business management consultant Raizcorp, real estate investment trust Octodec has launched its enterprise and supplier development (ESD) programme, which takes global learnings...
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