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Cummins Southern Africa MD Racheal Njoroge
Cummins achieves Level 1 BBBEE status
18th October 2022 By: Darren Parker

Cummins South Africa has achieved a Level 1 Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) contributor status. Cummins Southern Africa MD Racheal Njoroge said on October 18 that it was a  big jump”... 


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Sustainathon competition launched in South Africa
14th October 2022 By: Darren Parker

Information technology company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has launched its TCS Sustainathon – a problem-solving competition aimed at getting youth to develop and execute innovative ideas to... 


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Labour Court interdicts Numsa strike at Macsteel
14th October 2022 By: News24Wire

The Labour Court has interdicted a strike by the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa at Macsteel over withdrawn employee benefits. The union, whose planned strike was found by the court... 


Transnet Group CEO Portia Derby
Transnet strike is 'rough', but the SOE must become sustainable, says CEO Portia Derby
13th October 2022 By: News24Wire

Transnet group CEO Portia Derby has hit back at critics who may feel Transnet should accede to union demands simply to end the "rough" strike, stressing that it is crucial to ensure the state-owned... 


Public Servants Association
235 000 civil servants to strike in coming days as union rejects offer
12th October 2022 By: News24Wire

The Public Servants Association said it was preparing for a strike as early as next week after rejecting the government's 3% wage increase offer in the public wage negotiations. The 235 000... 


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Transnet meets with unions again to take another crack at ending crippling strike
12th October 2022 By: News24Wire

Transnet said it would take another crack at ending a crippling strike by as it returns to the negotiations under the Commission of Conciliation, Mediation, and Arbitration on Wednesday. The strike... 


Transnet Port Terminals
Almost 30 vessels stuck as 90% of workers on strike at some Transnet harbours
11th October 2022 By: News24Wire

Transnet harbours – apart from East London - have been hit by mass stay-aways as a strike intensifies. Some 28 vessels were in limbo outside of Transnet terminals or waiting to be given a dock on... 


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BLSA, Seifsa, SAAFF warn of Transnet strike's impact on the struggling economy
10th October 2022 By: Schalk Burger

The strike by employees at Transnet’s port and rail operations is going to cost the economy billions of rands and will likely set back the country’s efforts to drive a recovery, says business... 


Road Freight Association CEO Gavin Kelly
Urgent action needed as Transnet strike hits ports with billions on the line: business
10th October 2022 By: News24Wire

While Transnet has maintained that its terminals at ports have not come to a standstill, logistics businesses have warned of a catastrophic economic fallout if operations at the State-owned... 


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Transnet puts contingency measures in place as rail, port workers strike
6th October 2022 By: Darren Parker

State-owned Transnet has advised that, with some employees across its operations embarking on strike action following non-resolution in the ongoing wage negotiations, contingency plans will be... 


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R300m SMME Crisis Partnership Fund to assist township businesses
5th October 2022 By: Darren Parker

To support small-, medium-sized and microenterprises (SMMEs) in Gauteng’s townships, the Gauteng Provincial Government (GPG), the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and the South African SME... 


Transnet train
Threatened with strike, Transnet ups wage hike offer to 3%
5th October 2022 By: News24Wire

On Wednesday, Transnet sweetened its wage offer to unions, boosting its wage hike offer from 1.5% to 3%, on the day it was set to receive strike notices from unions. The South African Transport and... 


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Applications open for 2023 Wind Industry Internship Programme
4th October 2022 By: Darren Parker

The South Africa Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) has announced that the Wind Industry Internship Programme (WIIP) will be running for the second time next year, with applications now open. The WIIP... 


Transnet Train
Two unions plan strike at Transnet in coming days
4th October 2022 By: News24Wire

Two unions plan to strike at Transnet in the next week after rejecting the rail utility’s wage offer. The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (Satawu) plans to down tools as early as... 


Melting metal
Neasa confirms it will further seek to halt extension of the MEIBC Main Agreement to nonparties
30th September 2022 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The National Employers’ Association of South Africa (Neasa) has confirmed it will pursue all possible legal means to halt the extension of the Metals and Engineering Industries Bargaining Council’s... 


RAYNARD LOOCH
Managers and supervisors are an integral and essential part of an employer’s health and safety management system and deserve statutory recognition
Amendment Bill fails to recognise safety practitioner profession
23rd September 2022 By: Tracy Hancock

The continued failure to recognise the safety practitioner profession is yet another disappointing aspect of the poorly drafted Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Amendment Bill 2020, says law... 


Renewable energy adds 700 000 jobs to reach 12.7m globally
22nd September 2022 By: Schalk Burger

Worldwide employment in renewable energy reached 12.7-million in the past year, which was an increase of 700 000 new jobs in one year despite the lingering effects of Covid-19 and the growing... 


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Youth jobs scheme back on track and targeting new industries after Covid disruption
9th September 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The Youth Employment Service (YES) programme, which provides an avenue to quality jobs in the private sector, has made considerable strides since its launch in 2018. In 2021, it created over 25 000... 


Neasa, Saefa fail in court bid to halt extension of MEIBC Main Agreement to nonparties
1st September 2022 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The Labour Court has dismissed an application brought by the National Employers’ Association of South Africa (Neasa) and the South African Engineers’ and Founders’ Association (Saefa) to declare... 


African industrialisation, changing perceptions a priority for China – ambassador’s office
31st August 2022 By: Donna Slater

The most important form of foreign assistance that can be provided to Africa currently centres around industrialisation efforts and boosting the continent’s ability to improve and expand its... 


Newly amended Employment Equity Act to come into effect in Sept 2023
31st August 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The amended Employment Equity (EE) Act, which empowers the Employment and Labour Minister to regulate sector-specific EE targets and to regulate compliance criteria to issue EE Compliance... 


Visa backlog hobbling French business ambitions in South Africa – BLSA
29th August 2022 By: Donna Slater

A letter by a group of French businesses, who collectively employ more than 65 000 South Africans, has frustrated Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busi Mavuso with its detailing of... 


Exposure, leadership representation crucial for women in software
26th August 2022 By: Cameron Mackay

Exposing women to software development at earlier ages, and representation of women in leadership, is crucial for encouraging more women to enter and remain in the local software development... 


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Youth require collaborative, agile approach to skills to benefit from economic opportunities
18th August 2022 By: Donna Slater

The planning that goes into skills development cannot be linear, owing to it being difficult to determine upfront what skills will be needed in the medium- and long term, and it therefore requires... 


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Transnet security guards to be made peace officers
16th August 2022 By: Darren Parker

Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola has given approval for State-owned Transnet’s security officers to be granted peace officer status as Gazetted on August 5, elevating them... 


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Cosatu plans strike next week against load-shedding, rising prices
15th August 2022 By: News24Wire

The Congress of South African Trade Unions will hold a national strike on 24 August against the rising cost of living, fuel costs, and load-shedding, adding to labour formations planning... 


Programme launched to train youth as solar PV service technicians
15th August 2022 By: Donna Slater

Renewable energy skills development agency Nepoworx Renewable Energy Institution (Nepoworx) and the Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Sector Education and Training Authority have... 


Specialists complete inspection project
12th August 2022

The benefit of rope access for routine industrial inspection work was again demonstrated when leading rope access specialist Skyriders Access Specialists successfully completed a project for... 


Business confidence improves on 2020 benchmark, says Sacci
10th August 2022 By: Donna Slater

The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) reports that its Business Confidence Index (BCI) for July, at 110.3, was 1.8 index points higher than in June and 6.1 points higher than... 


Solidarity sends list of 300 power experts to Gordhan, Eskom
4th August 2022 By: Donna Slater

Trade union Solidarity sent a list of skilled power experts to Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan and Eskom CEO André de Ruyter on August 4, following calls by Gordhan to identify energy... 


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Company drives investment in automotive sector
29th July 2022 By: Halima Frost

With government’s having identified the automotive sector as a key sector for economic development, private equity investment firm Agile Capital is actively looking to invest further in the South... 


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Q1 recovery exceeds expectations – industry body
29th July 2022

The National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa | The  Automotive Business Council (Naamsa) states in its ‘Quarterly review of business conditions: new motor vehicle... 


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New trends boost need for project skills development
29th July 2022 By: Cameron Mackay

Recent trends, such as the impact of digital disruption, climate change and shifting demographics, have increased the need for reskilling and upskilling local project management talent, says... 


Numsa signs above-inflation increase for Eskom Rotek members
15th July 2022 By: Donna Slater

The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) has signed an above-inflation wage agreement with Eskom’s wholly-owned construction, maintenance and transportation services subsidiary... 


Numsa suspends deputy president Ntlokotse, finalises national congress plans
13th July 2022 By: Donna Slater

The National Union Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) has decided, after holding a special central committee (SCC) meeting on July 11 and 12, to suspend its second deputy president Ruth... 


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New standards for municipalities
8th July 2022 By: Mandisa Nyathi

The South African Bureau of Standards’ (SABS’) technical committee has added new standards that municipality procurement teams need to adhere to when awarding tenders. 


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