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New machinery regulations launched
The Department of labour's Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Directorate has launched the new Driven Machinery Regulations (DMR)... read more>>



Building Materials & Equipment
Group 5 head office completed with TAL products
TAL, a manufacturer and supplier of tiles and adhesives, played an important role in the tiling of Group 5's Midrand head office, following the supply of adhesives and ancillary products for the installation of 6,500m² of tiles... read more>>
Italtile FY trading profit up 21% to R905m
Italtile (ITE) on Thursday reported a 21% rise in trading profit to R905m in the year to June from a year ago... read more>>



Construction & Engineering
Reward for innovation in SA's engineering industry
Despite the engineering sector being constrained by lacklustre economic growth and delays in government infrastructure roll-out, the recent Cesa/Aon Engineering Excellence Awards demonstrated that the industry still has much to celebrate... read more>>
GMSA Foundation wins prestigious Govan Mbeki Award
The Fairview Link housing project initiated by the General Motors South Africa (GMSA) Foundation recently scooped the coveted Govan Mbeki Award when it was named best Social Housing Project in South Africa... read more>>
TPT granted operating licence for manganese export terminal
Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) has been granted a permanent operating licence for the manganese terminal at the Port of Ngqura... read more>>
Cape Town trains women for road maintenance
The City of Cape Town's transport authority, Transport for Cape Town (TCT), has introduced its first all-female roads repair team, based at the Ndabeni roads depot... read more>>
Sustainable Development
WWF-SA concerned about government's INDC to the UNFCCC
WWF South Africa has expressed its concern about the vague and defensive position taken by the South African government in its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) to the 21st United Nations Climate Change Negotiations Conference (UNCCNC)... read more>>
Utilities
Four cadets return from nuclear training programme
South Africa's need to develop its nuclear power plant operations knowledge was reiterated by a group of delegates returning from the South African Civil Nuclear Energy Training Programme, held in China earlier this year... read more>>
Conference to re-energise Africa
The upcoming International Renewable Energy Conference (IREC) is expected to re-energise Africa by finding solutions to accelerate the global scale-up of renewable energy... read more>>
Medupi to empower SA's economy
The completion of Medupi is expected to grow South Africa's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by about 0.35% a year, says President Jacob Zuma... read more>>
Business
LinkedIn is the new business card

Leigh Andrews

The problem with networking in real life is that you can't just click and connect, as business cards get bulky while you work your way through the room. That's why it's better to incorporate online networking into your offline meets... read more>>
Jobs offered
Interior Designer/Architect - Exhibitions - Johannesburg
Scan DisplayScan Display's Johannesburg office is looking for two designers: A junior interior designer/architect and a senior designer with relevant experience. Read more >>



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