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25 Sep 2020
React24 CEO named finalist in three Standard Bank Top Women Awards 2020 categories

React24 co-founder and CEO Celeste Margo Le Roux has been selected as a finalist in three categories for the prestigious…

React24 CEO named finalist in three Standard Bank Top Women Awards 2020 categories

React24 co-founder and CEO Celeste Margo Le Roux has been selected as a finalist in three categories for the prestigious Standard Bank Top Women Awards: Top Woman Entrepreneur, Top Woman in Property and Fast Growth Owned SMME.  “We believe that now more than ever, it is crucial to recognise the…

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21 Sep 2020
Society of Women Engineers annual conference goes virtual

The Society of Women Engineers’ WE20 is now a two-week virtual conference and career fair scheduled for 2-13 November 2020.  WE20 provides…

Society of Women Engineers annual conference goes virtual

The Society of Women Engineers’ WE20 is now a two-week virtual conference and career fair scheduled for 2-13 November 2020.  WE20 provides a platform for women in engineering to gather with like-minded peers, share innovative ideas, make connections for career advancement and ultimately make strides in recruiting more women in engineering.  Global…

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18 Sep 2020
Digital marketplace set to change the way local companies purchase and dispose of assets

An evolutionary digital marketplace, allsurplus.com backed by one of the world’s largest asset disposal companies, Liquidity Services, is set to…

Digital marketplace set to change the way local companies purchase and dispose of assets

An evolutionary digital marketplace, allsurplus.com backed by one of the world’s largest asset disposal companies, Liquidity Services, is set to change the way local companies can purchase or dispose of assets to a truly national, regional and International buyer base. The website is an innovation of the global Nasdaq-listed Liquidity…

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15 Sep 2020
BI commits to gender transformation in the industry

Bearings International (BI) is focusing on building a strong talent pipeline by employing a number of young, black individuals yearly,…

BI commits to gender transformation in the industry

Bearings International (BI) is focusing on building a strong talent pipeline by employing a number of young, black individuals yearly, especially target females as part of its gender and ethnicity transformation strategic imperative. These learnerships are a key element of BI’s skills development programme. Driving diversity and inclusion While transformation…

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14 Sep 2020
Welding skills will boost South Africa’s economy post-lockdown

Welding is a scarce skill in South Africa with a resultant shortage of suitably qualified welders, who are equipped to…

Welding skills will boost South Africa’s economy post-lockdown

Welding is a scarce skill in South Africa with a resultant shortage of suitably qualified welders, who are equipped to meet the required skill level for new and existing projects. The current situation follows decades of non-regulated welder training, resulting in many welders but very few who are adequately qualified…

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02 Sep 2020
BBF ensures workers put safety first as all economic sectors open up 

Face masks are one of the best weapons in the daily fight against COVID-19, which is why BBF Safety Group…

BBF ensures workers put safety first as all economic sectors open up 

Face masks are one of the best weapons in the daily fight against COVID-19, which is why BBF Safety Group is donating 400 000 Nikki reusable filtered masks to the value of R4.4 million to those who need them most.  As the economy began to open up after the hard lockdown…

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01 Sep 2020
How automation and robots are helping to reduce business downtime

According to Asen Bozhikov, Assistant Professor of Business Informatics at the D. A. Academy of Economics in Svishtov, Bulgaria, businesses…

How automation and robots are helping to reduce business downtime

According to Asen Bozhikov, Assistant Professor of Business Informatics at the D. A. Academy of Economics in Svishtov, Bulgaria, businesses suffer approximately 14 hours of technology-related downtime per year. Effectively, that’s two days of operations lost. In a world that is always connected and moving at a blistering speed, businesses…

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24 Aug 2020
Jet Demolition encourages diversity and nurtures young talent

Jet Demolition’s fundamental sense of care is illustrated in its nurturing of young talent and its commitment to uplifting women…

Jet Demolition encourages diversity and nurtures young talent

Jet Demolition’s fundamental sense of care is illustrated in its nurturing of young talent and its commitment to uplifting women in the engineering industry. While the COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on all industries globally, it is a temporary situation. The focus must therefore be on survival during…

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24 Aug 2020
Afrisam creates concrete opportunities for female businessowners

As the country battles the Coronavirus pandemic and its devastating effect on lives and livelihoods, a company in the west…

Afrisam creates concrete opportunities for female businessowners

As the country battles the Coronavirus pandemic and its devastating effect on lives and livelihoods, a company in the west of Johannesburg found a silver lining in the crisis. Protective clothing manufacturer, Pello Yabasadi Business Enterprise was jolted into action by the health crisis and received an opportunity when South…

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19 Aug 2020
Locally produced safety footwear manufactured by workers for workers

Lemaitre Safety Footwear has been working behind the scenes on a number of new ranges for various applications. For more…

Locally produced safety footwear manufactured by workers for workers

Lemaitre Safety Footwear has been working behind the scenes on a number of new ranges for various applications. For more than 30 years, Lemaitre has supported South African workers with locally manufactured, top quality safety footwear, and responsible sourcing that supports local industries. Now more than ever, it’s one worker…

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