Attacq uplifts Phuthumani Primary
Real estate investment trust Attacq has partnered with nonprofit organisation Sage Foundation to build and renovate classrooms at the Phuthumani Primary School, in Thembisa. Marleny Arnoldi attended...
View ArticleSkills needed to foster transition
South Africa’s renewable-energy transition requires skills development and the educating of the country’s renewable-energy sector stakeholders, says Economic Development Solutions (EDS) head of...
View ArticlePumps range being tested on grey water system
Pumps and irrigation supplier Stewarts & Lloyds has been exploring the use of their Salflo submersible dewatering pumps, namely the S and V series submersible pumps, in grey water systems for home,...
View ArticleSA faces challenges in energy transition
South Africa is struggling to address the energy security and economic imperatives of the national energy requirements, owing to the delay in implementation of new capacity additions and the reduced...
View ArticleUniversity drones research facility receives R11m grant
Research charity the Hans Merensky Foundation (HMF) president (and former University of the Free State [UFS] chancellor) Dr Khotso Mokhele recently signed an R11-million five-year research grant...
View ArticleUnemployment rises to a record 35.3%
South Africa's unemployment rate increased to a new record of 35.5% in the fourth quarter of 2021, a 0.4 percentage point increase on the 34.9% recorded in the third quarter. This is the highest the...
View ArticleChieta launches skills and growth study to support hydrogen economy
The Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority (Chieta) has embarked on an 18-month comprehensive study of hydrogen power in South Africa that will assist it in its efforts to support the...
View ArticleNecsa and chemicals industry Seta sign MoU
The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) and the Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority (Chieta) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), to facilitate cooperation...
View ArticleBLSA calls for ideas to tackle youth unemployment
Business organisation Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busi Mavuso says regulation can make it difficult and expensive to hire more people and the responsibility remains with government to...
View ArticleWits Business School, US business college to collaborate on energy matters
Wits Business School (WBS) has signed an historic agreement with the CT Bauer College of Business at the University of Houston, in the US, which it says opens the door for robust collaboration between...
View ArticleTwo years of TERS disbursements to preserve employment sees initial budget...
The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) has disbursed R64-billion to 5.7-million workers over two years as part of the Covid-19 Temporary Employer-Employee Relief Scheme (TERS), surpassing the Department...
View ArticleUasa approaches court to ensure Denel pays employees
Trade union Uasa has brought an urgent Labour Court application against State-owned defence group Denel to order it to honour all outstanding contractual obligations and effect payment of Uasa members’...
View ArticleCompanies developing wind energy skills in the Eastern Cape
The Wind Turbine Service Training programme, an initiative of renewable energy project developer EIMS Africa’s portfolio company Cookhouse Wind Farm and operations and maintenance contractor Suzlon, is...
View ArticleBayoglu unconvinced the energy transition will benefit the majority
Mining investment group Menar CEO Vuslat Bayoglu has expressed concern about job losses in the fossil fuel sector as State-owned Eskom proceeds with its just energy transition. “When we do the just...
View ArticleInfrastructure-focused project management conversation needed, says Cesa
While upcoming project-oriented economic activity is expected to translate into a yearly demand of 2.3-million new project managers, Civil Engineering South Africa (Cesa) CEO Chris Campbell urges a...
View ArticleSappi launches campaign to attract skilled engineers
Woodfibre products manufacturer Sappi has launched a campaign to encourage skilled engineers and production specialists to join its growing team and its endeavours of pursuing a circular economy....
View ArticleGWO, GWEC partner up to map out global energy transition workforce training...
International trade association the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and nonprofit industry body the Global Wind Organisation (GWO) have signed a new two-year agreement to map out workforce training...
View ArticleParamount Group invests in skills development for young engineers
Aerospace and technology company Paramount Group has launched an engineering mentorship and training programme – the Young Engineers Development Programme (YEDP) – aimed at fast-tracking young...
View ArticleSANEDI helps train 50 young electricians in energy efficiency for building EPCs
The South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI) is leading the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) Practitioner Skills Programme, in partnership with the Institute of Energy...
View ArticleUFS confers honorary doctorates on Moseneke, Davis, Sachs, Byanyima and...
The University of the Free State (UFS) will confer honorary doctorates on former deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke, Professor Mike Wingfield, Justice Albie Sachs, Judge Dennis Davis and United...
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