Mpumalanga Business 2019/20 edition
The 2019/20 edition of Mpumalanga Business is the tenth issue of this highly successful publication that since its launch in 2008 has established itself as the premier business and investment guide for the province. In addition to the regular articles providing insight into each of the key economic sectors of the province, there is a special focus on the new life given to an established site at the Highveld Industrial Park and the Nkomazi Special Economic Zone (NSEZ). A useful article on what incentives are available to investors is included, and the Mpumalanga Economic Growth Agency (MEGA) gives investors some perspectives on what is available in the province. Mpumalanga has several investment and business opportunities in a wide range of sectors. Updated information on Mpumalanga is also available through our monthly e-newsletter, which you can subscribe to online at www.gan.co.za, in addition to our complementary business-to-business titles that cover all nine provinces as well as our flagship South African Business title. Chris Whales Publisher, Global Africa Network Media
The 2019/20 edition of Mpumalanga Business is the tenth issue of this highly successful publication that since its launch in 2008 has established itself as the premier business and investment guide for the province.
In addition to the regular articles providing insight into each of the key economic sectors of the province, there is a special focus on the new life given to an established site at the Highveld Industrial Park and the Nkomazi Special Economic Zone (NSEZ). A useful article on what incentives are available to investors is included, and the Mpumalanga Economic Growth Agency (MEGA) gives investors some perspectives on what is available in the province.
Mpumalanga has several investment and business opportunities in a wide range of sectors.
Updated information on Mpumalanga is also available through our monthly e-newsletter, which you can subscribe to online at www.gan.co.za, in addition to our complementary business-to-business titles that cover all nine provinces as well as our flagship South African Business title.
Chris Whales
Publisher, Global Africa Network Media
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OVERVIEW<br />
Education and training<br />
A new boarding school will assist rural children.<br />
SECTOR INSIGHT<br />
85 students are studying in<br />
Russia.<br />
The opening of the Thaba Chweu Boarding School in the<br />
Ehlanzeni District will make access to education easier for rural<br />
children who would otherwise have to travel long distances.<br />
Two new schools will also be completed in <strong><strong>20</strong>19</strong>, in the City<br />
of Mbombela and in eMalahleni.<br />
The Provincial Government of <strong>Mpumalanga</strong> has teamed up with<br />
the Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Sector SETA<br />
to send 85 students to Russia. The SETA will pay for 35 students in<br />
areas that have been identified as critical, namely medicine, civil<br />
engineering, veterinary science, aviation/aeronautical studies and<br />
information technology.<br />
Sasol offers an all-inclusive bursary for students in engineering,<br />
science and accounting. The bursary also has performance-based<br />
awards and allowances for things like laptops and calculators. Sasol<br />
has also committed to taking on qualified apprentices from the Hydra<br />
Arc academy in Secunda.<br />
The University of <strong>Mpumalanga</strong> enrolled 3 2<strong>20</strong> students in <strong><strong>20</strong>19</strong>, a<br />
marked increase on humble beginnings in <strong>20</strong>14 when the university<br />
ONLINE RESOURCES<br />
<strong>Mpumalanga</strong> Department of Education:<br />
www.mpumalanga.gov.za/education<br />
Sasol bursaries: www.sasolbursaries.com<br />
Southern African Wildlife College: www.wildlifecollege.org.za<br />
University of <strong>Mpumalanga</strong>: www.ump.ac.za<br />
started life with 167 students. The<br />
university has added bachelor’s<br />
degrees in arts and commerce<br />
to its initial offering of academic<br />
courses in education and agriculture<br />
and a diploma in hospitality.<br />
Geology will soon be offered as<br />
part of a BSc.<br />
The main campus is at<br />
Mbombela with satellites at<br />
Siyabuswa (a former education<br />
college) and KaNyamazane,<br />
which hosts hospitality studies.<br />
<strong>Mpumalanga</strong> has three<br />
Technical and Vocational<br />
Education and Training (TVET)<br />
Colleges, with an enrolment of<br />
over 36 000. UNISA, the Tshwane<br />
University of Technology and the<br />
Vaal University of Technology also<br />
have satellite campuses in the<br />
province.<br />
The <strong>Mpumalanga</strong> Regional<br />
Training Trust (MRTT) is a Section<br />
21 company with several sites<br />
in the province, including a<br />
Hospitality and Tourism Academy<br />
at Karino outside Nelspruit. The<br />
trust’s construction-training facility<br />
is accredited as a Construction<br />
Centre of Excellence. The<br />
Southern African Wildlife College<br />
is located near the Orpen Gate on<br />
the edge of the Kruger National<br />
Park.<br />
MPUMALANGA BUSINESS <strong><strong>20</strong>19</strong>/<strong>20</strong> 54
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