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Jacques Farmer, managing director of Prisma Training Solutions says a skills revolution is needed to drive a cleaner, greener mining industry in South Africa (Image supplied)

Sustainability

Skills development to drive sustainability in mining

Jacques Farmer 14 hours

Eskom’s approval processes, coupled with complex environmental and land use procedures, contribute to the complexities encountered by IPPs and supplementary power suppliers (Image supplied)

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

How to overcome complexities in South Africa’s renewable energy sector

8 May 2025

Code, confidence and career: Vidur Lutchminarain’s Richfield IT journey

Higher Education

Code, confidence and career: Vidur Lutchminarain’s Richfield IT journey

Issued by Richfield 15 Apr 2025

Source: Viren Sookhun, managing director at Oxyon People Solutions.

Smart Buildings & Cities

Bridging the skills gap: Southern Africa's role in Saudi's Vision 2030

Viren Sookhun 27 Mar 2025

Agriculture

The role of sugarcane in securing South Africa's aviation fuel supply

Higgins Mdluli 14 Mar 2025

The Southern African Institute of Welding (SAIW) has unveiled a strategic renewal plan to elevate the quality of skills training, expand service offerings, and modernise operations (Image supplied)

Science & Engineering

SAIW's strategic renewal plan to elevate skilled artisan status, NECSA partnership reinforced

12 Mar 2025

89 FoodBev SETA-funded SMMEs graduate from Wakanda Food Accelerator Programme

Food & bev. services

89 FoodBev SETA-funded SMMEs graduate from Wakanda Food Accelerator Programme

Issued by Red Cherry 10 Mar 2025

Seacom's NextGen Programme is shaping Africa's future tech leaders

Skills Training

Seacom's NextGen Programme is shaping Africa's future tech leaders

Issued by Stone 27 Feb 2025

Afreximbank's EVP highlights Africa’s mineral wealth as key to industrial development

Mining

Afreximbank's EVP highlights Africa’s mineral wealth as key to industrial development

18 Feb 2025

Anton Visser, Chief Operations Officer of SA Business School & Alefbet Learning

Skills Development & Training

Don't forget to submit your workplace skills plan - your BEE score depends on it

Anton Visser 18 Feb 2025

SAIW implements strategic overhaul to boost efficiency and service delivery

Skills Development

SAIW implements strategic overhaul to boost efficiency and service delivery

17 Feb 2025

Nomzabalazo Makubalo, chief people officer at RMB

Employer Branding

#TopEmployers2025: Nomzabalazo Makubalo, chief people officer, on what makes RMB an employer of choice

Shan Radcliffe 5 Feb 2025

MIWA’s skills training boosts KZN’s automotive sector

Automotive

MIWA’s skills training boosts KZN’s automotive sector

4 Feb 2025

2025: The year of growth and opportunity for all

Management & Leadership

2025: The year of growth and opportunity for all

Issued by Progression 28 Jan 2025

Source: Supplied. Rand Airport Commercial Park: Located in Gauteng, it is home to Improvon’s new Dakota Precinct development.

Industrial & Logistics Property

What's driving Cape Town's warehousing boom?

2 Jan 2025

Source: © the Workers Union John Botha, joint-CEO of Global Business Solutions, emphasises the importance of collaboration to mitigate the effects of retrenchments

Management & Leadership

Rethinking retrenchments though collaboration and a combination approach

John Botha 27 Dec 2024

Schneider Electric lab lights up Malawi youth

Skills Development

Schneider Electric lab lights up Malawi youth

19 Dec 2024

Gauteng dominates SA’s business events, fuelling economic growth

MICE

Gauteng dominates SA’s business events, fuelling economic growth

26 Nov 2024

Everything minister Malatsi said at #AfricaTechFestival

Technology

Everything minister Malatsi said at #AfricaTechFestival

Lindsey Schutters 13 Nov 2024

An industry first – KFC transforms fast food career paths through its Streetwise Academy

FMCG

An industry first – KFC transforms fast food career paths through its Streetwise Academy

Nolo Thobejane, Issued by KFC 5 Nov 2024

Upskilling for strategic advantage: How higher education shapes tomorrow's workforce development

Higher Education

Upskilling for strategic advantage: How higher education shapes tomorrow's workforce development

Vikesh Rampadarath, Issued by Regent Business School 9 Oct 2024

Source: Reuters.

Banking

Standard Bank opens up Mauritius offshore unit to Africa's small to mid-sized businesses

Nqobile Dludla 20 Sep 2024

South Africa Wine launches graduate programme to build industry talent

Viticulture & Oenology

South Africa Wine launches graduate programme to build industry talent

16 Sep 2024

VUT Seminar on STEMI promotes diversity and inclusion in this critical field

Education

VUT Seminar on STEMI promotes diversity and inclusion in this critical field

Puleng Maphisa, Issued by Vaal University of Technology 3 Sep 2024

Jockey graduates Lwazi Dlamini, Neli Hadebe, Xolani Shandu, Tsato Dlamini with Training Instructor, Brian Silangwe at the KZN Cluster Skills Graduation.

ESG

Investing in upskilling: A key to business success and inclusivity

Issued by Jockey South Africa 2 Sep 2024

TNPA enhances Durban port efficiency with five new tugboats

Shipping

TNPA enhances Durban port efficiency with five new tugboats

20 Aug 2024

Skilled and qualified youth can greatly benefit SA business and the economy!

Higher Education

Skilled and qualified youth can greatly benefit SA business and the economy!

Issued by False Bay College 12 Aug 2024

Source: Supplied. Nikki Kettles, executive: licences and payment regulation at Mukuru; Sandy Rheeder, chief information officer at Mukuru; Savina Harrilall, chief people officer at Mukuru.

Financial Services

Mukuru’s efforts to drive financial inclusion are a vital step in journey to gender parity

8 Aug 2024

Image source: Sasin Paraksa –

Trends

Is the green economy the key to job creation in Africa?

2 Aug 2024

Eduvos unveils Research Agenda to empower sustainable development in Africa

Higher Education

Eduvos unveils Research Agenda to empower sustainable development in Africa

Issued by Eduvos 31 Jul 2024

Saica calls for improved working environments to attract and retain top talent in the public sector

Accounting & Auditing

Saica calls for improved working environments to attract and retain top talent in the public sector

Issued by SAICA 30 Jul 2024

Building a skilled generation: the importance of youth skills development in South Africa

Skills Development & Training

Building a skilled generation: the importance of youth skills development in South Africa

Tarryn Mason, Issued by Progression 30 Jul 2024

Upskilling retail’s youth: The power of microlearning and effective communication

Training

Upskilling retail’s youth: The power of microlearning and effective communication

Issued by Wyzetalk 18 Jul 2024

Wind industry is a bright spot for job creation

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Wind industry is a bright spot for job creation

16 Jul 2024

Olebogeng Manhe, Chairman of the Gap Infrastructure Corporation (GIC)

Skills Development

Construction and vocational training can help SA's youth find jobs

Olebogeng Manhe 16 Jul 2024

We work wonders: Reimagining media in a connected world

Media

We work wonders: Reimagining media in a connected world

Issued by Motherland OMNi 11 Jul 2024

Renowned journo Shahan Ramkissoon ventures into education with new startup

SMEs

Renowned journo Shahan Ramkissoon ventures into education with new startup

8 Jul 2024

As AI penetrates the workplace, South African youth need to move into the gaps in the market.

Technology

How SA's youth can thrive in the age of AI

Premlin Pillay 30 Jun 2024

Image source: cottonbro studio from

Skills Development & Training

Most desired tech skills in today's workplace

10 Jun 2024

Navigating unemployment in a changing skills development landscape

Skills Development & Training

Navigating unemployment in a changing skills development landscape

Tarryn Mason, Issued by Progression 28 May 2024

Satsa initiative to bridge digital divide and tackle unemployment in tourism

Tourism

Satsa initiative to bridge digital divide and tackle unemployment in tourism

28 May 2024

Solarworld Africa hosted a partner conference in Cape Town for its 40th anniversary

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Solar industry: ‘South Africa shouldn’t waste public money on local manufacturing’

Lindsey Schutters 18 Apr 2024

Agriculture

Meeting the challenges of modern agriculture with skills development

Ziyanda Sibeko 27 Mar 2024

Paving the way: The benefits of PBS vehicles

Mining

Paving the way: The benefits of PBS vehicles

John Kettlewell, Issued by Unitrans 21 Feb 2024

Practical experience is the best way to nurture engineers and retain talent. Source: Field Engineer/Pexels

Skills Development

Stop the brain drain and nurture tomorrow's engineers today

David Sullivan 26 Jan 2024

South African business schools must take advantage of growth in trade and investment in Africa

Education & Training

South African business schools must take advantage of growth in trade and investment in Africa

Dr Chante van Tonder, Issued by JNPR 25 Jan 2024

Source: Supplied. Nqobile Ndlovu, chief executive officer of ASLM and Tom Berkovits, senior director of Illumina Africa Middle East and Asia-Pacific during the MoU signing between The African Society for Laboratory Medicine and Illumina at the 6th Biennial ASLM2023 conference in Cape Town.

Medtech

ASLM and Illumina: Genomics empowers Africa's pandemic readiness

29 Dec 2023

Miner holds a manganese ore sample in South Africa.

Mining

South Africa’s manganese economy is ready to meet global demand

20 Nov 2023