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Biorefinery to boost competitiveness

The South African government has launched a R37.5 million biorefinery facility in Durban, which is set to extract maximum value from biomass waste.

The Biorefinery Industry Development Facility (BIDF), which is a first for South Africa, will support innovation in forestry, agro processing and other biomass-based industries.

It was launched by the Minister of Science and Technology, Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane, at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research’s (CSIR) Durban campus recently.

Jobs: Labour Apr 2018

Deputy Director:  Management Support Services

Centre: Provincial Office: East London
Reference No: HR 4/4/1/149
Salary: All inclusive: R657 558 per annum
Enquiries: Mr. ALT Makapela, Tel: (043) 701 3128

Provincial office
Chief Director: Human Resources Operations: Private Bag X 9005, East London 5201 or hand deliver at Department of Labour, No.3 Hill Street, East London.

Closing date for applications: 02 May 2018 at 16h00

 

Telecommunications and Postal Services: Call for nominations

Invitation of nominations for appointment as non-executive members of the board of the South African Post Office

Dr Siyabonga Cyprian Cwele, MP, the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services, invites the public to nominate persons for appointment as non-executive members of the Board of the South African Post Office SOC Ltd, in terms of section 11(1)(a) of the South African Post Office SOC Ltd Act no. 22 of 2011, as amended.

Written nominations must contain the following:

Cervical cancer to be zapped

A new cervical cancer machine has brought hope to women in KwaZulu-Natal.

The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health has invested about R900 000 in purchasing 15 new cervical cancer machines, offering hope to women at risk of developing the disease.

Unlike many cancers, cancer of the cervix is preventable. The new Large Loop Excision of the Transformation Zone (LLETZ) machines will make it easier to detect abnormalities in the cervix that could lead to cancer.

Restoring the dignity of our people

From the Union Buildings

It was former Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke who said: “Land is not just an issue of economic or commercial importance – it has meaning at many levels. It is very spiritual. It is in land that we bury our people, we connect and speak to our ancestors. It is land on which churches, temples and mosques are built and it is from land that we eat and survive.”

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