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Need for fire-related event realised
By: Halima Frost 20th May 2022 Event organisers Specialised Exhibitions’ inaugural Firexpo South Africa 2022 will highlight the services and products of local suppliers in the fire prevention and protection sector to visitors. The event will be hosted from May 31 to June 2 at the Gallagher Convention Centre, in Midrand, Gauteng. →
Valves supplier highlights importance of technical knowledge
By: Sabrina Jardim 20th May 2022 A holistic approach should be followed when buying valves to ensure that they are appropriate for specific applications, says valve and steel supplier Stewarts and Lloyds export manager Andre Swart. “There has been a huge drive in South Africa’s fluid handling and irrigation industry where... →

Fire protection foam dosing system on offer
By: Halima Frost 20th May 2022 Fire protection equipment supplier DoseTech offers its FireDos fire protection foam dosing technology, known as proportioners, to the South African fire prevention and firefighting market. The company explains that foam is the only way to effectively fight certain fire scenarios. →

Alexforbes launches new transformation policy
By: Darren Parker 19th May 2022 Financial services company Alexforbes Investments launched its new transformation policy on May 19. The policy launch took place in conjunction with the publication of the company’s new Transformation Survey, which helped inform the policy. →

PMI provides new construction sector leader courses and certification
By: Schalk Burger 17th May 2022 Project professionals association the Project Management Institute (PMI) has introduced a series of seven courses to improve project management skills in the construction industry, leading to a construction professional in built environment projects (CPBEP) certification. The construction... →
UP Centre for Future of Work to produce publications, provide advisory services and training
By: Schalk Burger 17th May 2022 The Centre for the Future of Work (CFoW), launched by the University of Pretoria (UP) on May 17, will be Africa’s centre of excellence on the future of work, producing scientific and popular publications, advisory services and training, said CFoW director and UP Faculty of Economic and Management... →
Small-scale farming collaborative gains momentum
By: Donna Slater 17th May 2022 The rethinking of food systems for South Africa needs to start with individual food producers on the ground and expand from there – as laid out in a project called “Towards recalibrating food systems during and beyond the Covid-19 pandemic”, which started in October 2020. Funded by the World... →
Forum established to support informal economy
By: Schalk Burger 17th May 2022 The Informal Economy Development Forum (IEDF) is a new body that has been set up to drive growth within the sector, support informal economy workers and function as the conduit between government, corporate South Africa and the informal economy. The IEDF’s key objectives are to improve the... →
Input into draft National Labour Migration Policy, Employment Services Bill requested
By: Donna Slater 16th May 2022 The Mpumalanga Department of Employment and Labour is inviting stakeholders to make inputs at a May 19 workshop on the draft National Labour Migration Policy (NLMP) and the Employment Services (ES) Bill, following their February 28 release. The workshop – to be held at 10.00 at the MacBest... →
Eskom doesn't expect any unlawful strikes as wage saga kicks into gear
By: News24Wire 16th May 2022 Eskom does not anticipate any unlawful strikes or disruptions at its operations while a wage dispute with unions is being dealt with, according to its CEO, André de Ruyter. De Ruyter was briefing reporters on Monday morning about the jump to Stage 3 load-shedding for Monday and Tuesday evening.... →

Eskom CEO André de Ruyter
Humans to continue to be involved in autonomous drone flights
By: Donna Slater 13th May 2022 As drone users think of new ways to deploy drones, there is a requirement to use them beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) and autonomously. However, humans are still needed to conduct behind-the-scenes activities, said software and aircraft designer Fixar drones sales manager Ronald Schultz. →
PIC welcomes appointment of Standard Bank’s new chairperson
By: Darren Parker 13th May 2022 The Public Investment Corporation (PIC) has welcomed the appointment of the new Standard Bank Group chairperson Nonkululeko Nyembezi, who will take office on June 1. Nyembezi’s appointment as a female black chairperson of a major commercial bank is a significant milestone in terms of... →
SARS inches closer to strike as PSA puts tax body on notice 
By: News24Wire 13th May 2022 The Public Servants' Association has put the South African Revenue Service on notice that it intends to go on strike after it reached a deadlock with the tax body during wage negotiations. If the deadlock at the Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration is not broken ahead of time,... →

York’s Escarpment operations impacted by Numsa strike
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 13th May 2022 JSE-listed York Timber says some employees of the company, affiliated with union the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa), embarked on a strike at York’s Escarpment operations on April 25. The strike notice contained only one matter of mutual interest relating to job grading,... →
CSIR unveils technology to support learners with learning difficulties
By: Darren Parker 11th May 2022 The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) unveiled its new learning technology, a voice computing application (app) that translates text into audio, on May 11. Developed by CSIR researchers, the app called iSinkwe was designed to support literacy development by helping learners... →
Numsa to embark on strike at AMSA’s operations from May 11
By: Donna Slater 10th May 2022 The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) says it has served steelmaker ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) with a 48-hour notice to strike after the union rejected AMSA’s wage increase offer. Numsa intends to start the strike at AMSA’s Vanderbijlpark, Pretoria and Newcastle... →
ECSA elects its first female president
By: Darren Parker 6th May 2022 The Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) elected its first female president Refilwe Buthelezi following the sixth term council special meeting on May 5. ECSA has not had a female president since its inception, with ECSA stating on May 6 that the election of Buthelezi in the engineering and... →
Unions in passenger bus wage talks ink 6% wage deal
By: News24Wire 6th May 2022 The South African Road Passenger Bargaining Council (Sarpbac) has announced that unions at the passenger bus wage talks have accepted a 6% wage offer and signed a deal with employers in the sector. This comes after months of tense negotiating between employer representatives and labour at the... →

Nuclear medicine industry affected by Covid-19
By: Sabrina Jardim 6th May 2022 The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a drop of over 50% in services rendered in the nuclear medicine industry which has also led to unemployment and facilities closing down, says South African Society of Nuclear Medicine (SASNM) immediate past president Dr Moshe Modiselle. Current SASNM president Dr... →

Microgrid, agriculture repurposing projects initiated for Komati
By: Cameron Mackay 6th May 2022 Following socioeconomic impact studies and community engagement, State-owned power utility Eskom has initiated the first three of its repurposing projects for the coal-powered Komati power station, in Mpumalanga. Eskom just energy transition GM Mandy Rambharos states that the first of these... →

Mavuso warns State’s potential new powers could be abused
By: Darren Parker 3rd May 2022 The State’s potential new powers that could arise from a permanent ratification into law of various Covid-19 regulations beyond the state of national disaster can be abused, warned Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busi Mavuso on May 3. In her latest weekly newsletter, she added that... →

BLSA CEO Busi Mavuso
Sasol opens 2023 engineering, science degree bursary programme
By: Schalk Burger 29th April 2022 Chemical and energy multinational Sasol says applications for its corporate bursary programme for the 2023 academic year are now open to high-performing mathematics and science learners currently in Grade 12, who are invited to apply for an all-inclusive bursary to study engineering and science... →
Merger results in beneficial services
By: Sabrina Jardim 29th April 2022 Abrasives supplier First Cut and gas safety training and equipment company Gas Safety International’s (GSI’s) aim - through their merger of interests – is to mitigate the challenges in the metal fabrication industry through increased value proposition, welding training and safety expertise. These... →

CBE calls for changes in approach to urban development
By: Darren Parker 26th April 2022 Following the mid-April flooding in KwaZulu-Naal that caused widespread damage and killed more than 400 people, the Council for the Built Environment (CBE) has called for new ways of tackling urban development, saying South Africa can no longer repeat what had been done in the past. CBE CEO Msizi... →

Comair withdraws Section 189 notice – Numsa
By: Donna Slater 22nd April 2022 Trade union the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) reports that it has received correspondence from airline operator Comair about the formal withdrawal of its Section 189 notice. Comair served Numsa with the Section 189 on March 1 as the airline sought to cut salaries by 15%... →
Swedish fund Norrsken22 poised for second Africa startup foray
By: Bloomberg 21st April 2022 Norrsken22, an Africa-focused fund started by Swedish tech startup founders and bosses, expects to raise $200-million or more this year and may make its second investment this month. The venture is looking to take advantage of the continent’s fast-growing startup sector, which raised a record... →
UFS confers honorary doctorates on Moseneke, Davis, Sachs, Byanyima and Wingfield
By: Schalk Burger 19th April 2022 The University of the Free State (UFS) will confer honorary doctorates on former deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke, Professor Mike Wingfield, Justice Albie Sachs, Judge Dennis Davis and United Nations (UN) deputy secretary-general Winnie Byanyima during its April graduation ceremonies.... →

SANEDI helps train 50 young electricians in energy efficiency for building EPCs
By: Schalk Burger 13th April 2022 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 Professionals Africa, to train 50 qualified youth to obtain energy use data required for buildings’ EPCs.... →
Paramount Group invests in skills development for young engineers
By: Donna Slater 13th April 2022 Aerospace and technology company Paramount Group has launched an engineering mentorship and training programme – the Young Engineers Development Programme (YEDP) – aimed at fast-tracking young engineers by equipping them with the skills and experience required to excel in the workplace. The... →

GWO, GWEC partner up to map out global energy transition workforce training needs
By: Darren Parker 11th April 2022 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 training needs. This is being done in an effort to support the development of renewable energy by helping... →

Sappi launches campaign to attract skilled engineers
By: Donna Slater 11th April 2022 Woodfibre products manufacturer Sappi has launched a campaign to encourage skilled engineers and production specialists to join its growing team and its endeavours of pursuing a circular economy. Besides a number of current vacancies in various fields, Sappi is also building up a database of... →

Infrastructure-focused project management conversation needed, says Cesa
By: Simone Liedtke 8th April 2022 While upcoming project-oriented economic activity is expected to translate into a yearly demand of 2.3-million new project managers, Civil Engineering South Africa (Cesa) CEO Chris Campbell urges a more focused conversation specific to infrastructure development, and “not generic project... →

Bayoglu unconvinced the energy transition will benefit the majority
By: Darren Parker 6th April 2022 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 transition, we’re talking about 90 000 jobs that will be lost,” he said during a discussion at the... →

Companies developing wind energy skills in the Eastern Cape
By: Schalk Burger 5th April 2022 The Wind Turbine Service Training programme, an initiative of renewable energy project developer EIMS Africa’s portfolio company Cookhouse Wind Farm and operations and maintenance contractor Suzlon, is helping to build technical skills for South Africa’s wind power sector. This skills-based... →
Uasa approaches court to ensure Denel pays employees
By: Schalk Burger 5th April 2022 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 members’ full remuneration from August 1, 2020, to date within 14 days of the order. It also seeks an... →
Two years of TERS disbursements to preserve employment sees initial budget topped
By: Schalk Burger 4th April 2022 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 Department of Employment and Labour’s (DEL) initial budget by R24-billion, says Employment and Labour... →
Wits Business School, US business college to collaborate on energy matters
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 4th April 2022 Wits Business School (WBS) has signed an historic agreement with the CT Bauer College of Business at the University of Houston, in the US, which it says opens the door for robust collaboration between their respective energy centres. The African Energy Leadership Centre (AELC) at WBS and The... →

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