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Labour & Skills Development

Consumer Affairs

Consumer Protection Act in sync with requirements of modern economy – National Consumer Forum

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This year is going to be a memorable year for most citizens of this country, National Consumer Forum chairperson Thamsanqa Bolani told the Swiss Chamber Southern Africa luncheon, last month.

By: Dennis Ndaba

05 Mar 10

Labour & Skills Development

New framework for skills development

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The Paper Manufacturers Association of South Africa (Pamsa) is tackling the skills shortage in the paper industry through the implementation of its newly developed national research framework.

By: Eleanor Seggie

05 Mar 10

ELECTRICITY

Unions may bring forward power strikes

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South Africa's powerful trade union federation on Thursday threatened strikes before October over big electricity price rises and declined to say whether action could start before the soccer World Cup in June. "The last thing we want to do is...

By: Reuters

04 Mar 10

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Young Sessa initiative launched

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The Sustainable Energy Society of Southern Africa (Sessa) launched its Young Sessa initiative with a presentation and workshop at Northcliff High School, in northern Johannesburg, on Thursday.

By: Lindsey Berry

26 Feb 10

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Local IT company tackles skills challenge

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Business information technology (IT) solutions company iSolve is tackling the skills shortage in South Africa, by providing basic IT training to unemployed school leavers and graduates with no experience.

By: Jacqueline Holman

26 Feb 10

Labour & Skills Development

Steel industry lags behind in skills development

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The South African steel industry lacks technical and engineering skills and training given that, from 1998 to 2007, only 12,9% of the students enrolled across all engineering courses at universities and technikons achieved a degree or diploma (41...

By: Eleanor Seggie

26 Feb 10

Engineering Profession

Fundamentals in place to make engineering the profession of choice

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Africa has been pegged as one of the key hubs for development in the future and the availability of engineering skills will be critical in the implementation of much-needed new infrastructure on the continent.

By: Lindsey Berry

19 Feb 10

INDUSTRIAL POLICY

Industrial policy success hinges on job creation, Davies says

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An estimated 825 706 direct and 2,5-million indirect jobs could be created over the next ten years through the successful implementation of South Africa's now much-vaunted Industrial Policy Action Plan (Ipap), the second round of which would run...

By: Jade Davenport

18 Feb 10

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South Africa	Bolani Thamsanqa Bolan Casper Nice Jane Molony Zwelinzima Vavi Harald Schultz Jon Adams Tracey Fairless Peter Clark Tracy Leathem Sandra Burmeister Andrew Woodburn Gautrain Job-Hopping Temptation Lacquet Paul Jowitt Roelf Sandenbergh Trevor Woodburn Vicki Marais-Swanepoel Rob Davies	The 2010 FIFA World Cup The Soccer World Cup The FIFA World Cup	Natal Pretoria Johannesburg Cape Town
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