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Job fair connects Chinese-invested enterprises in South Africa with local job seekers
By Ni Yanshuo | Web Exclusive
Simphiwe Zondi (right) poses for the camera with Zhang Peiliang, chief representative of PowerChina in South Africa, after signing an employment contract at the job fair on 16 April (NI YANSHUO)
18 April 2024
Simphiwe Zondi in Johannesburg, South Africa, was especially happy on 16 April. At the 2024 Job Fair of the Chinese-Invested Enterprises in South Africa held at Gallagher Convention Centre, he presented his CV and immediately secured a job as a technical director at the South African subsidiary of PowerChina, which ranked 105th on the Fortune Global 500 list in 2023. He was one of the few applicants who signed employment contracts at the job fair.