Equipment supplier awarded contract to supply tool kits
The Colliery Training College (CTC) in Emalahleni has awarded industrial equipment supplier INDUSTRI Tools & Equipment the 2020 contract to supply tool kits, which are used during mining- and...
View ArticleSchneider Electric academy develops smart energy management skills
As global power capacity is set to double by 2040, and with 80% more renewable sources than there are currently, Schnieder Electric is providing energy management training to meet the needs of...
View ArticleDigital tools emerge as key means to support rural teachers
Research has found that mobile messaging service WhatsApp can provide rural teachers with organisational support, serve as virtual communities of practice (VCoPs) and support skills and professional...
View ArticleWits produces face shields for hospital staff
Teams at the University of Witwatersrand’s (Wits’) Digital Incubator at the Tshimologong Precinct, the School of Mechanical, Industrial and Aeronautical Engineering (MIA) along with the Transnet Centre...
View ArticleUnemployment beneficiaries wait while Nedlac discussions progress
Many employers are waiting for greater clarity regarding unemployment benefits for their staff that have been temporarily laid off during the national lockdown, which is enforced from March 27 to April...
View ArticleResearch reveals gap in Covid-19 funding for businesses in townships
The Covid-19 pandemic and the current lockdown are already having a devastating impact on South Africa’s economy, with informal and small businesses in townships likely to feel the brunt of the impact....
View ArticleRamaphosa places Ndabeni-Abrahams on special leave for violating lockdown...
President Cyril Ramaphosa has placed Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams on special leave for two months, one of which will be unpaid, for violating the...
View ArticleOld Mutual provides free cover to healthcare workers
Financial services group Old Mutual is making R4-billion worth of cover available to about 430 000 registered healthcare workers across South Africa, the group announced on April 8. Unlike traditional...
View ArticleMobile learning platform launched to raise awareness of Covid-19
The head of the United Nations (UN) in South Africa Nardos Bekele-Thomas, supported by the heads of various UN agencies, has partnered with e-learning mobile service Funzi, to launch a mobile learning...
View ArticleUJ, nonprofit find companies are failing to comply with Covid-19 requirements
A report compiled by the University of Johannesburg’s Centre for Social Change and nonprofit organisation Casual Workers Advice Office finds that companies still operating during the lockdown are...
View ArticleAfrican countries urged to increase response to Covid-19 pandemic − WHO
World Health Organisation (WHO) regional director for Africa Dr Matshidiso Moeti has urged countries across Africa to increase their response to mitigating the effects of the Covid-19 virus. While the...
View ArticleSkills vital to develop local suppliers for automotive industry
Skills are a critical requirement to sustainably allow for the establishment and development of local black suppliers to the automotive industry. Most of the suitable entrepreneur candidates to...
View ArticleUJ Vice Chancellor pledges 33% of salary towards Solidarity Fund
The University of Johannesburg Vice Chancellor Professor Tshilidzi Marwala has revealed that he will donate 33% of his salary to the Solidarity Fund to help fight the coronavirus pandemic. This follows...
View ArticleOnline hackathon launched to spur development of Covid-19-tackling solutions
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and partners will host an international 72-hour online competition, the #AfricaVsVirus Challenge – aimed at developing effective solutions to the coronavirus...
View ArticleWaste pickers get relief with food vouchers during national lockdown
An electronic food voucher initiative is being rolled out to waste pickers across the country, as part of a partnership between the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF) and the...
View ArticleWits University pursuing remote online teaching, learning methods
The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) will switch to remote online teaching and learning from April 20, alongside a range of other contingency and continuity plans. Wits academics have spent the...
View ArticleInnovation Hub calls on local innovators to help fight Covid-19
Pretoria-based science and technology park, The Innovation Hub (TIH), requests local innovators; entrepreneurs; scientists; small, medium-sized and microenterprises; research institutions;...
View ArticleTeraco assists schools with broadband initiative
Data centre provider Teraco has announced it will provide a support grant valued at R7.5-million to the South African Broadband Education Networks (Saben) through the Teraco Connect Foundation. Teraco...
View ArticleICA partners with Navigate Compliance in South Africa
Professional body for the global regulatory and financial crime community, the International Compliance Association (ICA), has partnered with training and advisory firm Navigate Compliance to bring ICA...
View ArticleRestrictions eased on various industries as South Africa enters extended...
The South African government announced the easing of lockdown restrictions for parts of the logistics, retail, services, mining and energy sectors on April 16, as the country entered the second phase...
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