Electromechanical equipment company ACTOM last month launched the Siyakhona Differently laundromat facility in Germiston, in Gauteng, as part of ACTOM’s plan to equip and empower differently abled... 

Welding requires stringent quality standards to ensure the quality, safety and effectiveness of welding-fabrication structures, says technical organisation Southern African Institute of Welding... 

The University of Johannesburg (UJ) and industrial group Barloworld have partnered to create a Science Centre at Hanyani High School, in the Vhembe district of Limpopo province. The centre is... 

Two fourth-year students, Keshika Govender and Faatimah Mullah, in the field of Measurement and Control Projects, have received the Schneider Electric Automation Student Prize. This is the ninth... 

South Africa's Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the German Development Bank (KfW) have signed a grant agreement to establish the Southern African Biomanufacturing Training... 

Appliance and electronics manufacturer Hisense, the National Business Initiative (NBI) and the Northlink Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) College opened the Hisense-Northlink... 

Economic empowerment organisation Nepoworx, in partnership with enterprise and employment development fund the Jobs Fund, invites small, medium-sized and microenterprises (SMMEs) to apply to... 

The fixed application windows of the Digital Skills Impact Fund have been scrapped and employers of entry-level digital skills and digital skills training providers can apply at any time for... 

On Saturday, the Vaal University of Technology (VUT) held its inaugural VUT Basetsana Seminar. Hosted by VUT Student Support Services at the Desmond Tutu Great Hall on the VUT Vandebijlpark Campus,... 

Rail industry professionals, including an industrial engineer, two chartered accountants and an ergonomist, have urged Grade 9 learners to pursue careers in the rail industry, which requires a... 

Electromechanical equipment manufacturer ACTOM has officially opened Siyakhona Differently, a new laundromat enterprise aimed at creating meaningful employment, skills development and economic... 

Technical training only is insufficient to prepare young women for careers in information and communication technology (ICT), with technology company Huawei South Africa saying that confidence,... 

South Africa must not only build more infrastructure, but must also ensure that it creates the skills, experience and opportunities needed to sustain the country’s future in the process, says... 

Special economic zones (SEZs) must change the economies of provinces by developing plans to create jobs and use SEZs as centres of industrialisation, hubs of manufacturing and academies of skills... 

Dwyka Labs, which is the innovation and training unit of Dwyka Mining Services, and Tharisa Minerals have jointly launched a Drone Academy at the latter’s Tharisa mine, in the North West province.... 

The South African Innovation Ecosystem Policy Hub (SAIEPH) has been launched to help South Africa’s innovation community work together more effectively. The aim is to strengthen South Africa’s... 

Professionals organisation the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport South Africa (CILTSA) has launched a professional development programme for women working in logistics, transport,... 

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... 

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... 

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

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... 

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)... 

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 –... 

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,... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

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...