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... 

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... 

Mining investment group Menar MD 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... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

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 Employment Equity Amendment Bill, if implemented, will damage any chances of the country attaining meaningful growth and unemployment will rise from more than 46% on the expanded definition to... 

A lack of local demand remains one of the most significant obstacles limiting South Africa’s economic growth potential, and the success of government’s Economic Reconstruction And Recovery Plan,... 

The National Bargaining Council for the Road Freight and Logistics Industry (NBCRFLI) said on March 9 that “it may be necessary for the parties to council to shut down the industry for a period of... 

Studies indicate that women want to participate in the energy sector, and especially within the energy efficiency sector, both of which currently have poor representation of women, Department of... 

Corruption Watch said the approval of a new global standard on beneficial ownership transparency is a win for the fight against corruption, money laundering and other financial crimes around the... 

Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister Dr Blade Nzimande on March 4 said all 21 sector education and training authorities (Setas) have committed to achieving the skills development... 

Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi on February 28 released the draft National Labour Migration Bill, which proposes amendments to the Employment Services Act, for public comment. The Bill... 

The Constitutional Court has ruled against public sector trade unions in their bid to force government to honour a wage agreement for 2020, siding with the Labour Appeal Court which found that the... 

The Social Housing Regulatory Authority (SHRA) has said it is “encouraged” by government’s commitment to the development of social housing across South Africa, following Finance Minister Enoch... 

A focus on labour-intensive practices, increased partnership between the public and private sectors and rechannelled funding methods for infrastructure roll-out in South Africa are required to help... 

South Africa’s yearly economic growth will “moderate” to less that 2% for the foreseeable future, which is insufficient to curb rising unemployment, given the country’s population growth rate,... 

The respective roles of the public and the private sectors in creating jobs came under the spotlight again on Monday as political leaders responded to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s most recent State... 

South Africa's labour department said it had filed court papers against telecom equipment group Huawei Technologies' local business over alleged employment rule breaches. China's Huawei employed... 

Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi has announced that the national minimum wage (NMW) for each ordinary hour worked has been increased from R21.69 to R23.19, with effect from March 1. As... 

South Africa is becoming an outlier in workplace regulations, with businesses still being required to maintain an array of Covid-19 workplace regulations. These include keeping an attendance... 

Over the last two years, global telecommunications group Telecel’s Africa Startup Initiative Programme (Asip), which is powered by startup accelerator Startupbootcamp Afritech, has contributed more... 

Organisations that implement a mandatory Covid-19 vaccination policy must do so on the basis of a risks assessment, and the risk assessment must consider the operational requirements of the... 

The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) has issued its second decision relating to mandatory vaccination policies in the workplace and upheld the employer's decision to... 

Sugarcane farmers received about R60-million worth of premium price payments on January 31 as agreed by the Small-Scale Grower Masterplan Task Team in accordance with the process laid out in the... 

In her latest weekly newsletter, published on January 31, industry association Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busi Mavuso said she was frustrated with the solutions proposed by the African... 

It is without a doubt that many industries have taken a serious knock during the pandemic. Those involved in South Africa’s construction industry had their hands tied, especially at the onset of... 

As South African companies have started to experience normalised operations after the worst of Covid-19 and getting back to work after the festive season, questions have arisen over hybrid work... 

Dissolving pulp producer Sappi has completed a self-assessment of the Higg Facility Social and Labour Module (FSLM) at its Ngodwana and Saiccor Mills in South Africa. Sappi says the self-assessment... 

Nonprofit organisation the Project Management Institute’s (PMI’s) twelfth ‘Earning Power: Project Management Salary Survey’, highlights the power of continuous education and skill-building in the... 

Business Unity South Africa (Busa) disputes a December 7 claim by Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi that it has approach the Constitutional Court seeking a mandatory vaccination... 

South Africa’s Mpumalanga province can compensate for a large share of the job losses that will arise in its declining coal sector and lay the foundations for the creation of a new clean-energy hub... 

Thousands of striking workers at companies under Massmart Holdings in South Africa, which is owned by Walmart Inc, will return to work after reaching an agreement over disputes, a labour union said... 

The social partners participating in the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) will hold emergency meetings this week about the institution of workplace vaccine mandates and the...