Partnership ensures basket of training opportunities
Manufacturer Gabion Baskets has partnered construction training specialist Tjeka Training Matters to provide practical instruction in the installation of its products. Under this new arrangement,...
View ArticleJob initiative to train youths to install solar geysers made from recyclable...
Youth employment organisation Lulaway's social impact division Lulalab Foundation has developed a youth employment initiative that trains youths to assemble, install and maintain gravity-fed solar...
View ArticleRamaphosa’s SoNA holds bold promises, but lacks finer details, says BLSA
In his February 13 State of the Nation Address (SoNA), President Cyril Ramaphosa highlighted factors that will serve to lift the economy, tackle Covid-19 and boost ailing electricity infrastructure,...
View ArticleDrone cinematography programme launched to boost skills
As part of its Human Capital Development programme, provincial State entity and film industry support organisation, the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Film Commission has launched the Drone Technology Training...
View ArticleKZN Premier launches R252m science, technology academy
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala on February 15 officially opened the R252-million Anton Lembede Mathematics, Sciences and Technology Academy, in Durban. The academy comprises 20 classrooms, one...
View ArticleTIPS encourages South Africa to leverage just transition imperatives already...
According to Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS), South Africa is in a position where it has a multitude of policies, processes and interventions that could be leveraged towards affecting a...
View ArticleA 'more conducive business environment’ needed for South Africa to recover –...
With the largest number of jobs created in 2021’s economic recovery expected to come from the private sector, President Cyril Ramaphosa has said that government will need to continue working with the...
View ArticleAgri SA warns 4 000 jobs are at stake this year as a result of minimum wage...
After surveying 577 participants among member companies, industry association Agri SA has found that a potential 4 384 jobs could potentially be lost in 2021/22 as a result of the increase in the...
View ArticleSAIW seeks to alleviate key skills shortages
The South African Institute of Welding (SAIW) is gearing up to present its internationally recognised nondestructive testing (NDT) Level 3 Workshop in March. The workshop builds on pre-existing Level 1...
View ArticleEducation dept makes headway on national rollout of coding, robotics curriculum
The Department of Basic Education is making headway on the national rollout of coding and robotics, with Grade R to 3 pupils from 200 schools to participate in pilot programme using a draft curriculum...
View ArticleWorkplace-based learning programmes to address skills shortages
Business development service ProudAfrique Human Capital has partnered with the University of Johannesburg’s training hub, Resolution Circle, to provide focused workplace-based learning programmes for...
View ArticleCompanies committed to transformation honoured
Entries are open for the seventh annual Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) Awards for Excellence and the federation is calling on all companies within the metals...
View ArticleOpinion: South Africa’s path to the 4IR – the role of digital skills
In this opinion piece, the Industrial Development Think Tank discusses the need to develop digital skills in the manufacturing knowledge base for South Africa. The world economy is undergoing a period...
View ArticleGlencore Ferroalloys launches enterprise and supplier development hub
Glencore Ferroalloys is helping to redress South Africa’s historical socioeconomic inequalities by supporting local small, medium-sized and microenterprises (SMMEs) through the recent launch of its...
View ArticleLabour Court dismisses SAAPA's application for leave to appeal lawfulness of...
Labour Court judge Andre van Niekerk on March 3 dismissed the South African Airways Pilot’s Association’s (SAAPA’s) application for leave to appeal the Labour Court’s December 2020 judgment, with a...
View ArticleMetals and engineering sector must partner to address artisanal, engineering...
Industry body the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) has called on businesses in the metals and engineering (M&E) sector and the wider manufacturing industry to...
View ArticleGender inclusivity to create sustainable work environment and world, says SAICE
Civil engineering organisation the South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) has called for collaboration and working towards gender diversity and inclusivity to create a more sustainable...
View ArticleUIF opens applications for Covid-19 TERS benefit extension
Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi has signed an updated Covid-19 Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) Directive, which was gazetted on March 4, laying the foundation for the...
View ArticleList outlining eligibility for ‘Phase 2’ vaccination roll-out to be released...
A list confirming which South Africans will be eligible for Covid-19 vaccination when the ‘Phase 2’ roll-out begins in late April or early May will be published in the “next week or two”, Department of...
View ArticleNSFAS still faces funding shortfall, cannot yet accommodate first-time...
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme is facing a shortfall on its funding for this year and it has, therefore, been unable to confirm funding eligibility for first-time university students. This...
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