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Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele has welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s move to add a Minister of Electricity in the Presidency, saying that this will allow government to work more rapidly to address the energy deficit in the country.The President announced the move during his State of the Nation Address, held at Cape Town City Hall, on Thursday evening. “He went … [Read more...] about Prioritising energy welcomed

President Cyril Ramaphosa has reiterated government’s call to companies, departments and State Owned Entities (SOEs) to remove the work experience requirement for young people seeking entry-level positions.“We reiterate our call to companies, departments and SOEs to remove the requirement for work experience for young people seeking entry-level positions,” he said. Delivering … [Read more...] about Call to remove work experience requirement for entry-level jobs

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday announced that the country will expand its vocational education and training system to produce the skills that the country needs.According to President Ramaphosa, who was delivering the State of the Nation Address (SONA), this will be done through the implementation of the approved curriculum of the three-stream model. This year, he said … [Read more...] about SA to revamp its vocational, training system to produce more skills

Government is working to develop a Transnet Roadmap that will translate the country’s policy commitments into reality, including the restructuring of Transnet Freight Rail. The process, says President Cyril Ramaphosa, will also see the creation of a separate Infrastructure Manager for the rail network by October 2023. The President made the remarks while addressing a joint … [Read more...] about Government developing Transnet Roadmap

To address the challenge of youth unemployment, government has expanded the Employment Tax Incentive (ETI) to encourage businesses to hire more young people in large numbers.President Cyril Ramaphosa announced this on Thursday when he delivered the State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the City Hall in Cape Town. The Employment Tax Incentive is aimed at encouraging employers to … [Read more...] about Employment Tax Incentive expanded