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Aspen starts local manufacture of anaesthetics at flagship Gqeberha site

Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Ebrahim Patel has officially opened multinational specialty pharmaceutical company Aspen’s general anaesthetics production line at its flagship manufacturing site in Gqeberha. This manufacturing capability will ...
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W&RSETA celebrates sod-turning of its first skills development centre

Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister Dr Blade Nzimande has officiated the sod-turning ceremony to mark the start of construction of the Wholesale and Retail Sector Education and Training Authority’s (W&RSETA'S) first skills development...
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W&RSETA celebrates sod-turning of its first skills development centre

Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister Dr Blade Nzimande has officiated the sod-turning ceremony to mark the start of construction of the Wholesale and Retail Sector Education and Training Authority’s (W&RSETA'S) first skills development...
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Civil engineering industry signs three-year wage agreement

A three-year wage agreement has been signed by parties to the Bargaining Council for the Civil Engineering Industry (BCCEI), which will see workers getting a wage increase of 4.8% during the first year to the end of August 2022 and 0.75% above consumer...
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Civil engineering industry signs three-year wage agreement

A three-year wage agreement has been signed by parties to the Bargaining Council for the Civil Engineering Industry (BCCEI), which will see workers getting a wage increase of 4.8% during the first year to the end of August 2022 and 0.75% above consumer...
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Schneider Electric adds to its EcoStruxure Power offering

Over a billion people on the African continent either have no access or only limited access to energy, while South Africa faces electricity supply constraints. Energy management and automation company Schneider Electric, says it has always been in the ...
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Schneider Electric adds to its EcoStruxure Power offering

Over a billion people on the African continent either have no access or only limited access to energy, while South Africa faces electricity supply constraints. Energy management and automation company Schneider Electric, says it has always been in the ...
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Business managers provide insight into strategy execution

There are different approaches companies and industries will take in terms of their strategy execution and business managers shared some insight into some tools and methods in this regard during a panel discussion on the second day of the Africa Strate...
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Business managers provide insight into strategy execution

There are different approaches companies and industries will take in terms of their strategy execution and business managers shared some insight into some tools and methods in this regard during a panel discussion on the second day of the Africa Strate...
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Mantashe appoints highly experienced Mokoena as Nersa chair

Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has appointed the highly experience Smunda Mokoena as chairperson of the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa). The appointment became effective on October 20 and Mokoena’s term is expect...
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Mantashe appoints highly experienced Mokoena as Nersa chair

Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has appointed the highly experience Smunda Mokoena as chairperson of the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa). The appointment became effective on October 20 and Mokoena’s term is expect...
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Just Energy Transition to result in 300 000 new energy jobs over ten years – De Ruyter

Ongoing analysis and work done by various groups into the so-called Just Energy Transition (JET) points to the potential creation of 300 000 direct, indirect and induced jobs in South Africa’s electricity sector over the next decade, Eskom CEO Andre de...
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