The City of Tshwane has put the 2025 Youth Month theme of ‘embracing the power of youth to drive socioeconomic transformation’ into action. “We are pleased to confirm the placement of the 52 new... 

Industry association, Production Technologies Association of South Africa (PtSA), recently launched its Centre of Excellence training facility in Pinetown, in KwaZulu-Natal, which aims to develop... 

Multinational engineering consultancy, inspection and certification group Registro Italiano Navale (RINA) has acquired the entire share capital of Finnish naval architecture and marine engineering... 

Development finance institution the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has awarded a $1-million grant to South Africa’s National Business Initiative (NBI) to strengthen efforts to build a... 

The most important aspect of the three-year engineering degree that Engineering Institute of Technology (EIT) is launching in South Africa involves students being employed as soon as possible and... 

In the 2024/25 financial year, Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) allocated an average of 6% of its total procurement spend to youth-owned businesses and suppliers, while an additional R62-million was... 

Technology can strengthen education at all levels, starting from early childhood to adult training, and digital solutions can also help to address the main challenges faced by the African school... 

International organisation the International Institute of Welding (IIW) has launched the first-ever WeldArt World Championship, placing a spotlight on the creative side of welding aimed at... 

The demand for technical skills is growing and jobs in skilled trades and technical vocations are providing some of the best job security and resilience in the face of the profound changes shaping... 

The Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) has entered a strategic collaboration with the City of Tshwane, marked by the signing of a memorandum of agreement (MoA) at the Tshwane Leadership and... 

As Africa moves to implement the African Union’s (AU’s) Agenda 2063 and related infrastructure master plans, engineering consultancies, such as African Industrial Engineering Services (AIES), are... 

Aligned with its goal of equipping employees with skills needed to progress and adapt to changing technologies, specialised hose and couplings supplier Jachris Hose & Couplings is developing a... 

Professional body for education and skills development in South Africa, Chemical Industries Education & Training Sector Authority (CHIETA), has received approval from the Quality Council for Trades... 

Workplace-related injuries continue to remain a challenge in South Africa, but collaboration, digitisation and hands-on leadership can play an important role in promoting a culture of safety. This... 

The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) and the Media, Information and Communication Technologies Sector Education and Training Authority (MICT SETA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU)... 

Skills-based social network Goodwall has joined forces with big tech firms Microsoft and HP to launch the NextGen AI Alliance, an innovative global partnership designed to equip young people with... 

The South African Renewable Energy Masterplan (SAREM) is expected to drive localised manufacturing and skills development within South Africa and can also provide a blueprint for the rest of the... 

The Association of Meat Importers and Exporters (AMIE) has partnered with business support organisation Tushiya Xchange to invest in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the meat import... 

Cement manufacturers Afrimat, AfriSam and Sephaku Development, collectively known as the Ditsobotla Cement Manufacturers Forum (DCMF), have officially handed over a fully refurbished and modernised... 

Rolls-Royce Power Systems has announced that it has opened a new regional headquarters and training centre in Johannesburg. The new facility will support the growing numbers of the group’s... 

Owing to its notable success and an overwhelming demand from host communities in and around Piet Retief, in Mpumalanga, the Kangra Cadet Programme – implemented by high-quality energy coal producer... 

South Africa’s largest enterprise development programme Zimele – created by mining major Anglo American – having announced previously that youth employment is a key focus area, will welcome up to... 

Industrial products provider BMG – part of Invicta Holdings Limited – is celebrating the fifth anniversary of its joining the private-sector-funded Youth Employment Services (YES) Programme, which... 

Rand Mutual Assurance (RMA) has concluded a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Insurance Sector Education and Training Authority (INSETA) and the Mining Qualifications Authority (MQA) to... 

The 2025 Fulton Awards mark 45 years of celebrating concrete excellence and innovation in concrete within Southern Africa, with this year’s edition including a special retrospective category titled... 

As DEKRA Global marks its 100th anniversary, DEKRA Industrial and the DEKRA Institute of Learning (IOL) used their presence at this year’s A-OSH Expo to celebrate a century of “securing the... 

Non-profit mutual assurance organisation Rand Mutual Assurance (RMA) is showcasing the vital part it plays in helping to ensure workplace health and safety in South Africa through its prevention... 

Drug and alcohol testing equipment supplier Alco-Safe showcased its latest advancements in occupational health and safety solutions at the A-OSH Expo 2025, held at the Gallagher Convention Centre,... 

To meet the growing demand for customised, high-performance specialised electric motors in heavy engineering, electric motor manufacturer Hexagon Electrical announced the expansion of its... 

Recognised by JP Morgan Chase and the Women Presidents Organization (WPO) as one of the top 50 fastest-growing women-owned/led companies globally, South African engineering and development company... 

Stellenbosch University (SU) has announced the opening of the LaunchLab CERIBIO, a biotechnology laboratory for biotechnology startups. The initiative aims to accelerate the local biotechnology... 

Investment-readiness programme Fetola Fire, which is supported by investment and commercial financial services firm JPMorgan Chase, will provide 60 entrepreneurs with investment-readiness training,... 

The Johannesburg Business School at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) has partnered with Internet services firm Google to launch the Cybersecurity Seminars Programme, which aims to equip young... 

Every year, World Day for Health and Safety at Work on April 28 offers a reminder that no job should come at the cost of a person’s health or safety, says global CEO-led organisation ICMM health... 

Many cannabis users in South Africa have misconstrued the new Cannabis for Private Purposes Act, gazetted in June last year, believing they may openly use cannabis before entering the workplace....