Learnerships, Internships & Jobs in Northern Cape

South Africa's largest province by area packs its opportunities into a few tight clusters. Iron ore around Kathu and Postmasburg — where Kumba operates some of the world's biggest open-pit mines — and the manganese fields near Kuruman and Hotazel run well-funded learnerships, apprenticeships and operator training, with medical fitness and maths-and-science matric the usual entry bar. Kimberley keeps a diamond-industry presence alongside the provincial government's internships and administration posts. The renewable-energy boom has made the Northern Cape the country's solar and wind capital: construction and maintenance contracts around Upington, De Aar and Loeriesfontein bring technician training with them. Along the Orange River, export table-grape farms hire heavily in season. Posts are scarcer than in the urban provinces, but competition is thinner too — if you live near a mining town, the mining houses' programmes are the strongest ticket, so register on their recruitment portals directly.

Open posts in Northern Cape (3)

The Department of Employment and Labour is seeking a dedicated Team Leader to join their Inspection and Enforcement Services team in Kimberley. This…

Degree (NQF 7)

Permanent
Northern CapePosted 1 July 2026

AgriSETA funds a plant-production learnership in the Northern Cape’s Orange River farming region, developing youth for careers in irrigated crop and…

R3 500 – R4 200 / month

Learnership
Northern Cape · Grade 10Closes 16 Nov 2026

Kumba Iron Ore (Anglo American) runs a diesel mechanic apprenticeship at its Sishen mine near Kathu, maintaining the heavy mobile equipment fleet of…

R6 000 – R7 500 / month

Apprenticeship
Northern Cape · Grade 12 / MatricCloses 23 Oct 2026

National opportunities

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