State-owned Transnet has advised that, with some employees across its operations embarking on strike action following non-resolution in the ongoing wage negotiations, contingency plans will be... 

To support small-, medium-sized and microenterprises (SMMEs) in Gauteng’s townships, the Gauteng Provincial Government (GPG), the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and the South African SME... 

On Wednesday, Transnet sweetened its wage offer to unions, boosting its wage hike offer from 1.5% to 3%, on the day it was set to receive strike notices from unions. The South African Transport and... 

The South Africa Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) has announced that the Wind Industry Internship Programme (WIIP) will be running for the second time next year, with applications now open. The WIIP... 

Two unions plan to strike at Transnet in the next week after rejecting the rail utility’s wage offer. The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (Satawu) plans to down tools as early as... 

The National Employers’ Association of South Africa (Neasa) has confirmed it will pursue all possible legal means to halt the extension of the Metals and Engineering Industries Bargaining Council’s... 

The continued failure to recognise the safety practitioner profession is yet another disappointing aspect of the poorly drafted Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Amendment Bill 2020, says law... 

Worldwide employment in renewable energy reached 12.7-million in the past year, which was an increase of 700 000 new jobs in one year despite the lingering effects of Covid-19 and the growing... 

The Youth Employment Service (YES) programme, which provides an avenue to quality jobs in the private sector, has made considerable strides since its launch in 2018. In 2021, it created over 25 000... 

The Labour Court has dismissed an application brought by the National Employers’ Association of South Africa (Neasa) and the South African Engineers’ and Founders’ Association (Saefa) to declare... 

The most important form of foreign assistance that can be provided to Africa currently centres around industrialisation efforts and boosting the continent’s ability to improve and expand its... 

The amended Employment Equity (EE) Act, which empowers the Employment and Labour Minister to regulate sector-specific EE targets and to regulate compliance criteria to issue EE Compliance... 

A letter by a group of French businesses, who collectively employ more than 65 000 South Africans, has frustrated Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busi Mavuso with its detailing of... 

Exposing women to software development at earlier ages, and representation of women in leadership, is crucial for encouraging more women to enter and remain in the local software development... 

The planning that goes into skills development cannot be linear, owing to it being difficult to determine upfront what skills will be needed in the medium- and long term, and it therefore requires... 

Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola has given approval for State-owned Transnet’s security officers to be granted peace officer status as Gazetted on August 5, elevating them... 

The Congress of South African Trade Unions will hold a national strike on 24 August against the rising cost of living, fuel costs, and load-shedding, adding to labour formations planning... 

Renewable energy skills development agency Nepoworx Renewable Energy Institution (Nepoworx) and the Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Sector Education and Training Authority have... 

The benefit of rope access for routine industrial inspection work was again demonstrated when leading rope access specialist Skyriders Access Specialists successfully completed a project for... 

The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) reports that its Business Confidence Index (BCI) for July, at 110.3, was 1.8 index points higher than in June and 6.1 points higher than... 

Trade union Solidarity sent a list of skilled power experts to Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan and Eskom CEO André de Ruyter on August 4, following calls by Gordhan to identify energy... 

With government’s having identified the automotive sector as a key sector for economic development, private equity investment firm Agile Capital is actively looking to invest further in the South... 

The National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa | The  Automotive Business Council (Naamsa) states in its ‘Quarterly review of business conditions: new motor vehicle... 

Recent trends, such as the impact of digital disruption, climate change and shifting demographics, have increased the need for reskilling and upskilling local project management talent, says... 

The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) has signed an above-inflation wage agreement with Eskom’s wholly-owned construction, maintenance and transportation services subsidiary... 

The National Union Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) has decided, after holding a special central committee (SCC) meeting on July 11 and 12, to suspend its second deputy president Ruth... 

The South African Bureau of Standards’ (SABS’) technical committee has added new standards that municipality procurement teams need to adhere to when awarding tenders. 

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the publication of the Just Transition Framework will enable South Africa to “proceed apace with harnessing the benefits” of the Just Energy Transition Partnership... 

The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) have accepted Eskom's one-year 7% wage deal have signed an agreement to this effect. This... 

Embattled power utility Eskom has attributed three stages of the current load-shedding, which is being implemented daily at between Stage 4 and Stage 6, directly to the illegal strike under way at... 

Police say they have opened two cases of intimidation related to the unlawful strikes at Eskom, which the power utility has blamed for Stage 6 load-shedding. "One was registered at Belfast Police... 

Industry body Consulting Engineers South Africa (Cesa) is challenging the decision by the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) board to cancel critical infrastructure tenders worth... 

Experienced engineers are crucial in such a critical and technically-minded sector as engineering, and it is consequently not surprising that the industry players place a premium on the employment... 

Parties to the Metals and Engineering Industries Bargaining Council (MEIBC) have voted to extend the three-year agreement reached in the metals and engineering sector in October 2021 to... 

After a week of protests at Eskom operations that no one has claimed responsibility for plunged the country into Stage 6 load-shedding, two unions are now dealing with members who are pushing for... 

The construction and development of infrastructure is critical to accelerating demand for associated goods and services, as well as to significantly boost the economy, Infrastructure South Africa... 

The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa laid the blame at Eskom's feet for the protests at power stations that ultimately plunged South Africa into Stage 4 load-shedding late last week....