MARITIME AND INNOVATION VIRTUAL AWARDS
MARITIME AND INNOVATION VIRTUAL AWARDS In observation of the World Oceans Day, on Monday 08 June 2020, the Moses Kotane Institute (MKI) held its very first virtual Maritime and Innovation Awards. This year’s theme is ‘Innovation for Sustainable Oceans’, which is in line with MKI’s mandate of coordinating maritime and innovation activities in the province. […]
EDTEA, IN A FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19
EDTEA, IN A FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19 The Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs (EDTEA) is in the forefront of fighting Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) in KwaZulu-Natal. EDTEA MEC Nomusa Dube-Ncube is ensuring that people are not consuming illegal and dangerous products by arresting those with counterfeit goods. According to EDTEA’s Facebook post of […]
MKI NEW RECRUIT – SANELE MNGOMA
MKI NEW RECRUIT – SANELE MNGOMA The Moses Kotane Institute has just appointed Mr Sanele Mngoma, as a Research Practitioner for Econometrics. Mr Mngoma has been training at MKI under the Experiential Learner Programme. Before his MKI training, he worked at the University of KwaZulu-Natal as Mathematics Tutor as well as at IKAMVA Youth Centre […]
MKI ECONOMICS COMMENTARY
MKI ECONOMICS COMMENTARY The Moses Kotane Institute (MKI) Economics Commentary is intended to provide MKI’s interpretation of key economic events such as the Budget, MTBPS, Monetary Policy (Interest Rates), employment data releases and other topical economic events. According to internal MKI economist, Mr Vincent Zulu, South African Reserve Bank (SARB) have lowered interest rates, repo […]
MKI NEW RECRUIT – SUE SINGH
MKI NEW RECRUIT – SUE SINGH Ms Sue Singh is the newly appointed Maritime Enterprise Development Practitioner at the Moses Kotane Institute (MKI). Ms Singh holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration and Bachelor’s Degree in (Health and Social Sciences-Applied Psychology for Professional Context) and aims to obtain her Doctoral Degree in the next five […]
BUSINESSES AFFECTED BY COVID-19
BUSINESSES AFFECTED BY COVID-19 The Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs with its entities urge all small to medium enterprises to report all their business challenges during this Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) lockdown. Visit One Stop Shop Business Support Desk on 063 692 1634 or using this link: www.tikzn.co.za/support-desk.
Fourteen (14) Workers Saved from a Factory
Fourteen (14) Workers Saved from a Factory Fourteen (14) workers that were locked up in a factory for almost a week forced to produce masks, amid COVID-19, were found by Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs MEC, Nomusa Dube-Ncube in her unannounced visits to retailers. This was after a tip off that a company located […]
The Moses Kotane Institute during COVID-19
The Moses Kotane Institute during COVID-19 All public entities were declared essential by KwaZulu-Natal Special Provincial Executive Council, which meant that the Moses Kotane Institute (MKI) will continue with its operations remotely. In effort to encourage social distancing, MKI support the use of technology for all essential meetings during the 21-day lockdown. For future appointments, […]
MEC Nomusa Dube-Ncube on Climate Change Awareness
Climate Change Awareness On 07 March 2020, the Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs MEC Nomusa Dube-Ncube was at Alfred Duma Local Municipality where she was officially introduced to Traditional and Business Leaders as the MEC champion of the District. As part of her outreach programme MEC Dube-Ncube also visited the community of […]
The Moses Kotane Institute Bursary Beneficiary – Mr Lindani Dube
The Moses Kotane Institute Bursary Beneficiary – Mr Lindani Dube Mr Lindani Dube is one of the Moses Kotane Institute (MKI) bursary beneficiaries. He was funded by MKI from 2014 when he enrolled for his Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics and Statistics, at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN). Dube recently completed his Master of […]