Education & Training
Maritime training ploughing scarce skills back into the Eastern Cape
THE Port of Ngqura announced the intake of seven marine cadets recently. They represent a group of ten cadets, out of a national port pipeline of 31, who have just completed...
Speedy accreditation for KZN rigging academy
NEW Germany-based Rigger Training Academy (RTA), which specialises in rigging and machine moving industry-related qualifications, has already had over 300 trainees on various...
Tech-know: education a key part of Durban tech expo
THE KwaZulu-Natal Industrial Technology Exhibition (KITE) is not only a leading interactive platform for a wide variety of exhibitors to showcase their industrial technology...
Don’t compete, be unique: advice for SMMEs as loadshedding bites
SMALL, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) in South Africa should see challenges such as the recent spate of loadshedding by Eskom as an opportunity to create solutions...
Debt shocker for middle-income consumers
SOUTH Africa’s middle-income consumers on average spend a whopping 25% of their take home monthly income to pay interest accumulated on debt. This is according to FNB’s...
PE pupils revved up at possibilities of auto industry careers
FORD Motor Company of Southern Africa (FMCSA) recently hosted its annual Careers Day for Grade 11 and 12 learners at its Silverton Assembly Plant in Pretoria, and Struandale...
Search giant offering 30 000 scholarships in Africa
APPLICATIONS are open for the next round of Google Africa Certifications Scholarships. In line with its commitment to provide mobile developer training to 100,000 Africans to...
Durban team wins first round of Global Legal Hackathon
A team of Durban software developers recently scooped first prize at the South African leg of the Global Legal Hackathon hosted and co-ordinated by international law firm...
Milestone for mentoring maestros
BOSCH Ulwazi marks its 10th anniversary this year, with a track record in the advancement of engineering skills across South Africa. The Durban-based company was established...
R10m incubation hub for Durban
CISCO South Africa has opened a R10-million incubation hub in Durban, the second facility of its kind, built by the company, in South Africa and aims to develop SMMEs as well...
Wind farm powers early childhood development
THE Cookhouse Wind Farm has partnered with the Department of Social Development to support training and mentoring programmes at 28 Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres in...
Tech heavyweights help bring digital skills to Mdantsane
DIGITAL literacy in the Eastern Cape received a significant boost recently when local outreach programme Fundanii, received the backing of search giant Google and software...
