The Mining Qualifications Authority (MQA) was established under the Mine Health and Safety Act No.29 of 1996. It is a Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA) that is responsible for driving transformation in the South African mining and minerals sector, by way of skills development programmes. The MQA aims to ensure that the country’s mining… 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 »
BBD was formed by 3 developers – Tom Budge, Sandra Barone and Ralf Dominick, in 1984. The company’s services and expertise include the following areas – systems integration, user experience design, mobile app services, software development, IT & development consulting, as well as maintenance and support. The company also has an in-house research and development… Read More »
The Association of Black Securities and Investment Professionals (ABSIP) was founded in order to address the shortage of black professionals within the investment and securities industry, as well as to engage in a way to make a positive impact on the economy. Established in 1995, ABSIP is now highly influential in the Financial Sector transformation… Read More »
The Emergency Management Services (EMS) are a vital part of any city – the Johannesburg EMS are the organisation that residents turn to in cases of emergency. The City of Johannesburg EMS include emergency and firefighting staff who attend to around 250 000 calls per year, to help save lives and property. The EMS have… Read More »
The Food and Beverage Manufacturing Sector Education and Training Authority (FoodBev SETA) is responsible for promoting, facilitating, and incentivizing skills development within the Food and Beverage Manufacturing Sector. FoodBev SETA is committed to ensuring that high quality learning provision is maintained in this sector, access to knowledge and skills is improved for all in the… Read More »
The South African Actuaries Development Programme (SAADP), established in 2003, is an independent and non-profit company. The SAADP was founded when it was identified that the South African economy lacked black actuarial skills. Previously chaired by Cyril Ramaphosa, the SAADP has since produced more than 200 Actuarial Science graduates. The programme is funded by various… 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 »
South African Breweries (otherwise known as “SAB”), founded in 1895, is a major brewing and bottling company in South Africa. The company was originally established as Castle Brewery and was a wholly-owned subsidiary of SABMiller before Anheuser-Busch InBev purchased the company’s interests. SAB, headquartered in Johannesburg, is present in more than 60 countries across 6… Read More »
Implats is one of the top producers of platinum and related platinum group metals (PGMs) (cobalt, copper, and nickel), with operations based in the Great Dyke in Zimbabwe and the Bushveld Complex in SA – two of the greatest global PGM-bearing ore bodies. The company is listed on the JSE Limited, and has approximately 53… Read More »