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Schneider Electric launches electrical engineer mentorship programme in Africa
Updated 2 hours 57 minutes ago By: Schalk Burger

Energy technology company Schneider Electric has launched its Advancing Energy Tech mentorship programme, which is designed to assist electrical engineering and technical students as they... 


Haver & Boecker's Amicus Smart Cell palletising and de-palletising robot in a cage
Event to showcase producer’s range
14th August 2026

The 2026 edition of the yearly Powtech Technopharm expo, which takes place in Nuremberg, Germany from September 29 to October 1, will be used as a platform by process, packaging and materials... 


Exxaro partners with business schools to develop future mining, energy leaders
12th August 2026 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed natural resources company Exxaro Resources has established a strategic leadership development partnership with three business schools to strengthen leadership capability across its... 


Some of the students who participated in the Pathways to Space programme
South African learners graduate from the 2026 Pathways to Space STEM education initiative
11th August 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

US-based global major aerospace group Boeing and the Future African Space Explorers STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) Academy (FASESA) have announced that 1 313 South African... 


BPESA launches guide to help business services sector grow in a tech-rich world
7th August 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Outsourced services industry organisation Business Process Enabling South Africa (BPESA) has launched its Impact Sourcing Practical Guide to help South Africa's global business services (GBS)... 


Agile Capital partner Liz Kolobe
Private equity can facilitate exponential growth
31st July 2026 By: Halima Frost

As a value-adding private-equity partner Agile Capital leverages its commercial expertise to transform businesses. Its financial services offering has enabled companies to scale exponentially –... 


a man and woman at a computer screen in PPE
Digital incentive payouts becoming increasingly relevant
31st July 2026 By: Halima Frost

Digital incentive payout systems are becoming an increasingly important and viable component of modern workforce management and are no longer regarded as merely an alternative to tradition systems,... 


An image of Project Management Institute (PMI) sub-Saharan Africa MD George Asamani.
Growing skills gap threatens infrastructure delivery
24th July 2026 By: Nadine Ramdass

While demand for project management and engineering-related skills is accelerating in emerging markets, the supply of qualified professionals is not keeping pace, consequently widening a gap that... 


An image of ACPM CEO Nomvula Rakolote receiving an award
Masterclass bridges BIM knowledge gap
24th July 2026 By: Nadine Ramdass

Despite the benefits of building information modelling (BIM), South Africa's project management industry has been slow to integrate it, largely owing to a skills gap and siloed disciplines within... 


W&R Seta CEO Tom Mkhwanazi and TIA CEO Dr Titus Mathe
TIA, Wholesale and Retail Seta form skills and entrepreneurship partnership
23rd July 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Technology development and incubation organisation the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) and the Wholesale and Retail Sector Education and Training Authority (W&R Seta) have established a... 


Meeting ordered for September to resolve Red Seal artisan certificate delays
17th July 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Trade union Solidarity says the Labour Court has ordered that a meeting be held with education departments and training authorities before September 30 to address and resolve the systemic... 


Isuzu opens R2m AI, coding and robotics laboratory in Motherwell
17th July 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Automotive manufacturer Isuzu Motors South Africa has opened a R2-million AI, Coding and Robotics Lab at Khulile Primary School, in Motherwell, in the Eastern Cape, providing access to cutting-edge... 


cidb CEO Bongani Dladla
cidb launches construction management qualification to boost project rollout
13th July 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Regulator the Construction Industry Development Board (cidb) has, in collaboration with the University of Johannesburg (UJ), developed the Certificate in Construction Management (CCM) as its... 


GROWING LOCAL VALUE 
Manufacturing Indaba 2026 is structured to help manufacturers capture more value locally, access new markets, and adopt the technologies that define global competitiveness.
Indaba 2026 targets access, value and innovation
10th July 2026 By: Keabetswe Shilakwe

For South African manufacturers, 2026 offers pressure and possibility, says specialists in technical, logistics and administrative solutions for events Siyenza MD Liz Hart. Energy insecurity and... 


FUELING THE INDUSTRY 
South Africa currently has 12 designated SEZs spread across seven provinces, with nine operational and three still under development. Since 2016, the SEZ programme has generated more than 30 000 jobs and recorded total expenditure of R24.2-billion
TASEZ a blueprint for industrial future
10th July 2026

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Economic Development and Trade last month visited the Tshwane Automotive Special Economic Zone (TASEZ) to review its role in South Africa’s industrial... 


An image of the construction works taking place at the Clanwilliam dam in the Western Cap
Dam project progressing after initial challenges
3rd July 2026 By: Halima Frost

Despite extensive delays caused by funding shortages, Covid-19 disruptions, contractor procurement issues and local land/property disputes, the Clanwilliam Dam Wall Raising Project in the Western... 


The Brixton Reservoir and Tower
New reservoir should address shortages
3rd July 2026

Municipal entity Johannesburg Water officially launched the new 26-million-litre Brixton Reservoir and Tower on April 29, in Gauteng, marking a major milestone in its efforts to strengthen water... 


law firm Webber Wentzel partner Khurshid Fazel
Outcomes-based bonds a powerful tool
3rd July 2026

The compounding pressures of accelerating urbanisation, decaying legacy systems, climate change and chronic underinvestment in public infrastructure over decades mean that both the public and... 


A burst bulk water pipe gushing water
Management group tackles non-revenue water issues
3rd July 2026 By: Halima Frost

With special focus on reducing non-revenue water (NRW) losses, multidisciplinary construction, engineering and project management company Botala Oracle Group is currently participating in several... 


Solidarity opens court case against delays in issuing artisans' red seal certificates
30th June 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Trade union Solidarity has brought an urgent application in the Labour Court to force the State to end the delays in issuing red seal certificates to qualified artisans. “Hundreds of qualified... 


Khewija GIBB Alliance (KGA) MD Carl Pretorius
Complex projects undermined by fragmented processes
26th June 2026

As South Africa ramps up infrastructure investment and increases private sector participation, projects are becoming more complex, multi-stakeholder dependent and time sensitive, says... 


a man and woman stood shaking hands
Networking platform successfully connects graduates to recruiters
26th June 2026

Since its launch in June 2022, civil engineering professional body South African Institution of Civil Engineering’s (SAICE’s) newest engineering community platform SAICE Connect has proven to be a... 


A construction site at dawn
More action, less talk – consulting engineers’ body
26th June 2026 By: Halima Frost

Despite numerous government announcements and budget allocations earmarked for new infrastructure projects in South Africa, the country’s engineering sector, now more than ever, requires action... 


The search is on for South Africa’s best artisan business owners
The search is on for South Africa’s best artisan business owners
25th June 2026 By: Irma Venter

Applications for the Artisans of Mzansi competition are set to close on June 30. Artisanal entrepreneurs throughout South Africa have the opportunity to compete for prize money of up to R200 000,... 


Stocks & Strauss closes R400m University Technology Fund II
25th June 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Early-stage companies investment firm Stocks & Strauss has reached final close of the R400-million University Technology Fund (UTF) II. The close raises the total capital across its... 


BRIDGING THEORY AND APPLICATION
The Material Testing Lab provides tensile, bend, impact, hardness and metallographic testing to support procedure qualification, failure investigations and quality assurance
Institution implements standards for global competitiveness
19th June 2026 By: Keabetswe Shilakwe

South Africa’s welding and cutting sector is facing a critical shortage of competent welding personnel at a time when local manufacturers must meet tougher global quality demands and adopt... 


Samsung launches innovation campus programme at Durban University of Technology
12th June 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Electronics manufacturer Samsung has launched its Samsung Innovation Campus (SIC) programme at the Durban University of Technology (DUT) to establish a strategic partnership that will help equip... 


a handful of refuse waste and high-calorific materials
Alternative fuels can reduce costs
5th June 2026 By: Halima Frost

Converting hazardous waste and high-calorific materials into alternative fuels has enabled cement manufacturing facilities to partially or fully replace the coal used to fire cement kilns.... 


Association marks ten-year anniversary
5th June 2026

International cement association and representative body the World Cement Association (WCA), celebrated its tenth anniversary on May 18, 2026, adding that this milestone was achieved during a... 


DHL launches its humanitarian logistics training academy in Africa
4th June 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Global logistics company DHL Group has launched a DHL Academy of Humanitarian Logistics (DAHL) in Johannesburg, which uses DHL’s logistics expertise to provide practical, pro bono training for... 


ECSA will host International Engineering Alliance meetings in Cape Town in June
28th May 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Regulator the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) will host the 2026 meetings of international organisation the International Engineering Alliance from June 7 to 12, in Cape Town, South... 


EWSETA water sector manager Dr Mmaphefo Thwala
EWSETA highlights critical skills needed to secure S Africa’s water future
19th May 2026

The Energy & Water Sector Education Training Authority (EWSETA) is placing the spotlight on the vital role of skills development in strengthening South Africa’s water sector, particularly as the... 


EWSETA executive for planning, monitoring and evaluation
EWSETA positions skills development at centre of Africa’s energy transition
19th May 2026

At Enlit Africa 2026, the Energy & Water Sector Education Training Authority (EWSETA) is reinforcing the message that skills development is not a supporting function, but a strategic driver of... 


EWSETA corporate services manager
EWSETA drives skills development to power S Africa’s energy and water future
19th May 2026

At Enlit Africa 2026, the Energy & Water Sector Education Training Authority (EWSETA) is positioning skills development as a critical enabler of transformation across South Africa’s energy and... 


ER24 paramedics assisting an injured miner all in PPE
On-site emergency response teams available 24/7
15th May 2026 By: Halima Frost

With a strong national footprint and more than two decades of experience across industrial projects, including highly remote and high-risk environments, private medical and emergency care provider... 


The ALCO Safe testing kit
Substance abuse policy, testing are paramount
15th May 2026 By: Halima Frost

A legally-sound substance abuse policy that is communicated and available to company employees, alongside the correct equipment and procedures are paramount in industries and sectors where... 


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