A new Bill gazetted today aims to boost job creation and industrialisation in outlying areas through the licensing of special economic zones (SEZs).
A new Bill gazetted today aims to boost job creation and industrialisation in outlying areas through the licensing of special economic zones (SEZs).
Total employment grew at its fastest rate in eight months in November, the latest Adcorp Employment Index has found. According to the index, released on Thursday, employment grew at an annual rate of 3.41% in November.
The construction of a $100 million state-of-the-art truck and passenger car plant in the Eastern Cape will see nearly 7,000 jobs being created.
More than 13,000 jobs have been created through the government's road maintenance programme, the national transport department said on Monday.
The lowering of the minimum wage in the clothing and textile industry can serve as a model to other industries, the SA Chamber of Commerce and Industry said on Monday.
The time is ripe for a debate on current labour laws, the Democratic Alliance said on Monday in response to Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan's admission that South Africa might have to change its views on the labour dispensation.
In a country with an alarmingly high unemployment rate, there’s actually a lot of work to do, especially in the ICT industry. The problem comes in where there aren’t enough people skilled to do the work. Surprisingly, the work doesn’t require a degree in computer science, and could be carried out effectively by someone with the right training.
The Industrial Developmental Corporation (IDC) approved the most funding ever for South African investments in its financial year ending March, it said on Thursday.
A R15 million SMME loan scheme has been launched in KwaZulu-Natal to help the youth finance their businesses. The Imbewu Loan Fund, provided by Ithala and the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA), has been initiated to address problems relating to the lack of access to finance by most businesses in KZN.
South Africa is aiming to attract 50,000 skilled migrants annually, department of home affairs director general Mkuseli Apleni said in Pretoria on Thursday.
Employment grew at its highest level in two years in March according to the latest Adcorp Employment Index released on Monday.
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa's plans to revamp the country's rail system is expected to create between 72 000 and 100 000 job opportunities for skilled and semi-skilled workers over an 18-year period.
It seems that there is a growing realisation that "skills and experience" are invaluable assets in the South African Construction and Building environment.
Recruitment agencies are being forced to
provide suitable recruitment solutions for Generation Y's "anywhere,
anytime" approach; whilst addressing concerns surrounding viral recruitment.
Eastern Cape learners who excel academically and demonstrate potential can stand a chance of getting one of the 42 transport bursaries available to the province from the Department of Transport.
A scheme to train and re-skill retrenched workers was launched by Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana on Friday.
The 400 000 barrel/day project Mthombo crude oil refinery to be built at Coega, in the Eastern Cape, would be the ideal opportunity to train locals to provide services to the refinery in the long term, PetroSA CEO Sipho Mkhize said.
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