Palabora Mining Company Limited, established in 1956, is a publicly-traded mining company that operates underground and open-pit mines. PMC’s mines produce copper and byproducts, including precious metals from sulfuric acid; nickel sulfate; anode slimes; vermiculite and magnetite. In fact, their open cast mine is the widest man-made hole in Africa, at nearly 2 000 meters… Read More »
KwaZulu-Natal (or “KZN”) was formed in 1994 when the Zulu bantustan of KwaZulu merged with the Natal Province. The province has the 2nd largest population in the country, its largest city is Durban and its capital is Pietermaritzburg. The Kwazulu-Natal Provincial Government consists of the following departments: Department of Agriculture and Rural Development; Department of… Read More »
The Cape Winelands District Municipality (CWDM) is located in the Boland of the Western Cape province and was previously known as the Boland District Municipality. Positioned between the coastal regions of the Overberg and the West Coast, next to the Cape Metropolitan area, it covers an area of over 20 000 square kilometers. The district… Read More »
Potatoes South Africa is focused on serving, promoting, and protecting the interests of the potato industry within South Africa. The company’s Board of Directors is responsible for ensuring that the countries the potato producers’ interests and the overall potato industry is served constituted. The Potato Industry Development Trust (PIDT) was established in 2004 in order… Read More »
The South African Society of Crop Production (SASCP) was established in 1971 in Pretoria, South Africa by 5 founding members – DF Retief; SA Hulme; E Strydom; PJ Möhr and PC Nel. The science-based company is a leader in the field of crop science, whose aim it is to encourage research, training and technology transfer.… Read More »
The Western Cape Department of Agriculture provides the Western Cape province with a range of development, research, and support services. The agricultural sector allows for economic growth and enables the creation of sustainable job opportunities within the province. The Elsenburg Agricultural Training Institute (EATI), founded in 1898, was the first agricultural college in South Africa.… Read More »
The Sugar Industry Trust Fund for Education (SITFE) was founded as a private sector initiative in the year 1965, and is currently one of South Africa’s oldest Trust Funds. The SITFE’s main aim is to promote and support high-quality, sustainable education within the sugarcane-growing areas of South Africa. Since its inception, the organization has provided… Read More »
The Islam Development Bank (IDB) Education Trust was founded in 1973 by the finance ministers at an Organisation of the Islamic Conference in Saudi Arabia. The IDB was established as an international finance institution and today it is operating in Southern Africa as a faith-based NGO. ABOUT THE BURSARY The IDB Education Trust has loan… Read More »
NEET (National Economic Education Trust), a non-profit organisation, was founded in the early 1990s as a education support system for disadvantaged students, focusing on students who excel in Science and Mathematics. The organisation started with a government grant of R30 million and over 2 decades later, almost R44 million has been distributed in bursaries and… Read More »
The Western Cape Department of Transport and Public Works are the South African governmental department which is responsible for the maintenance and construction of the countries roads, as well health facilities, educational facilities and general buildings. The Department also increases accessibility to efficient and safe transport, as well as increasing job opportunities by way of… Read More »