Mar 6, 2019 | Automotive, EC Industrial & Business News, Education & Training, Manufacturing
VOLKSWAGEN Group South Africa (VWSA) has created work opportunities for 560 unemployed young people through the Youth Employment Service (YES) programme. The intake began its 12-month employment period with VWSA on 1 March 2019. The young people will be placed across...
Mar 5, 2019 | Automotive, Education & Training, KZN Industrial & Business News
TOYOTA will launch two youth-focused initiatives as part of its social responsibility drive in South Africa in 2019. The two new initiatives were announced by Andrew Kirby, president and CEO of Toyota SA Motors, at the company’s annual State of the Motor Industry...
Feb 20, 2019 | EC Industrial & Business News, Education & Training, Government & Municipal, Green Industries & Renewable Energy, Power Generation, Social Development
ENEL, through its renewable subsidiary Enel Green Power RSA (EGP RSA), has begun construction of its 140 MW Nxuba wind farm in the Amatole District, making it the group’s third wind project in the Eastern Cape. The construction of Nxuba, which is expected to be...
Feb 20, 2019 | Consulting Engineers & Project Management, EC Industrial & Business News, Education & Training, SMME Development & Support
PROFESSIONAL registration is a key milestone that prepares young graduates for leadership, or even branching out into their own enterprise. That’s according to Balan Govender, Managing Director of Bosch Ulwazi, who added that the company had successfully ventured into...
Feb 13, 2019 | Commerce & Trade, Education & Training, Harbour Infrastructure & Shipping, KZN Industrial & Business News, Materials Handling & Bulk Handling, Special Economic Zones, Transport & Logistics
DUBE TradePort Special Economic Zone has opened its internship application window for the month of February. The 12 to 24-month development programme is designed to hone candidates’ skills in their chosen profession. This gives graduates an opportunity to apply their...
Feb 4, 2019 | EC Industrial & Business News, Education & Training, Property – Commercial & Industrial
CONSTRUCTION industry professionals need only devote five days of their time for intensive training in concrete technology to boost their own career opportunities and ensure that the structures they design have the sustainability the South African economy vitally...
Jan 23, 2019 | EC Industrial & Business News, Education & Training, Petrochemicals
THE Eastern Cape’s top Engen Maths and Science School (EMSS) matric graduate, Libhongo Mko lives by the philosophy that hard work and dedication will open doors. It is this belief that saw him emerge as the leading learner in the Eastern Cape EMSS classes with five...
Jan 23, 2019 | Agriculture & Sugar, EC Industrial & Business News, Education & Training
AGCO, a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment, unveiled its pioneering Farm in a Box (FIAB) initiative for Africa at Germany’s International Green Week, held in Berlin from 18 to 27 January 2019. “With this brand-new concept, we aim to take...
Jan 14, 2019 | Chemical & Allied Industries, Education & Training, Environmental Management & Control, KZN Industrial & Business News, SMME Development & Support, Water & Effluent Management
AN innovative partnership between a JSE-listed chemicals group and rural communities in KwaZulu-Natal, focusing on keeping a river clean and free of alien vegetation, has been acknowledged with a major award. The AECI Wise Wayz Water Care (WWWC) programme is a joint...