The South African economy is characterised by shortages of high-skilled jobs and high levels of unemployment for those with lower levels of education and training. The most vulnerable sector is the electricity, gas and water sector, where 15% of the workforce is between the ages of 55 and 64. Research points to a demand […]
The Bargaining the Council for Electrical Industry has established a national sick benefit fund, which became effective on 1 May 2017. The new national fund replaces the old regional sick benefit funds in Regions A and B, C and D, respectively. It should be noted that the old regional sick benefit funds each had […]
Our first ever webinar training session took place on 25 April 2017. The topic was “Pitfalls of tendering” and the session was presented by Herman Kriel, MD of Brand SA and the chairman of the ECA(SA) National Contractual Committee. The webinar was the culmination of many hours of discussions and preparation, and was presented […]
The ECA(SA)’s Highveld budget for the next financial year was finalised at a meeting of the Highveld Executive Committee at the Meadowdale head office on 25 April 2017. Holding the purse strings are Frans Swanepoel (Hoëveldrif Elektries); Tembe Mwembe (ECA national financial manager); Joe Moleko (SMEI Projects); Dimakatso Matshoga (Atafala Consultants); Chris Koen (regional […]
ECA(SA) national director Mark Mfikoe has announced that entries for the association’s 2017 annual Presidential Excellence Awards will open on 1 June 2017. “The judges have been selected and they are busy fine-tuning the judging criteria for the ten categories,” he says. The judges for this year’s competition are Rorisang Morake; Dimakatso Matshoga; Carel […]
To improve the customer experience at the SABS, a streamlined, centralised channel has been implemented for customers to ensure traceability, business continuity and constant feedback when handling customer queries and requests for SABS services and products. All customers can now direct requests and queries to the central call centre on 0861 277 227 or […]
To improve the customer experience at the SABS, a streamlined, centralised channel has been implemented for customers to ensure traceability, business continuity and constant feedback when handling customer queries and requests for SABS services and products. All customers can now direct requests and queries to the central call centre on 0861 277 227 or email […]
Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has announced that it will take community broadcasting, both radio and television, under review. In a Government Gazette (40660) published on 3 March 2017, the authority gave notice that in accordance with the ICASA Act 13 of 2000. Community broadcasting services were formalised in 1994 when the […]
We are pleased to announce that Ti-Jean Nabal from Bay Electrical has been elected our new chairman of the Port Elizabeth branch. The position became vacant after Graham Clarke was elected second vice-president of the ECA(SA) at our National AGM on 25 November 2016. Ti-Jean officially took over the reins as chairman on 2 […]
The Highveld Region of the ECA(SA) held its Exco meeting at its Meadowdale offices on St. Valentine’s Day – the last meeting chaired by Louis Pretorius, who has since retired. Louis handed over the reins to Chris Koen. Seen after the meeting (from left to right) are: Joe Moleke (SMEI); Eddie Burger (Eddie’s Electrical); […]
