Approximately 80% of South African engineering professionals do not think that the government will allocate sufficient funds towards projects aimed at addressing the country’s electricity and water crises. This is according to the latest PPS survey conducted among almost Read the full story
Allister Coetzee, the new Springboks coach, is a battle-hardened veteran who knows better what it is like to endure unbearable pressure from both fans and the team’s directors. Under his tutelage, the unfancied Stormers side had been transformed into Read the full story
It just goes to prove that, given equal opportunities, women can excel in most male-dominated fields. Under Women at Work, a gender transformation programme, an all-female roads repair team, which is based at the Transport for Cape Town (TCT) depot Read the full story
Small business owners should brace themselves for a two-fold setback due to the current electricity tariff increase which impacts on profits and ultimately the spending power of consumers. Focus on managing energy costs “Not long ago businesses struggled with load Read the full story
Isuzu Truck South Africa has launched a book collection charity drive, #ITSAEMPTYTRUCK, in an effort to combat illiteracy. In support of Isuzu Trucks’ involvement with Standard Bank IRONMAN South Africa, the #ITSAEMPTYTRUCK project kicked off in Port Elizabeth on 24 Read the full story
With commodity prices still low, culling non-core assets has become a viable option for many a mining company – something even most determined trade union leaders cannot prevent from happening. However, the main fear is that the assets could fall Read the full story
Trillions of dollars’ worth of financial assets may be under threat from global warming’s effects by 2100, climate economists warned on Monday. If warming reaches 2.5 degrees Celsius (4.5 degrees Fahrenheit) over pre-Industrial Revolution levels by 2100, investments worth some Read the full story
The retail sector remains the least transformed of the country’s economic sectors. This is in spite of the black South Africans constituting the majority of the retailers’ customer base. Some have argued that this apparent lack of transformation in ownership Read the full story
Youth should consider careers as artisans, particularly given the 50% failure rate at university, indicating that many are out of their depth, contends Sean Jones, CEO of black empowered Artisan Training Institute (ATI). Jones says: “If students opt to enrol Read the full story
Commentators have been calling for South Africa to change its mindset towards public holidays if it is to make a transition from a middle income, developing country into an advanced, first world economy. And Christ Botes, the executive director of Read the full story
