Given the hazards inherent to the on-site construction industry, ensuring companies comply with Occupational Health and Safety requirements is crucial to reducing the chances of injuries and saving lives. This is according to Deon Bester, OHS Manager at the Master Builders' Association Western Cape. As such, Master Builders' South Africa, MBSA, has announced the return of its annual Regional Health and Safety Competition which will run from April until June 2021. Bester further explains...

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Annual Regional Health and Safety Competition - Master Builders South Africa

Facebook is launching a new campaign in partnership with the World Health Organisation, WHO, called 'Together Against Covid-19 Misinformation' across a number of African countries. The campaign will show up on Facebook through a series of graphics with tips on how to spot false news. Aïda Ndiaye, Public Policy Manager at Facebook, said that ensuring users are getting authoritative information about Covid-19 vaccines is just some of the vital work they are doing at Facebook. More from Aïda Ndiaye in the United Kingdom...

Facebook's new campaign - 'Together Against Covid-19 Misinformation'

"Bringing more female commercial drivers into the transport industry makes business, economic and social sense. The industry is willing and eager to transform. To do this successfully however, requires a concerted drive: with proper planning and a sustained approach". This is one of the key messages that emerged from the inaugural online dialogue titled "Women in Transport: Unlocking Opportunities for Female Truck Drivers and Couriers", that took place in March 2021. Hosted by South Africa's Commercial Transport Academy, CTA, the event was supported by a number of industry organisations and attended by representatives from operators, government departments, state owned enterprises and industry service providers. More from Nicci Scott, founder of the CTA.

Unlocking Opportunities for Female Truck Drivers and Couriers - CTA

On Thursday, 18 March 2021, the Energy and Water Sector Education and Training Authority, EWSETA, and Wits Business School in South Africa have launched an executive leadership programme which aims to empower women in the energy and water sectors in South Africa. In funding this programme, EWSETA seeks to capacitate women operating in mid to senior-level management positions with the skills they require to gain their rightful place in what for too long has been a male-dominated environment. To further discuss this, Zikhona Miso spoke to Tsholofelo Mokotedi; Planning, Reporting and Monitoring Executive at EWSETA…

Annual Regional Health and Safety Competition - Master Builders South Africa

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