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Brewer commemorates Mandela Day with Butterworth initiative

IN honour of Mandela Day, the South African Breweries (SAB), in partnership with Eastern Cape’s Department of Social Development, will be planting trees at...

Empowering South Africa’s youth through green entrepreneurship

THE unemployment crisis facing South African youth is a national emergency that demands innovative solutions, says Poovi Pillay, executive head: CSI at Nedbank.  With...

How can we grow young female entrepreneurship in SA?

OPINION| SOUTH Africa, like many countries globally, grapples with the challenge of youth unemployment. This is supported by statistics indicating a 45,5% unemployment rate...

Labour Activation Programmes tap into UIF to fund thousands of EC jobs

THE Department of Employment and Labour, through the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF), has entered partnerships exceeding R1.9 billion over three years with private businesses,...

State-of-the-art KwaNobuhle school provides hope for learners

COEGA Development Corporation supported the official handover of the Nkululeko Senior Secondary School (SSS) to the community of KwaNobuhle by the Eastern Cape department...

Buckets of Blessings donated to communities

AS the festive season approaches, Isuzu Motors South Africa has partnered with Love Story and Imvelo Yethu (Non-Profit Organisations), to fill up and handover...

R300m available for skills development that results in work for SA youth

IN a transformative initiative to combat youth unemployment, Jobs Boost, a R300 million outcomes fund, has been launched by Krutham, the research-led consulting house. This...

Bakkies donated to amplify critical disaster relief

ISUZU Motors South Africa has handed over three new Isuzu D-Max bakkies to humanitarian aid organisation Gift of the Givers, renewing its commitment to...

Elation as first EC cohort of work-ready electronics technicians graduates

SAMSUNG in conjunction with Ocule IT hosted a graduation ceremony for the first cohort of the Mict-Seta-accredited electronics technician programme in the Eastern Cape....

Truck company provides support and encouragement to local learners

AS the 2023 school year draws to an end, DTSA visited Ulwazi High School, which received grade 8 – 12 Mathematical, English and Accounting...

Young women crack it with micro-enterprise repair programme

YOUTH unemployment in South Africa is hovering just above 45%, one of the highest in the world. The Eastern Cape’s youth unemployment rate is...

Adelaide-based sewing business seizes opportunities

SMALL and rural towns all across South Africa have yet to recover from the fallout of the pandemic, and some have been battling for...

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Sponsored News: Scope for private steam turbines to feed the grid – Weg Africa

STEAM turbines represent mission critical equipment for a range of industries from sugar and paper to steel and petrochemicals, and there is now greater...

Investment in EC cold storage facility boosts regional export capacity

COMMERCIAL Cold Holdings (CCH) has made a significant move to expand South Africa’s cold chain infrastructure by investing in CCH Greenbushes, a state-of-the-art commercial...

Regional development agency sells, leases and invests in diverse R1,4bn property portfolio

THE Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) is rolling out a R546 million refurbishment programme of its R1,370 billion property portfolio which it says is...

Supporting crop productivity for SA’s large- and small-scale farmers

OPINION | AGRICULTURE is synonymous with food production and, in South Africa especially, employment creation. But the sector’s importance extends into the socio-economic realm...