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Yearly materials handling conference well represented

By: Halima Frost 18th August 2023 This year’s International Materials Handling Conference (IMHC), Beltcon21, was held on August 2 and 3 at the Emperor's Palace Conference Centre in Kempton Park, Gauteng. Beltcon – the leading conveyor event in Africa – again played host to an impressive speaker line-up of reputable international... →

Govt says employment equity reporting remains ‘business as usual’ while Amendments await proclamation

By: Marleny Arnoldi 16th August 2023 Following an Employment Equity (EE) Roadshow in Mpumalanga, the Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) has clarified that, because the amendments to the EE Act are not yet in effect, enterprises must use current legislation and treat the incoming reporting season as if it is business as usual.... →

PCC spotlights need for gender equality in Just Energy Transition

By: Marleny Arnoldi 11th August 2023 The Just Energy Transition (JET) framework inadequately addresses the issue of gender inequalities, says the Presidential Climate Commission (PCC), explaining that the need for gender equity is being prioritised in further planning processes in the JET, with an emphasis on implementation. In a... →

Better resources, collaboration required to tackle mine security as illegal mining spikes

By: Nadine James 11th August 2023 Illegal mining has grown in scale and complexity, forcing mine security personnel and law enforcement to adapt as traditional security measures become obsolete. Additionally, the sophistication of illegal mining syndicates requires an exponential increase in cooperation and collaboration among... →

Company diversifying its international portfolio

By: Bridget Lepere 11th August 2023 The Dickinson Group of Companies (DGC) is finalising plans to expand and diversify the product and service offering of its subsidiary, industrial solutions provider DGC Africa, says DGC chairman Trevor Dickinson. DGC Africa, based in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), intends to launch fully... →

A RARE SIGHT Lack of investment is the reason behind the slump in the industry, and the lack of capital projects

Presidency says progress being made to increase grant funding for Just Energy Transition Investment Plan

By: Terence Creamer 8th August 2023 The Presidency is exploring several avenues for increasing the grant component in the financing of South Africa’s Just Energy Transition Investment Plan (JET-IP), following broad-based stakeholder criticism about the limited nature of such funding in the initial $8.5-billion pledge made by... →

Kubayi calls for mandatory procurement transformation in community schemes

By: Cameron Mackay 8th August 2023 Human Settlements Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi says economic transformation has to take place in the multitrillion-rand community schemes economy, which includes sectional title complexes, homeowners’ associations, retirement housing schemes, share block companies and housing cooperatives. Speaking... →

Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation department Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi

Procurement clarity and prosecutions key to tackling construction site disruptions

By: Cameron Mackay 4th August 2023 Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Sihle Zikalala has emphasised the importance of unity in condemning and addressing construction site disruption and extortion affecting the industry. “It is important that we act together to root out these illegal practices, which are driving away... →

SIHLE ZIKALALA Contractors must refuse to pay bribes to public officials and extorters. We must protect whistleblowers, and ensure that people who indicate potential for disruption are protected

South Africa must build renewables skills pool to catch up with renewable power demands - Nordex

By: Schalk Burger 3rd August 2023 South Africa currently has a shortfall of trained and experienced wind energy technicians, after having lost much of its skilled capacity to advanced international markets and, like its international counterparts, it needs a growing pool of qualified candidates to draw from as demand for new... →

Nordex Energy South Africa people and culture head Zelrese Brair

YES, UJ partner to tackle the country’s youth unemployment crisis

By: Tasneem Bulbulia 3rd August 2023 Private sector jobs engine the Youth Employment Service (YES) and the University of Johannesburg (UJ) have committed to collaborate on a range of initiatives to provide skills, training and entrepreneurship programmes for South Africa’s youth. Through UJ’s Johannesburg Business School Centre for... →

An image showing UJ Professor Letlhokwa George Mpedi & Yes CEO Ravi Naidoo signing a memorandum of understanding

Professor Letlhokwa George Mpedi and Yes CEO Ravi Naidoo signing the Mou

Nedbank encourages YES interns to seize development opportunities

By: Schalk Burger 1st August 2023 Financial services firm Nedbank has encouraged the 2 782 young people who will participate in a year-long internship programme to make use of the opportunity to learn new skills and develop themselves for their professional careers. Nedbank and its partners have provided these workplace learning... →

YES CEO Ravi Naidoo

Necsa signs cooperation memorandum with Russian nuclear company

By: Rebecca Campbell 1st August 2023 The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) announced on Tuesday that it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Russia’s TVEL Fuel Company. TVEL is a subsidiary of the State-owned Rosatom nuclear group, and the MoU covers cooperation in the area of nuclear fuel (and related... →

Youth employment initiative results in 85 placements

By: Darren Parker 28th July 2023 The South African Property Owners Association (Sapoa) and the National Business Initiative (NBI) Youth Employment Initiative, which was launched earlier this year in a bid to help unemployed technical and vocational education and training (TVET) college learners develop skills within the... →

Execs Back to School school principal education programme running again after Covid-19

By: Darren Parker 28th July 2023 After taking a hiatus because of Covid-19, nonprofit organisation Citizen Leader Lab’s yearly Execs Back to School event was hosted once more in Johannesburg on July 28. The event, which has been running since 2018, serves to help business leaders and executives comprehend the positive impact... →

Firm committed to youth development

28th July 2023 Tyre manufacturer Continental Tyre South Africa (CTSA) is tackling issues of employability in South Africa through its extensive range of youth development initiatives, ranging from student talent pool programmes to opportunities including apprenticeships, trainee pools, in-service trainees,... →

ONELE DYONASE AND BUHLE NTSALAZE These beneficiaries of CTSA’s graduate programme now fill senior positions at CTSA Gqeberha, in the Eastern Cape

Entrepreneurship competition relaunched to celebrate SMMEs

By: Cameron Mackay 27th July 2023 This year, with the post-pandemic relaunch of finance institution Business Partners’ Entrepreneur of the Year competition, the unyielding resilience of South African entrepreneurs will once again be recognised and celebrated. South African entrepreneurs continue to prove their mettle, despite a... →

Heineken announces employee share ownership plan

By: Darren Parker 26th July 2023 Further to merger conditions imposed by the South African competition authorities, beer maker Heineken Beverages South Africa has announced the launch of an employee share ownership plan (ESOP) that will benefit its almost 5 000 South African employees. Employees will participate through a... →

Silverleaf Business Accelerator set to catapult cannabis industry

By: Cameron Mackay 25th July 2023 Investment company Silverleaf Investments is the first-of-its-kind venture capital company in South Africa. The company is focused on investments throughout the entire cannabis value chain by providing finance and active hands-on management support to scalable, growth-oriented cannabis small-,... →

CDC signs partnership to improve Ingwe TVET campuses over three years

By: Schalk Burger 25th July 2023 Industrial development zone agency the Coega Development Corporation (CDC) has signed an agreement with Ingwe Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) College for project preparation and infrastructure development of the college's five TVET campuses over the next three years. The... →

National Science Week launched with appeal to schools to support STEM education

By: Rebecca Campbell 24th July 2023 South Africa’s 2023 National Science Week (NSW) was successfully launched over the weekend, the launch being hosted by the University of Venda, in the Limpopo province. The NSW was first held in 2000 and is coordinated by the National Research Foundation’s South African Agency for Science and... →

Forge Academy opens new 4IR laboratory in Gauteng

By: Schalk Burger 24th July 2023 Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) education company Forge Academy & Labs has opened a new 4IR laboratory in Northriding, Johannesburg. The facility boasts the latest fifth-generation, virtual reality, robotic and learning technologies, and is one of the few facilities in the country that allows... →

Hyphen, Namibian govt launch socioeconomic development framework

By: Cameron Mackay 24th July 2023 The Namibian government and green energy supplier Hyphen Hydrogen Energy on July 24 launched the socioeconomic development SED framework for Namibia’s landmark $10-billion green hydrogen project. The framework is an integral part of the feasibility and implementation agreement (FIA) which... →

Apprenticeships can help bridge the school to work gap

By: Schalk Burger 21st July 2023 Businesses can take actions to upskill young people and empower them with work experience that will better their chances of standing out in an oversaturated labour market, says electrical equipment manufacturer Eaton learning and development manager Melanie Riches. She adds that apprenticeships... →

Firm rolls out sustainability project

21st July 2023 Second-hand vehicle buying and selling company WeBuyCars has successfully executed various sustainability solutions across its showrooms nationally, including the adoption of light-emitting diode (LED) lighting. The project aims to promote eco-friendly practices and ensure a more sustainable and... →

a photo of hundreds of cars inside the Northgate Dome which is now the showroom for WeBuyCars in the north of Johannesburg

LED-ING THE WAY The installation of light-emitting diode lighting at all of its locations is part of WeBuyCars plan to reduced the company's ecological footprint

South Africa needs to embrace more 4IR technology or fall behind

By: Darren Parker 17th July 2023 Professional services and auditing firm PwC says that South Africa’s competitors are all adopting 4IR technologies and developing their workforces and, if South Africa fails to follow suit, the country’s industrial manufacturing sector will continue to fall behind and deindustrialise. The firm... →

Foundation provides grant to African Leadership Academy for entrepreneurial training

By: Schalk Burger 14th July 2023 Professional association the Project Management Institute Educational Foundation (PMIEF) has provided a multimillion-rand grant to education organisation the African Leadership Academy (ALA) for its project management curriculum, which is a portable content and teaching materials toolkit that... →

Harambee showcases efforts to get youth engaged with economy

13th July 2023 Members of the media were recently given a tour of the offices of social impact nonprofit organisation Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator, with the aim of highlighting its work in connecting youth to employment and work experience opportunities. Schalk Burger has the details. →

Harambee showcases efforts to get youth engaged with economy

China’s participation key to AfCFTA success

By: Cameron Mackay 12th July 2023 South African diplomat and ambassador of South Africa to Madagascar Gert Grobler has emphasised the importance of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in advancing Africa’s integrated cooperation and development, as well as the vital role that China can play in advancing the AfCFTA... →

NMU to host coding tournament for 10 000 youths on Mandela Day

By: Schalk Burger 12th July 2023 The Nelson Mandela University (NMU) and its engagement partners Tangible Africa and the Leva Foundation will host 10 000 youth in the #Coding4Mandela coding tournament on Mandela Day. Teaching learners how to code is a springboard for careers in science and technology, which is needed for... →

Schneider Electric, NRF and UJ sign agreements to accelerate energy, automation training

By: Schalk Burger 12th July 2023 Energy management and automation company Schneider Electric has signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with the National Research Foundation (NRF) and the University of Johannesburg (UJ) with the aim of accelerating energy and automation training. “Our cooperation with the NRF and UJ aims to... →

South African, Ugandan entrants win Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

By: Cameron Mackay 7th July 2023 South African biomedical engineer Edmund Wessels and Ugandan electrical engineer Anatoli Kirigwajjo have jointly won the Royal Academy of Engineering’s 2023 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation. Wessels won the award with FlexiGyn, a battery-powered, portable handheld device that enables... →

Nearly 1 000 households in 30 communities across central Uganda are already on the YUNGA network, which has successfully prevented around 130 break-ins and related crimes

Grid capacity, skills shortages hampering renewables roll-out

By: Darren Parker 7th July 2023 Grid capacity constraints and skills shortages have been highlighted by several renewable industry leaders as the primary issues that are holding South Africa back from overcoming the current energy crisis. In a webinar hosted by Creamer Media last month, pundits from various industry bodies... →

Skills development changes on the horizon

By: Nadine Ramdass 7th July 2023 A significant shift, from June 30, has occurred in the adult-based education and training sector, owing to the start of the transitional phase of the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations’ (QCTO’s) new skills development accreditation process. As a result, all legacy qualifications and... →

US helps fund water projects

7th July 2023 The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced last month that it has committed $3-million to the African Water Facility (AWF). The funding will support the preparation of water and sanitation investment projects in Africa, through the provision of grants and technical... →

An African child with cupped hands drinking water from a tap

WATER AID The African Water Facility welcomes the donation of $3-million which is being made by The United States Agency for International Development

Urbanisation placing pressure on water infrastructure

By: Halima Frost 7th July 2023 Africa’s already limited water infrastructure will likely face increased strain as multiple countries experience rapid urbanisation, says market research company Frost & Sullivan Africa consultant Yaa Ngonyama. She stresses that by 2030, more than 350-million Africans will be living in cities,... →

a black and white photo of an adult male hand under a tap with sparse water dripping out if it

HARSH REALITY The fact that millions of Africans do not have access to water even in urban area's should be of great concern

Firm open to investing in the ‘right’ sectors in KZN

By: Bridget Lepere 7th July 2023 Black-owned private equity investment firm Agile Capital focuses on investments that drive sustainable development and have a demonstrable track record of growth and investment returns, with Agile Capital principal Elizabeth Kolobe noting that, unlike its rivals, it does not have exit timing... →

Image of an African woman in a navy suit

ELIZABETH KOLOBE Agile Capital is looking to invest in businesses with solid management teams, strong historical track records and good growth prospects

KITE 2023 promises to be ‘bigger and better’

By: Bridget Lepere 7th July 2023 The KwaZulu-Natal Industrial Technology Exhibition, also known as KITE, will be held at the Durban Exhibition Centre from July 18 to 20 for the fortieth consecutive year. Attendance numbers are expected to exceed those of last year, at 2 716, even though the 2022 event was the first in-person... →

Head shot of Specialised Exhibitions portfolio director Charlene Hefer

CHARLENE HEFER This year’s exhibition promises to deliver insight into Industry 4.0 and the potential benefits for KwaZulu-Natal

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