16 emerging contractors hired on Eastern Cape housing initiative
The Coega Development Corporation (CDC) reported last month that it had built 496 houses in the small town of Moltena, outside of Queenstown, in the Eastern Cape, on behalf of the Department of Human...
View ArticleHisense programme to upskill 1 000 unemployed electricians
Endeavouring to contribute to the South African economy and job creation, Chinese home appliance manufacturer Hisense will next year implement a programme at its factory in Atlantis to upskill 1 000...
View ArticleBusa participating in Nedlac committee on free education protest
Business Unity South Africa (Busa) will be part of the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) committee that is dealing with the Congress of South African Trade Unions’ (Cosatu’s)...
View ArticleLabour market index improves, but no cause for celebration – Solidarity
While the Solidarity-ETM Labour Market Index (LMI) improved to 42.5 index points in the third quarter, up from the downwardly revised 41.9 in the second quarter, the trade union cautioned against...
View ArticleFootball talent in Alexandra gets R8.5m boost
The Totalsports Safe-Hub, a football-based after-school programme for youth development, was launched earlier this week in the north of Johannesburg, as part of the South African Football Association’s...
View ArticleDigital Skills Academy giving away $10 000 bursary
Online tertiary group Digital Skills Academy (DSA) and Brainstorm magazine have launched a competition for working professionals where a place on one of DSA’s acclaimed International BSc degree...
View ArticleWelding shares steel industry standards
The quality and standards of welding are critical to the quality and standards of the steel construction industry owing to the role welding plays in joining the steel sections together in the creation...
View ArticleSurvival of steel construction industry top priority
This year, the Southern African Institute of Steel Construction’s (Saisc’s) focus has been on ensuring that steelwork is sourced locally to save the local steel industry.
View ArticlePROTEC opens more education centres
South African nonprofit organisation PROTEC opened two new education centres in Gauteng, on June 6, 2016, in Ebony Park, Midrand, and on October 3, 2016 at the Soweto Empowerment Zone, with plans to...
View ArticleNew technology laboratory opens in Johannesburg
Last month, education consultancy Sangari launched the Life Sciences Lab and the Land Rover 4 x 4 in Schools Technology Challenge at the Sci-Bono Discovery Centre science museum, in Johannesburg.
View ArticleMore adjudicators needed for new regulations
With the implementation of the Prompt Payment Regulation and Adjudication Standard for construction contracts imminent, multidisciplinary consulting firm MDA Consulting laments the lack of adjudicators...
View ArticleLocal LSFB market worth R1-billion yearly
The South African light steel frame building (LSFB) market is estimated to be worth about R1-billion a year. This is based on the steel used by LSF manufacturers, as well as volumes of the major...
View ArticleInvestments required for positive growth
With the world markets still suffering the after-effects of maladministered and unsustainable macroeconomic policies, there is not much appetite for large capital projects in South Africa. But economic...
View ArticleEquipment supplier sets 40% target for women representation by 2020
Equipment supplier Barloworld Equipment – a division of JSE-listed Barloworld – recently launched its 40/20 strategy, which aims to increase women representation to about 40% of the company’s staff by...
View ArticleMinimum wage adds stability that local economy needs – Jonas
The newly proposed national minimum wage of R3 500 will not only establish greater labour stability in South Africa, but it will also evoke positive collaboration between business, labour and...
View ArticleEnko Education launches its first South African school
Enko Education this month launched its first school in South Africa, bringing its total in sub-Saharan Africa to seven schools. The school, located in Ferndale, will teach a curriculum that is based on...
View ArticleInside the South Africa leg of Unilever’s globally recognised push for...
For the third consecutive year, consumer goods manufacturer Unilever has been rated as the Number 1 Top Employer in the manufacturing sector as well as the Number 1 Top Employer in the fast moving...
View ArticleEastern Cape SMMEs to manufacture dolosse for N2 refurbishment project
The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) announced last month the appointment of four small, medium-sized and microenterprises (SMMEs) in the Eastern Cape to manufacture interlocking...
View ArticleTop 1% globally for Wits researchers
Three researchers from the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) have ranked in the top 1% in their fields globally, according to media and information firm Thomson Reuters. The Wits staff are...
View ArticleLower income groups cannot navigate life without paying bribes – survey
The findings of the second South African Citizen’s Bribery Survey has revealed that 48% of respondents who earned less than R100 000 a year thought it was difficult to navigate daily life without...
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