SEIFSA, in partnership with Danish Industries (DI), is launching a pilot project, the ‘Women of Steel – Women’s Leadership Mentoring Programme’. We invite your organisation to participate as a strategic partner. This 6 months initiative is designed to strengthen the pipeline of women leaders within the metals and engineering industry. In addition, the programme will […]
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Introduction Management may be aware, from media reports, that the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), intends calling workers to support a socio-economic protest action on Thursday, 26 February 2026. Protest Action and the Labour Relations Act The Labour Relations Act (LRA) permits registered trade unions or federations such as COSATU to undertake protected […]
Johannesburg, February 19 2026 – The South African Metals & Engineering Sector faces a difficult 2026, according to the SEIFSA State of the Metals and Engineering Sector Report 2026, which the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) released today. The report assesses the state of the Metals and Engineering (M&E) sector as […]
SEIFSA, together with LK Consultants, invites you to attend an informative webinar on the proposed amendments to the B-BBEE Codes of Good Practice recently published by the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC). If enacted in their current form, these amendments are expected to significantly impact the B-BBEE framework and how businesses approach compliance. […]
DEAR SEIFSA MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS AND COMPANIES The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic), through InvestSA, is coordinating industry participation in the upcoming South African Presidential Investment Conference, scheduled to take place in March 2026 at the Sandton Convention Centre. In this regard, the SEIFSA Office has been requested to circulate the invitation below […]
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The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) invites interested companies to submit expressions of interest to participate in a fully funded 2026 Climate Readiness Pilot Programme. The programme, funded by the Danish Industry (DI) in partnership with SEIFSA is designed to support South African manufacturers in understanding their greenhouse gas emissions profile, […]
SEIFSA invites you to a complimentary online briefing marking the release of the State of the Metals and Engineering Sector Report 2026 Companies across the metals and engineering value chain operate in an increasingly complex and uncertain environment shaped by shifting global growth dynamics, tightening financial conditions, evolving trade and industrial policies, infrastructure and logistics […]
This webinar is aimed at companies considering applying for an exemption to not pay the LEP. Section 14 of the Main Agreement provides that every employee is entitled to leave enhancement pay (LEP), calculated on the basis of 8.33 percent of actual earnings, excluding allowances based on the actual normal ordinary hours worked. Deadline for […]