Over 100 graduates have completed their training at Transnet’s specialist academy for maritime skills. In a ceremony witnessed by leading lights in the maritime sector, 115 trainees completed courses in various areas of port operations, including:...
A celebration was held at the Wings of Life Community Centre in Diepsloot on 19 March in honour of World Water Day and South African Water Week. Xylem Water Solutions has partnered with Afrika Tikkun and Africa Tikkun Services – their sustainable...
There has been significant coverage in the media recently about the desperate need to improve the country’s infrastructure. To achieve this more engineers are needed in the private and public sector, mentions Jan Palm, an experienced engineer in...
In January last year, the Magalies Water Capacity Building Programme was launched. Seven students across several different disciplines were offered internships for 2014. The positive developmental results and personal feedback from the interns...
Skills training is an integral part of growth within a company, as well as for growing the economy. In this issue’s Hot Seat, TWA speaks to Logistics and Training and Development executive Colette Wessels on the spot about the importance of...
The African Water Facility (AWF), with the support of the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) East Africa Regional Resource Center, brought together more than 40 project managers from over 15 English-speaking African countries to participate in a...
Prominent South African businessman Saki Macozoma and ‘A Hill of Fools’ author and medical practitioner Dr Mtutuzeli Nyoka will be addressing the 2nd Annual Young Professionals (YPs) Sustainability Imbizo to be held on 11and 12 August. The...
Professionals in the generation, transmission and distribution fields will have the opportunity to receive training through a series of in-depth technical training workshops this year. The workshops will be held at POWER-GEN Africa and DistribuTECH...
The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) is recognising and supporting emerging contractors within the waste sector with training and upskilling. “With the right set of skills and relevant business knowledge, emerging...
