US awards grant to strengthen higher education network with South Africa
The United States Department of State has awarded a R8.3-million grant to strengthen the US-South Africa Higher Education Network, a consortium of higher education institutions in the two countries....
View ArticleUIF to process Covid-19 TERS claims for September period from Oct 1
The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) will, from October 1, start processing Covid-19 Temporary Employer-Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) applications for the period covering August 16 to September 15....
View ArticleSkills demand in wind sector met
As more wind energy farms are constructed and contribute to employment, demand for the training and retraining of people to work on wind turbines will increase, which has consequently resulted in wind...
View ArticleWake loss could create headwinds
With wind energy set to contribute more to the national energy grid in the future, owing to the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) 2019, wake loss will become more of a challenge as the wind energy sector...
View ArticleT-Systems, Fortinet to open Cybersecurity Academy in South Africa
Information technology services company T-Systems South Africa and integrated, automated cybersecurity solutions company Fortinet have announced plans to launch a specialised Cybersecurity Academy in...
View ArticleNumsa serves notice for Gautrain strike
Trade union the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) on October 2 issued a notice to strike at the Bombela Operating Company (BOC) − the management and operating company for the...
View ArticleBOC says contingency plans in place for Gautrain strike
Operator of the Gautrain, the Bombela Operating Company (BOC), says it will implement a contingency plan to ensure it is able to still deliver a train service to its passengers after trade union, the...
View ArticleSouth Africa lacks political might, original thinking required to tackle...
Although the Covid-19 crisis was always going to cause an unemployment crisis, Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busi Mavuso says, to her mind, the problem is a lack of “original thinking and...
View ArticleInaugural public−private training programme for African infrastructure sector...
The Global Infrastructure Hub (GI Hub) and Meridian have announced the start of training for the first cohort of fellows of the Africa Infrastructure Fellowship Program (AIFP). The AIFP is a...
View ArticleConsultancy urges government to revive R&D spend
Consultancy Cova Advisory has called on government to boost its support for research and development (R&D) in South Africa forts to help weather the economic storm that Covid-19 has brought about....
View ArticleLabour market stakeholders urged to comment on gender-based violence draft code
The Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) urges stakeholders in workplaces to make submissions on the Draft Code of Good on the Prevention and Elimination of Violence and Harassment in the World of...
View ArticlePartnership formed to develop next generation of ethical, effective women...
The Institute of Directors in South Africa (IoDSA) and the International Women’s Forum South Africa (IWFSA) have formed a long-term partnership aimed at developing the next generation of ethical and...
View ArticleCovid-19 has widened unemployment level disparities between cities, rural areas
A recent research report reveals that government’s Covid-19 response needs to be targeted more carefully to the distinctive challenges and opportunities of different places. The 'Visagie & Turok...
View ArticleSacci says trade activity improving
Trade activity has improved in South Africa, with the seasonally adjusted Trade Activity Index having measured 50 index points in September, implying that half of the respondents experienced better...
View ArticleCivil engineering council now has over 1 500 members
Another 373 firms have registered for membership of the Bargaining Council for the Civil Engineering Industry (BCCEI), meaning that “companies in the civil engineering sector continue to recognise the...
View ArticleABB lauds Zurich, Ghana universities’ engineering scholarship programme
Global technology company ABB has expressed its support for the launch of an engineering scholarship programme for Africa. ETH Zurich, in Switzerland, and Ashesi University, in Ghana, are working with...
View ArticleGautrain, Numsa settle wage dispute
Gautrain and the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) have signed a wage proposal made by the Bombela Operating Company (BOC), who manages the Gautrain, effectively ending the strike...
View ArticleSouth Africa becoming a major international business outsourcing destination
Government and private sector efforts to build digital skills capacity among South Africa’s youth over the past five years are bearing fruit, says nonprofit organisation Business Process Enabling South...
View ArticleS Africa must put into effect revenue collection – Haroon Bhorat
University of Cape Town Professor Haroon Bhorat said on Friday that for South Africa to manage its deficit going forward, apart from hoping that growth gets kickstarted in the remaining part of the...
View ArticleEconomic recovery plan will protect jobs in vulnerable sectors - Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa has assured South Africans that the economic recovery plan he presented last week will protect jobs in vulnerable sectors that have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic....
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