DTIC reaches agreement with PepsiCo
An agreement between the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition and PepsiCo has been reached, and the buyout of Pioneer Foods by PepsiCo is currently with the Competition Tribunal for approval,...
View ArticleCompanies urged to tap IT skills concentrated in some regions
Concentrations of high-level information technology (IT) skills in various regions worldwide can be tapped to provide expertise and overcome constraints in local talent pools for companies concentrated...
View ArticleCloud service provider attains Level 1 BEE status
Cloud service provider Amazon Web Services South Africa (AWS ZA) has attained Level 1 broad-based black economic empowerment (B-BBEE) status. To achieve this, AWS ZA scored the maximum points for...
View ArticleSouth African employers cite limited hiring intentions, payroll rises in Q2
South African employees have little to no intention to hire new employees during the second quarter of 2020, recruitment solutions company ManpowerGroup has found. Its latest Employment Outlook Survey...
View ArticleSAA says adhering to safety protocols on Covid-19
National carrier South African Airways said on Thursday its operational health and safety procedures were in line with the World Health Organisation’s protocols to protect its passengers and crew from...
View ArticleProgramme to help startup drone companies launched in Gauteng
The first drone (unmanned air vehicle) start-up accelerator programme in Africa was recently launched in Katlehong, south east of Johannesburg. (Katlehong lies within the City of Ekurhuleni.) The...
View ArticleCompany reaches new heights with award
Height management solutions providers Skyriders received an award from a major petrochemicals producer in December last year for achieving significant reductions in its maintenance costs and boosting...
View ArticleEconomy will be severely impacted by coronavirus - Ramaphosa
With South Africa's economy already feeling the pinch of the Covid-19 pandemic, President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that government is on the verge of finalising a comprehensive package of...
View ArticlePlay your part, Motshekga tells parents as schools shut over Covid-19
In his address to the nation on Sunday, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that schools would be closed from Wednesday, which is why the government has urged parents to take responsibility for their...
View ArticleNext gen of family business leaders have drive, but not necessarily support
The next generation (NextGens) of African family business owners consider themselves agents of change for digital transformation and able to succeed in a digital world; however, they feel constrained...
View ArticleLabour department unveils guidelines for managing Covid-19 at workplaces
The Department of Employment and Labour has appealed to employers to use the prescriptions of the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act in governing workplaces in relation to the Covid-19 virus. The...
View ArticleJapanese assistance to SA focuses on the transfer of expertise
Most Japanese assistance to South Africa takes the form of the provision of expertise and the secondment of technical experts, Japanese Ambassador Norio Maruyama tells Engineering News & Mining...
View ArticleJapan provides grant funding for South African grassroots organisations
Japan has supported socioeconomic development and support programmes at the grassroots level in South Africa for more than a quarter century, Japanese Ambassador Norio Maruyama pointed out recently,...
View ArticleCollaboration needed in electrical sector
South Africa’s entire electrical sector needs a “shake up” and a lot more collaboration, Electrical Conformance Board of South Africa (ECBSA) MD Peter Pedrick has learnt since taking up his position in...
View ArticleRe-engineering of coal sector skills needed
The South African renewable-energy sector will not have an adequate pipeline of competent individuals to train if it does not endeavour to re-engineer the skills of workers in the Limpopo and...
View ArticleSA labour department uses UIF to help companies hit by Covid-19
The department of labour will soon formally publish special regulations offering Unemployment Insurance Fund relief to companies that find themselves in distress due to the Covid-19 outbreak in South...
View ArticleILO, Productivity SA collaborate on job creation, productivity
Social justice entity, the International Labour Organisation (ILO), and public entity Productivity SA have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on productivity and employment...
View ArticleClothing industry reaches agreement to safeguard industry, workers
South Africa's first Covid-19 lockdown national collective agreement for the clothing and textiles industry was expedited and ratified by the end of March 23. The agreement was formulated by the...
View ArticleDepartment enacting labour support measures for Covid-19 lockdown
Following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement that South Africa would enter a 21-day lockdown to help curb the spread of Covid-19, the Department of Employment and Labour is enacting several...
View ArticleCall for polymer, plastics industries to be declared essential as lockdown looms
South African plastics industry representative organisation Plastics SA has called on government to reclassify some sectors within the broader plastics industry as essential service providers owing to...
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