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Local entrepreneurs call on South Africans to be serious about the development of the country and buy locally manufactured products.

Thabo Kele, is the co-founder of R.A. Vuthela Creations, a company that manufactures handmade ceramic tableware and bakeware in Edenvale in Gauteng,

Final-year Industrial Design student at the University of Johannesburg, Tshepiso Motau, recently won the Furniture Design Competition in a ceremony hosted by the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic).

Motau, who hails from Centurion, Gauteng designed an eye-catching and colourful room divider with Ndebele patterns inspired by internationally acclaimed artist, Dr Esther Mahlangu.

Vodacom is inviting applications for its 2024 merit bursary programme and the closing date for applicants is the 31 August 2023.

The bursary is open to full-time undergraduate university students in South Africa who are pursuing further education in science, mathematics, engineering and technology (STEM), fields but lack the necessary resources to study further.

The 5th South Africa Investment Conference, which was held in Johannesburg recently, provided a huge boost to the country’s digital economy.

In addition to significant investment commitments in data and telecommunications infrastructure, there were also announcements about investments in the mining, manufacturing, energy, property, logistics and food and beverages sectors.

Umalusi has officially launched the newly implemented online application system for the replacement of lost or damaged certificates.

The Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training, Umalusi, recently held a webinar under the theme, 'Innovatively replacing your lost or damaged certificate issued by Umalusi'.

When his honey-producing employer of 18 years abruptly had to shut down after a major fire gutted its operations, Brits-based beekeeper, Job Betha (66), had to quickly think of ways to put food on his table.

 Brits is a town in the North West province.

LETTER

Good day Vuk’uzenzele

My name is Bonginkosi Nxumalo.

I would like to know how I can apply for government jobs. The last time I was employed was in 2019 in Johannesburg North.

Since then, I have not been able to find work. I have a matric certificate and tertiary education.

Please advise me further.

Yours sincerely

Bonginkosi Nxumalo

Reply

Dear Bonginkosi

Many young people in South Africa find it difficult to get jobs because they don’t have any work experience. They come out of school, university or college with qualifications, but many employers are looking for people with experience.

 That is why, in 2018, we launched the Youth Employment Service (YES), an ambitious partnership with the private sector to address the crisis of youth unemployment. The initiative works with companies to provide work experience opportunities for young people.

The first cohort of traffic trainees have completed a ground-breaking three-year intensive training are ready to be deployed on the roads to ensure that law and order are maintained.

The training was administered by the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC).

The programme has been accredited as an equivalent of a National Diploma level (NQF Level 6) by the Quality Council of Trades and Occupation.