Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant has announced an upward adjustment to the minimum wage of farmworkers with effect from 1 March 2015. In terms of the new adjustments, farmworkers will earn a minimum wage of R2 606.78 per month (from R2 420.41 in 2014/15), a weekly minimum wage of R601.61 (R558.60 in 2014/15), a daily rate of R120.32 (R111.72 in 2014/15,) and an hourly rate of R13.37 (R12.41 in 2014/15). According to the Labour Department, the...
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS There are numerous entry levels into the Emergency Medical Care field. However, in order to work as a registered Emergency Care Practitioner on an ambulance an individual should be at least qualified as a Basic Ambulance Assistant and registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA). Qualifications accepted in the Emergency Medical Care field are: Basic Ambulance Assistant (BAA) / Basic Life...
Are you a Western Cape business owner or entrepreneur?Do you need funding to take your business or project to the next level? Then the Western Cape Funding Fair 2015 is the ideal opportunity for you to tap into the markets and available funding. The Western Cape Department of Economic Development and Tourism (DEDAT), in partnership with Deloitte, will host the Western Cape Funding Fair to facilitate face-to-face contact between project...
Minister of Higher Education and Training Dr Blade Nzimande has made a call to all employers to give young people, who are on internship programmes, the necessary experience during their placement. Minister Nzimande said on Tuesday that internships are not as structured as learnerships, as employers assume that much of the theoretical learning for an occupation is already in place. Addressing The New Age/SABC business briefing, he said he was...
South Africans be warned – an SMS campaign which can cost unsuspecting WhatsApp users R210 per month is doing the rounds. TheTechieGuy, a blog by IT consultant Liron Segev, described a new “scam” where unsuspecting WhatsApp users are encouraged to click on a link which will cost them R7 per day. The SMS reads “You have not updated to the latest WhatsApp add-ons. Click here now . (Free MSG) 31655 optout dial 0110621424”. Clicking on...
One of President Jacob Zuma’s daughters, Gugulethu Zuma-Ncube to Uzalo launches on SABC1 on 9 February 2015 in a bid to give pay-channel Mzansi Magic’s popular Isibaya (a telenovela turned daily drama) a run for its money. Uzalo will premiere at 8.30pm on SABC1 from February 9. Uzalo will screen on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, while Isibaya is flighted Mondays to Fridays. Both family heritage sagas play out mainly in KwaZulu-Natal and...
The South African film industry is growing at 9.4% and generating over R5.6bn annually. “South Africa is attracting more international TV series than ever before, from Black Sails and Dominion to Homeland and Wallander - all using predominantly South African crews and facilitated by local companies,” says David Wicht, Film Afrika’s CEO and executive producer. Film Afrika has been facilitating international filming in South Africa...
Overview YFm and Etv’s Club 808 Mo Flava has announced that he will be once again be giving away 4 bursaries to well dissevering applicants to study at the leading tertiary institution, Boston Media House. This announcement follows the success of the past bursary giveaways done in previous years. With thousands matriculants, many of whom are from previously disadvantaged backgrounds, still unable to further their studies due financial...
Having now graduated, its time to take the next step in your career. Some years ago, the job you took on graduation was a job for life. Nowadays, things are different and career paths are more haphazard. The job you take on graduation is now just a stepping stone to the next. So you need a position which is flexible and does not tie you into one job within an organisation. Enter the graduate scheme option! Usually offered through corporations,...
Have you ever wondered how people are selected for Big Brother’s house TV Game show, hmm! Now the secret is revealed. If you like to be part of one of the biggest live television game show in Mzansi, go for Big Brother Mzansi 2015 Season 2 auditions. The hunt is on for Mzansi Magic‘s 24/7 live reality TV series, Big Brother Mzansi 2. Do you think you’ve got what it takes? If you are bold enough, brave enough, smart and savvy enough to...
The pilot project, known as the "Big Switch On", is a paperless education system, which will enable learners to have access to learning material, workbooks and other subject matter through the use of Information Communications Technology (ICT). The seven schools in the pilot project will also receive state-of-the-art internet connection and each leaner will receive a tablet, turning ordinary schools into “classrooms of the future”....
Higher Education and Training Minister Dr Blade Nzimande has announced that the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has set aside R9.5 billion in bursaries and loans for 2015. Briefing journalists in Pretoria on Monday, the Minister also said this year’s allocation was an increase compared to 2014’s R8.3 billion. He said NSFAS would fund 205 000 first-time entering and continuing eligible students at universities and 200 000...
Higher Education and Training Minister Dr Blade Nzimande says there are 425 095 opportunities available to the matric class of 2014 in the country’s universities and training institutions. Briefing the media on post-school education and the department’s 2015 plans on Monday, the Minister said this was an increase of 28 646 opportunities compared to the 396 449 post-school study spaces that were available in 2014. He made this announcement a...
IF CAST members of the old Generations have their way, the soapie will not be aired tomorrow. City Press reported yesterday that the 16 fired actors have threatened to take the SABC and MMSV Productions to court tomorrow for failing to resolve their dispute before airing the new show. Generations: started airing on SABC1 at the beginning of last month and has been receiving mixed reviews. Generations Actors Guild lawyer Bulelani Mzamo told Daily...
The minimum wage for Mzansi's contract cleaning sector has risen to R16.98 per hour in metropolitan and local council areas, the Labour Department said today. "The new minimum wage will be binding with effect from January 6, 2015 to November 30, 2015," Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant's spokesman Mokgadi Pela said. The metropoles include the cities of Cape Town, Ekurhuleni, Joburg, Tshwane, and Nelson Mandela Bay. The councils include Emfuleni,...
Matric 2014 supplementary exams Matrics who are not satisfied with their subject results for the National Senior Certificate, have until January 21 to register for a re-marking, re-checking or viewing of the script. Added to this, learners may register for the National Senior Certificate (NSC) Supplementary Examination -- a special examination which provides learners a second opportunity to write the NSC examination, based on specific criteria....
Institution Nickname Registration commences University status Cape Peninsula University of Technology CPUT 12 January 2015 More info Central University of Technology CUT 13 January 2015 More info Durban University of Technology DUT 19 January 2015 More info Mangosuthu University of Technology MUT 12 January 2015 More info Tshwane University of Technology TUT 19 January 2015 More info Vaal University of Technology VUT 12 January 2015 More...
Click here to Get your Matric results on www.enca.com/matricresults Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga has announced the national and provincial pass rates for Matric 2014. Most Matrics in 2014 passed their National Senior Certificate (NSC) but the pass rate has decreased by 2.4 percentage points compared with last year. This year 75.8% of Matric pupils passed their NSC compared with 78.2% of Matrics in 2013. According to figures...
Cape Town - British businessman Shrien Dewani was discharged and acquitted of the 2010 murder of his wife, Anni Hindocha, in the Western Cape High Court on Monday. Deputy Judge President Jeanette Traverso said she had heard the pleas of the Hindocha family and said it was regrettable that there were so many unanswered questions. However, she pointed out that she has taken an oath of office to uphold the law and was obliged to follow the legal...
A quick survey of the CEOs of South Africa’s top telecommunications operators over the last few years revealed that most of them studied engineering. In the business world a degree is no guarantee of success, or even a job. However, it does not hurt to have a tertiary qualification to back up experience and hard work. According to a survey of 17 telecoms CEOs from Vodacom, MTN, Cell C, Telkom, Neotel, and iBurst, the following trends emerged:...