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AgriSETA reflects on strides made to empower women in sector

By: Marleny Arnoldi 18th November 2024 In reflecting on education and training authority for the agriculture sector AgriSETA’s accomplishments for the 2023/24 financial year, chairperson Sharon Sepeng lauded the organisation for having surpassed its artisan development targets well ahead of schedule. Given that artisanal skills are... →

Higher Education Minister to undertake working visit to China to strengthen TVET cooperation

15th November 2024 Minister of Higher Education and Training Dr Nobuhle Nkabane is set to lead a high-level South African delegation on a working visit to China between November 15 and 26, as part of efforts to fulfil South Africa's commitment to enhancing international cooperation in higher education, particularly... →

Minister of Higher Education and Training Dr Nobuhle Nkabane

Johannesburg Planetarium relaunches as Wits Anglo American Digital Dome

By: Sabrina Jardim 13th November 2024 The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), in partnership with diversified mining company Anglo American, have relaunched the old Johannesburg Planetarium as the Wits Anglo American Digital Dome, after major refurbishments. Wits has noted that the new Digital Dome is the largest of its kind in... →

Wits vice-chancellor and principal Professor Zeblon Vilakazi

Unemployment rate improves to 32.1% in the third quarter

By: Marleny Arnoldi 12th November 2024 South Africa’s unemployment rate decreased by 1.4 percentage points to 32.1% in the third quarter, from 33.5% in the second quarter. The expanded unemployment rate, which includes discouraged work seekers, decreased by 0.7 of a percentage point to 41.9%, compared with 42.6% in the second quarter. →

NRF achieves Level 1 BBBEE status

By: Sabrina Jardim 8th November 2024 The National Research Foundation (NRF) has achieved a broad-based black economic empowerment (BBBEE) Level 1 rating – a year earlier than the NRF board-approved target of reaching Level 2 by 2025. “We are incredibly proud of this milestone. Such an outcome is the result of a focussed and... →

Mpumalanga Green Innovation Challenge crowns top three winners

By: Tasneem Bulbulia 8th November 2024 The Mpumalanga Green Cluster Agency (MGCA), in partnership with the Mpumalanga provincial government and supported by the Just Transition to a Decarbonised Economy for South Africa, Old Mutual, Standard Bank, Seriti Green and Indalo Inclusive, have announced the winners of the 2024 Mpumalanga... →

Resolution Circle secures NSF grant for 700 students to attend its Work Integrated Learning Programmes

By: Schalk Burger 6th November 2024 Skills development firm Resolution Circle has secured a grant from the National Skills Fund for 700 tertiary students to attend its Work Integrated Learning (WIL) programmes. Students from universities of technology (UoTs), technical and vocational education and training (TVET) institutions and... →

Actom opens new training centre for apprentices

By: Sabrina Jardim 5th November 2024 Electromechanical equipment manufacturer Actom has opened a new training centre facility at its premises in Germiston, Johannesburg. The facility offers a variety of apprenticeship programmes. →

An image of people in the training centre

UJ, Schneider Electric collaborate to provide services to villages in Vhembe district

By: Tasneem Bulbulia 5th November 2024 Energy management and automation company Schneider Electric has highlighted its contribution to the University of Johannesburg’s UJ for Societal Impact project, which has, over the past decade, worked to bring services to the village of Gwakwani, and has now expanded to Matatani and Mbodi, all... →

An image showing Isabella Nomvela, UJ Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment executive dean Prof Daniel Mashao, and Hennie Smith

Left to right, Isabella Nomvela, UJ Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment executive dean Prof Daniel Mashao, and Hennie Smith

Chrisnelsa, AIDC launch pioneer EV/HEV training centre in Rosslyn

By: Tasneem Bulbulia 4th November 2024 Automotive quality control specialist Chrisnelsa, in collaboration with government entity the Automotive Industry Development Centre (AIDC) and UK-based EV training institute Duplex Business Services, last week launched an electric vehicle and hybrid electric vehicle (EV/HEV) training centre in... →

An image showing Chrisnelsa's EV/HEC training centre

Photo by Creamer Media's Tasneem Bulbulia
EV/HEV training centre

Report highlights skills opportunities provided by just energy transition

By: Tasneem Bulbulia 31st October 2024 South Africa will need to create an estimated 40 000 to 60 000 jobs related to the just energy transition (JET) over the next 25 years and it has to start preparing citizens to benefit from the opportunities provided by the transition. This is according to the National Business Initiative’s... →

An image showing a man checking solar panels

From now to 2030, about 59 000 to 99 000 jobs are expected to be required in the solar value chain

ArcelorMittal South Africa works to address skills gap through artisan training

30th October 2024 With South Africa facing a critical shortage of skilled and qualified artisans and engineers, steel producer ArcelorMittal South Africa’s fully Quality Council for Trades and Occupations-accredited Engineering Academy, based in Vanderbijlpark, in Gauteng, offers artisan training to help address... →

ArcelorMittal South Africa works to address skills gap through artisan training

CHIETA investments, programmes equipping artisans with digital, future-ready skills

By: Schalk Burger 29th October 2024 Skills development organisation the Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority (CHIETA) has said it is equipping artisans and workers with future-ready skills, especially in AI, digital technologies and smart manufacturing, through its investments in smart skills centres. During its AGM... →

SAWEA opens applications for 2025 Wind Industry Internship Programme

By: Darren Parker 25th October 2024 The South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) has announced the opening of applications for the 2025 Wind Industry Internship Programme (WIIP). The initiative supports South Africa’s goal of achieving a low-carbon economy and a climate-resilient society through creating jobs, aligning with... →

UP, ARM open virtual conference centre

By: Darren Parker 25th October 2024 The University of Pretoria (UP) and African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) have announced the official opening of the UP-ARM Virtual Conference Centre, aimed at enhancing collaboration between academia and industry. “This innovative centre will empower staff and students to connect and engage virtually... →

ARM CEO Phillip Tobias

Manufacturing's development, employment impact will depend on preparation

By: Schalk Burger 24th October 2024 The potential developmental benefits from growing manufacturing's contribution to African countries' GDP and the associated growth in employment will only occur if countries and their industries, governments and education systems prepare for the Fifth Industrial Revolution (5IR). By 2040, about... →

NRF and Telkom cooperate in launching new ICT development programme

By: Rebecca Campbell 23rd October 2024 The National Research Foundation (NRF) and State-owned information and communications technology (ICT) group Telkom have announced the launch of their joint Future Technologies (FutureTech) programme. This is an initiative to co-fund both technology research grants and postgraduate student and... →

NRF CEO Dr Fulufhelo Nelwamondo

YASA to take ten student placements for Formula Student 2025

By: Schalk Burger 14th October 2024 Automotive manufacturer Mercedes-Benz subsidiary YASA has partnered with engineering competition Formula Student 2025 to inspire the next generation of automotive engineers. YASA has launched its latest campaign to recruit students to take part in its engineering placement programmes at its sites... →

EWSETA joins German delegation at energy training centre

By: Sabrina Jardim 8th October 2024 After being transformed from a rundown residential property in Benoni, Gauteng, into a ‘cutting-edge’ energy training centre, the Institute of Energy Professionals Africa’s (IEPA’s) International Energy Training Centre was visited by a German delegation with the Energy and Water Sector Education... →

South Africa’s reindustrialisation requires collaboration between multiple sectors

By: Darren Parker 4th October 2024 To achieve reindustrialisation in South Africa, collaboration across industries is crucial, Kearney metals and mining global lead Igor Hulak said during the second day of the Joburg Indaba, in Johannesburg, on October 3. He emphasised that reindustrialisation "cannot be done only by one industry... →

Skills development, and the renewable energy sector’s worker needs, are misaligned in South Africa

By: Rebecca Campbell 3rd October 2024 That South Africa, in general, and the renewable-energy sector in particular, need skills development, is a truism. But the requirements of the renewable-energy industry and the output of skills development institutions and programmes are significantly out of alignment. But not in the way you... →

Transnet Academy forms railway education partnership with UCT, UP

By: Schalk Burger 2nd October 2024 The State-owned Transnet Academy has concluded a five-year partnership agreement with the University of Cape Town (UCT) and the University of Pretoria (UP), which will help it to enhance technical capacity, develop reliable safety standards and deliver superior customer service. The Faculty of... →

New TWIMS, Toyota Teach facilities launched

2nd October 2024 Automotive company Toyota South Africa’s Educational Trust last month commemorated its new, expanded Toyota Wessels Institute for Manufacturing Studies, or TWIMS, and Toyota Teach facilities at its Kloof campus, in KwaZulu-Natal. →

New TWIMS, Toyota Teach facilities launched

ArcelorMittal South Africa works to address skills gap through artisan training

By: Sabrina Jardim 1st October 2024 With South Africa facing a critical shortage of skilled and qualified artisans and engineers, steel producer ArcelorMittal South Africa’s (AMSA’s) fully Quality Council for Trades and Occupations- (QCTO-) accredited Engineering Academy, based in Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng, offers artisan training to... →

Setas soft launch pioneer Green Hydrogen Centre of Specialisation

By: Tasneem Bulbulia 1st October 2024 Three sector education and training authority (Seta) organisations – the Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority (CHIETA), the Mining Qualifications Authority (MQA) and the Transport Education and Training Authority (TETA) – on September 30 soft launched the Green Hydrogen Centre of... →

An image showing CHIETA CEO Yershen Pillay, TETA CEO Maphefo Anno-Frempong and MQA CEO Dr Thabo Mashongoane signing the MoU

Photo by Creamer Media's Tasneem Bulbulia
CHIETA CEO Yershen Pillay, TETA CEO Maphefo Anno-Frempong and MQA CEO Dr Thabo Mashongoane sign the MoU

Unisa symposium underscores importance of research for engineering students

By: Tasneem Bulbulia 27th September 2024 The University of South Africa (Unisa) on September 26 held its Engineering Profession Student Symposium at the Science Campus in Roodepoort, providing undergraduate and postgraduate engineering students with knowledge, insights and connections to enable success in their engineering careers.... →

Tackling literacy crisis

27th September 2024 Automobile and commercial vehicle manufacturer Ford South Africa reaffirms its commitment to tackling the literacy crisis in the country through its enduring legacy projects. Despite significant investments in education, South Africa continues to grapple with high illiteracy rates, particularly... →

The above image depicts a young student reading at the for Rally to Read initiative

IMPROVING LITERACY The Rally to Read is a three-year cycle initiative that will equip selected schools with age-appropriate books, educational tools and learning materials, while providing teachers with vital training and skills development to ensure sustainable literacy improvements

Wits to use Frankenwald sale proceeds for special endowment fund

By: Schalk Burger 19th September 2024 The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) says all proceeds from the sale of the Frankenwald Estate, in Gauteng, and the future sale of residential and commercial sites will be placed into a special endowment fund. This will be used to support its academic projects, including supporting talented... →

An artist's impression of the Frankenwald Estate

Momentum Group Foundation calls for increased collaboration to bolster efforts to tackle youth unemployment

By: Tasneem Bulbulia 16th September 2024 With South Africa’s youth unemployment having reached unsustainably high levels, Momentum Group Foundation has called for increased collaboration to tackle this and to augment the strides it has made thus far in addressing this issue. Speaking during the group’s ‘Masibambisane for Impact on... →

An image of Employment and Labour Deputy Minister Ntuthuko Mbongiseni Sibiya

Department of Labour Deputy Minister Ntuthuko Mbongiseni Sibiya outlines issues impacting youth employment in the country, and measures seeking to address this.

BRICS Business Council working groups offer updates on work in the year-to-date

By: Darren Parker 13th September 2024 The BRICS Business Council has provided an update on its work thus far this year, reflecting on progress made and the challenges posed by the inclusion of Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates into the BRICS Plus alliance in January. The council’s working groups have been... →

South Africa rejects civil-servant pay demand, offers 3% raise

By: Bloomberg 11th September 2024 The South African government rejected a demand by public-sector workers for a 12% pay increase, saying it’s unaffordable. Instead, the state offered a 3% raise, Frikkie de Bruin, general secretary at the Public Service Co-ordinating Bargaining Council said by phone Wednesday. The proposal by... →

Major UIF service points to extend operating hours, open on Saturdays in Sept

By: Schalk Burger 11th September 2024 Some Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) service points will be open on Saturdays and from 07:30 to 16:00 on weekdays to render services to clients and employers during September to cater for an anticipated increase in demand for real-time services. In August, the High Court in Pretoria issued an... →

Great reception for waste event

By: Halima Frost 6th September 2024 One of the greatest challenges facing this year’s International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) World Congress hosts, the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA), is catering to the overwhelming amount of interest expressed in this year’s event. The event, being organised by event... →

A picture of dignitaries holding up a banner at last year's ISWA 2023 Congress

GAINING TRACTION The ISWA 2024 Congress taking place at the CTICC this year has garnered a large amount of attention already

MoU seeks to bridge gap between academia, industry in logistics, transport sector

By: Darren Parker 3rd September 2024 The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport: South Africa (CILTSA) and the Vaal University of Technology (VUT) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to bridge the gap between academic knowledge and practical industry experience in the logistics and transport sector. The MoU,... →

CILT International global president chief Teete Owusu-Nortey, CILTSA president Elvin Harris and VUT vice-chancellor and principal Professor Khehla Ndlovu

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CILT International global president chief Teete Owusu-Nortey, CILTSA president Elvin Harris and VUT vice-chancellor and principal Professor Khehla Ndlovu

Business community mourns Dabengwa’s passing

By: Marleny Arnoldi 3rd September 2024 Condolences have streamed in for the late Sifiso Dabengwa, who previously served as a nonexecutive director for State-owned power utility Eskom and CEO of telecommunications company MTN. The current board of Eskom acknowledged Dabengwa’s contribution to enhancing governance and management... →

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Sifiso Dabengwa

New, expanded TWIMS, Toyota Teach facilities launched

By: Tasneem Bulbulia 2nd September 2024 Automotive company Toyota South Africa’s Toyota South Africa Educational Trust last month commemorated its new, expanded Toyota Wessels Institute for Manufacturing Studies (TWIMS) and Toyota Teach facilities at its Kloof campus, in KwaZulu-Natal. The Educational Trust is the foundation that was... →

An image showing the Toyota Wessels conference centre

Photo by Creamer Media's Tasneem Bulbulia
The Toyota Wessels conference centre

South African energy transition hampered by system modelling expertise shortage – Energy Council

By: Darren Parker 30th August 2024 The Energy Council of South Africa has warned of a shortage of energy system modelling expertise in the country at what it says is a critical time, when complex and important choices need to be made regarding South Africa’s energy transition. “This can largely be attributed to a lack of technical... →

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