The Coega Development Corporation (CDC) recently received Certified Excellence in Employer Conditions, for the third year. The certification was based on a comprehensive analysis of the human resources environment. Top Employers South Africa is a research project that looks at international HR Benchmarking, with rigorous processes. The CDC achieved international standard of people management excellence across key areas of HR best practice and earned the employer brand certification as a Top Employer in South Africa (Public Sector). Said says Bronwen Addison, Coega’s Remuneration and Benefits Manager: “The CDC’s human resources management and employee conditions within the organization was critically assessed…
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The petrol price will increase by 4 cents per litre on 1 November, says the Department of Energy. The price of Diesel (0.05% sulphur) will increase by 23 cents per litre, while Diesel (0.005% sulphur) will increase by 27 cents per litre. “South Africa’s fuel prices are adjusted on a monthly basis, informed by international and local factors. International factors include the fact that South Africa imports both crude oil and finished products at a price set at the international level, including shipping costs,” the Department of Energy said in a statement. The price for Petrol (93 Octane, ULP and…
Sue Maclennan and Ettione Ferreira Two accidents in the same stretch of road in Grahamstown in two days have residents calling for measures to improve safety in Fitzroy Street, a main connecting road between east and west on the northern side of the city. The driver of a vehicle that hit a parked car in Fitzroy Street late in the afternoon on Sunday 22 October was charged with reckless and negligent driving. After hearing a loud crash outside their Fitzroy Street home around 5pm, the Zeelie family went outside and son Daniel was shocked to see the front right-side of…
South Africa has been named as the preferred candidate by World Rugby to host the Rugby World Cup in 2023. South Africa would deliver a “Triple Win” Rugby World Cup in 2023, pledged SA Rugby CEO Jurie Roux on Tuesday after World Rugby announced that South Africa was the preferred candidate following a rigorous assessment of the competing bids. South Africa was named in preference to fellow bidders France and Ireland as the candidate best able to fulfil the agreed criteria laid out by World Rugby to deliver a successful and profitable tournament. “Based on the evaluation contained in this…
The Belmont Golf Club celebrated its 2nd birthday recently, with the Settler City Toyota sponsored Toyota Open Golf Day to celebrate the occasion. The format was betterball stableford. A full field of over 100 players took part with many prizes up for grabs. 1. Stuart Beer & Daniel Gouws – 48 points 2. Liz Bowker & Megan McCallum – 48 3. Steve Birt & Gavin Dugmore – 48 4. Pieter Oosthuizen & Morne Herselman – 47 5. Steve Beckerling & Vicki Heideman – 46 6. Nathi Mbabela & Earl Tsolekile – 45 7. Steve Gornall & Chad Drake – 44…
The Department of Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture (DSRAC) sent four volunteers to Germany, as part of an exchange sport programme, leaving the East London Airport on Sunday, 29 October. Sinazo Mdaka, Phatheka Links, Qhama Dyakala and Sikelela Kakele are volunteers who were selected according to their performance at their respective sport federations. All 25 years of age, from the district of Amathole, Sarah Baartman, Joe Gqabi and Bafalo City respectively. Andile Nduna, communications officer at DSRAC said “The main purpose for sending off these volunteers is to expose them to Sport Development trends. The four will spend the next…
There’s a race to capture municipalities because they have a lot of money at their disposal, according to MEC for Co-operative Governance and Traditional Fikile Xasa. He said this after delivering a report on forensic investigations in the Amathole District Municipality on the Siyenza sanitation project. The report recommends disciplinary action and criminal charges against certain government and municipal officials. Findings were that among other defects, 27 toilets in one area had collapsed, and toilets had been paid for that hadn’t been built. Xasa presented the report to the ADM Council on 12 October 2017. The report was commissioned by the National Treasury after a…
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS), which presented its Annual Report for the 2016/17 financial year to the Parliament Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training on 18 October 2017, revealed a significant increase in funding to financially eligible students in the 2016 academic year. According to a press statement issued on Tuesday, NFSAS disbursed R12.4 billion to both the public universities and Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Colleges; this represents an increase in funding of 34% from R9.2 billion in the 2015 academic year. NSFAS funded a total of 451 507 students, a 9% increase from the…
By Staff Reporter Floris and Ingrid Moraal, formerly from Leiden in The Netherlands, are the proud new owners of the Seven Fountains Farm (formerly known as the Assegai Inn). When the couple bought the farm it had been empty for five years; had been vandalised, had its roof stolen and was a near ruins. In September 2015 the couple started making plans for restoring the buildings together with Murray Wrench. Finally in March 2016 restoration started. Floris travelled between the Netherlands and South Africa over a two-year period to help with the renovation. In August this year the couple moved…
Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, has called on parents and caregivers to have every child under the age of five years vaccinated against polio. “As long as a single child remains un-vaccinated from this potentially fatal infectious disease, all other children attending school with him or her are at risk of contracting polio, hence we recommended that children under the age of five be immunised against this most common childhood diseases at the nearest health care facility,” said Minister Motsoaledi. Polio is caused by a small germ called the polio virus and can lead to permanent lameness, deformity and even…