LABOUR DEPARTMENT IN THE FREE STATE TO HOST BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE ON EMPLOYMENT CREATION
The Department of Employment and Labour in the Free State will host a Round Table Discussion with employers and businesses in and around the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality to strengthen collaboration on initiatives that promote employment creation and sustainable economic growth. The engagement, facilitated through the Department’s entity, the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF), will bring together […]
FREE STATE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TO HOST CAREER EXHIBITION FOR YOUTH AND WORK-SEEKERS
The Department of Employment and Labour’s Public Employment Services (PES) branch in the Free State, in collaboration with the Dihlabeng Local Municipality, invites unemployed youth and work-seekers from Bohlokong, Bethlehem and surrounding areas to attend a Career Exhibition aimed at enhancing access to employment and career development opportunities. The exhibition will provide a platform for […]
SOUTH AFRICA RESUMES LOCAL FMD VACCINE PRODUCTION
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Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen today visited the Agricultural Research Council (ARC) Onderstepoort Veterinary Research (OVR), where the President and CEO of the ARC, Dr Magingxa, handed over the first batch of locally produced Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccines in over 20 years. This milestone signals a shift from reactionary disease chasing to a […]
HOW DIGITAL INNOVATION IS REDEFINING THE FUTURE OF MINING COMMUNITIES
For decades, mining has shaped the economic and social landscape of South Africa’s heartland. Towns like Welkom, Marikana, and Rustenburg were built around the rhythms of shafts, shifts, and smelting. Yet, as the global economy evolves and the mining sector transforms, a new question emerges: What becomes of mining towns when the mining slows? At […]
MINISTER KUBAYI CONCLUDES VISIT TO FREE STATE ON A CAUTIONARY NOTE AND CALLS FOR ACTION
Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi concluded her two-day visit to the Free State province today, October 4, 2024, with a call to action. She met with the Free State Provincial Department of Human Settlements and the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality to address pressing concerns including the slow pace of issuing title deeds, asbestos removal, and unblocking stalled projects. […]