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Is there a need for TES in SA’s construction industry? 
25th January 2022

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... 


Law firm unpacks issues around remote working, mandatory vaccination
14th January 2022 By: Marleny Arnoldi

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... 


Sappi highlights positive results from Higg FSLM self-assessment
13th January 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

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... 


Survey makes the case for certification increasing professionals’ earning power
12th January 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

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... 


Busa corrects Nxesi on mandatory vaccination declaratory order stance
9th December 2021 By: Donna Slater

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... 


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Up to 72 000 energy transition jobs could be created in Mpumalanga by 2030, study shows
8th December 2021 By: Terence Creamer

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... 


Strike ends at Walmart-owned Massmart after agreement reached
7th December 2021 By: Reuters

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... 


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Nedlac to hold emergency meetings on vaccine mandates, access restrictions for unvaccinated
29th November 2021 By: Terence Creamer

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... 


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Rigging qualifications awarded to youth
26th November 2021

Last month, Italian energy company Enel Green Power South Africa (EGP RSA) announced that it had decided to help 20 unemployed youngsters from the Raymond Mhlaba district in the Eastern Cape... 


Socioeconomic factors worsened by Covid-19 pandemic
24th November 2021 By: Donna Slater

Several economy-influencing factors have been heightened by the Covid-19 pandemic, including asymmetry of socioeconomic factors, consumer and business disruption, population age discrepancies,... 


SMEs need to take up 4IR tech to align with larger players
23rd November 2021 By: Donna Slater

Smart manufacturing is important to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) because such businesses account for between 95% and 99% of every major country’s manufacturing sectors, Manufacturing... 


Saccawu to start indefinite strike at Walmart-owned firm Massmart
16th November 2021 By: Reuters

Workers will start an indefinite strike on Friday at all group companies owned by Walmart-led Massmart Holdings in South Africa, their union said, creating another problem at the retailer... 


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B4SA urges broad participation in Vooma Vaccination Weekend
12th November 2021 By: Sane Dhlamini

As government rolls out the second Vooma Vaccination Weekend this weekend, Business for South Africa is calling on people over the age of 12, and especially those over the age of 50, to take... 


Whistle-blowing app launched to help in the fight against corruption
Whistle-blowing app launched to help in the fight against corruption
10th November 2021 By: Donna Slater

Professional advisory firm BDO on November 10 launched its BDO Tipoffs mobile application (app), enabling anyone willing to blow the whistle on misconduct to report offences anonymously. According... 


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Business in Africa has to deal with greater compliance demands
29th October 2021 By: Darren Parker

African governments are demanding greater levels of compliance from businesses, which has resulted in a noticeable increase in red tape and bureaucracy owing to poor execution by officials, says... 


CSIR nears launch of 4IR Learning Factory to bolster local skills
CSIR nears launch of 4IR Learning Factory to bolster local skills
25th October 2021 By: Donna Slater

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), in partnership with the Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Sector Education Training Authority, has opened the doors of its... 


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Community artisanal mining project well-received in Lower Orange River region
20th October 2021

Situated in a remote desert wilderness along the banks of the South African side of the Lower Orange River, which forms part of the border between South Africa and Namibia, LOR Diamonds has found a... 


Nxesi calls for 'cool heads' to prevail amid labour strikes
7th October 2021 By: Schalk Burger

Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi on October 7 called for calm as employer organisation the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of South Africa (Seifsa) and union the National... 


NUM gets behind Cosatu strike on October 7
6th October 2021 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has decided to join the October 7 national strike launched by Congress of South African Trade Union (Cosatu). The NUM has, therefore, issued a call to its... 


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More equipment donated in the fight against Covid-19
1st October 2021

Integrated chemicals and energy company Sasol has donated mobile clinics, vaccine carriers, laptops, specialised World Health Organisation-approved medical refrigerators and freezers, as well as... 


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Significant untapped potential in local waste economy
24th September 2021 By: Darren Parker

The current contribution of the waste economy to South Africa’s gross domestic product (GDP) could significantly increase if the importance of implementing the waste management hierarchy is fully... 


Engineering sector strike looms as wage talks deadlock
21st September 2021 By: Donna Slater

The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) on Tuesday announced that it would embark on a national strike in the engineering sector from October 5, after wage talks deadlocked.... 


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Reskilling programme for retrenched workers completes first run
17th September 2021 By: Darren Parker

The final intake of learners for the maiden year of the Road to Reskilling training programme is set to take place later this month in Gqeberha, in the Eastern Cape. The programme was conceived as... 


Covid-19 vaccinations can be made mandatory
17th September 2021 By: Khutso Maphatsoe

Owing to the latest guidelines provided by the Department of Employment and Labour, which stipulates that Covid-19 vaccinations can be made mandatory by employers, companies would need to update... 


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Successful year for initiative
17th September 2021 By: Darren Parker

The Automotive Supply Chain Competitiveness Initiative (ASCCI) World Class Manufacturing (WCM) programme has enjoyed a high level of participation over the past 12 months and is on track to... 


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Brain drain must not dissuade development
17th September 2021 By: Darren Parker

To foster a sustainable automotive component manufacturing sector in South Africa, the risk of locally developed skills being poached by other countries must be accepted without dissuading... 


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New Merseta chamber to positively impact on sector
17th September 2021 By: Darren Parker

The creation of an automotive component manufacturers chamber at the Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Sector Education and Training Authority (Merseta) has been a “game changer”,... 


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Initiative advances TVET system
17th September 2021 By: Darren Parker

Following its initial launch in March last year, skills development initiative High Gear and its partners are launching several technical vocational education and training (TVET) curricula upgrades... 


UIF urges finalisation of outstanding Covid-19 Ters applications before December deadline
15th September 2021 By: Donna Slater

The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) appeals to employers to resolve any errors on their submitted Covid-19 Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (Ters) portal to enable the fund to finalise... 


Municipality in support of niche and light industry
10th September 2021

According to Knysna Planning and Development MMC Mncedisi Skosana, the local leadership has been investigating ways of diversifying the area’s economic drivers and contributors. 


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Metals, engineering industry wage negotiations deadline extended to Sept 14
3rd September 2021 By: Donna Slater

The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) reports that its affiliated employer associations – the National Employers Association of South Africa and the South... 


Gender mainstreaming seen as ‘transformative approach’ to include women in infrastructure
25th August 2021 By: Simone Liedtke

When properly addressed and implemented, gender mainstreaming is a transformative approach with a great potential for social change, a panel of speakers addressing the first-ever Women in... 


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Partnership formed to teach rural women excavator skills
25th August 2021

A partnership between Nkwe Platinum, Zijin Mining Group and Sany Southern Africa has resulted in six women from rural Limpopo being provided basic excavator operating skills. The initiative is part... 


Failure to heed warnings about a disease like Covid-19 a bigger risk than the disease itself – Whitfield
24th August 2021 By: Donna Slater

The major risk posed by Covid-19 is not the disease itself, but instead humankind’s inaction to heed calls that such an event could lead to the crippling of global economies and other systems,... 


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SA's unemployment rate hits record 34.4%
24th August 2021 By: News24Wire

Unemployment has hit a record high of 34.4%, or 7.8-million jobless people. Stats SA released the Quarterly Labour Force Survey for the second quarter on Tuesday. This is the highest unemployment... 


New research finds employers ‘mistrust’ people to work remotely
24th August 2021 By: Simone Liedtke

While only 35% of employers trust their staff fully while working remotely, only 19% say productivity decreased since employees transitioned to remote working, an observation which creates “quite... 


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