Sasol appoints new HR executive
Charlotte Mokoena has been appointed Sasol human resources (HR) and corporate affairs executive VP, effective February 1, 2017. As part of the group executive committee, she will direct and oversee...
View ArticleSolar system donation for Western Cape nonprofit organisation
Solar power solutions manufacturer SolarWorld Africa donated a R120 000 5 kW solar system to Western Cape-based non-profit organisation Grootbos Foundation’s Green Futures horticulture and life-skills...
View ArticleProgramme encourages standalone third-party distribution businesses
As a means to grow the customer base in underserved communities and informal markets, global beverages company Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa’s (CCBSA’s) local distribution partner (LDP) programme...
View ArticlePlans in place to stimulate industries for further economic growth
Being the second largest regional economy after Gauteng, the Western Cape is set on creating new industries as well as stimulating labour-intensive industries such as agroprocessing, marine culture,...
View ArticleIconic Joburg ice rink being transformed into television production hub
The Sky Rink atop the Carlton Centre’s parking lot in downtown Johannesburg always had something of an edge to it. Experienced ice-skaters, often with a cigarette in their mouths, would make little...
View ArticleCloud-based solution enables companies to manage staff in real time
Companies can manage the allocation, productivity and planning of human resources in real-time using a new cloud-based people resource management solution, says human resource management solutions...
View ArticleArtificial football field built in Alexandra in latest roll-out of Safe-Hub...
The Totalsports Safe-Hub, a football-based after-school programme for youth development, was launched earlier this month in the north of Johannesburg, as part of the South African Football...
View ArticleTechnology group calls on innovators to enter industrial drive competition
International power and automation technology group ABB announced last month that innovation platform The IdeaHub is recruiting hardware and software innovators worldwide. These innovators are needed...
View ArticleFormer President Mbeki appointed Unisa chancellor
In an effort to sustain the reputable profile of outgoing University of South Africa (Unisa) chancellor Judge Bernard Ngoepe, who served the university for 15 years before stepping down this week,...
View ArticleFootball Safe-Hub kicks off in Alexandra
The Totalsports Safe-Hub, a football-based after-school programme for youth development, was launched last month in Alexandra, Johannesburg, as part of the South African Football Association’s (Safa’s)...
View ArticleUN, Coca-Cola upskill 25 000 women entrepreneurs
The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), together with The Coca-Cola Company, on Wednesday celebrated the upskilling of 25 000 female micro entrepreneurs...
View ArticleZuma behaved like a gangster, says Vavi
The revelations that President Jacob Zuma conspired with Secret Service agencies to establish a rival trade union to the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu)in the platinum belt...
View ArticleWorcester set to have a new R61m high school in 2017
Construction of the new Worcester high school, in the Western Cape, is nearing completion and is expected to open its doors in January, the Western Cape government (WCG) said on Thursday. The...
View ArticleDA queries what looks like artificial inflation of matric results
The Democratic Alliance on Friday expressed concerns about the standardisation of matric examination results for 2016, pointing to what the party said looked like artificial inflation of results. In an...
View ArticleEducation dept stands by 2016 matric results
The Basic Education Department is standing by its 2016 matric results, due to be released on Thursday, despite DA MP Gavin Davis questioning the way some averages were increased. "We do stand by our...
View Article50% of matriculants gain access to higher education
The Department of Basic Education has announced that more than 50% of matriculants have obtained passes that will give them access to higher learning institutions. "More than 50% of learners passed...
View ArticleProgressing failed learners has borne fruit – Motshekga
The Department of Basic Education's policy to promote more than 100 000 learners has borne fruit, Minister Angie Motshekga said on Wednesday. The 2016 matric pass rate, including the results of the...
View ArticleSA’s Class of 2016 improves pass rate to 72.5%
Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga announced on Wednesday that the National Senior Certificate (NSC) class of 2016 had achieved a pass rate of 72.5% – up from the 70.7% in 2015. The 2016 pass...
View ArticleMatric results dispel 'DA lies' – Sadtu
The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu) said on Thursday that the 2016 matric results prove that the union is not a barrier to education, as the Democratic Alliance has claimed. "This (the...
View ArticleSA education system one of the worst in the world – The Economist
In the week that South Africa’s matric results were released, international news magazine, The Economist, has declared the country’s schools as among the most inept in the world. "South Africa has one...
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