Dec 5, 2018 | Automotive, EC Industrial & Business News, Featured-EC, Plastics & Rubber
GOODYEAR is launching a new mixed service truck tyre range offering optimal damage resistance and longer service life than previous Goodyear mixed service tyres. The Omnitrac range features new DuraShield technology and, according to the tyremaker, combines excellent...
Dec 5, 2018 | Automotive, EC Industrial & Business News, Plastics & Rubber
MAN Automotive South Africa has selected Continental’s Intelligent Tyres fitted with ContiPressureCheck (CPC) for its premium range of EfficientLine trucks, allowing for real-time monitoring of tyre performance, pressure and temperature. Darren Voges, Business...
Dec 5, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Finance & Investment, SMME Development & Support
MARKETING your own business can be a daunting task, especially if you’ve never done it before and have no idea where to start. Jacqueline Raw, Owner of marketing agency Ycagel gives five tips to get your business on the map quickly 1. Be clear on what your potential...
Dec 5, 2018 | Automation & Robotics, Business Tech, EC Industrial & Business News, ICT In Industry
THERE has been a lot of buzz about the ‘future of work’ recently. There is major concern over who will become redundant and how this will happen – and rightly so. Wits University recently conducted a review of research on the topic and found that most authors studying...
Dec 5, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Government & Municipal, Mining & Quarrying, Plastics & Rubber, Special Economic Zones
GOVERNMENT in the Eastern Cape, has welcomed the R502-million investment into the East London Industrial Development Zone (ELIDZ) announced by two local investors, Meek Mines South Africa and Nulatex Condoms South Africa, which are set to create 450 jobs for the...
Dec 5, 2018 | Automotive, EC Industrial & Business News, SMME Development & Support
SINCE its opening in 2011, the Volkswagen Business Support Centre in Uitenhage has trained and upskilled over 60 local entrepreuners. The centre in based in Uitenhage and is managed by a business incubator, Raizcorp. The success of the centre has allowed it to extend...
Dec 5, 2018 | EC Industrial & Business News, Industrial Cleaning, Manufacturing
SOUTH Africa is a major manufacturing and export hub for the pharmaceutical industry and is subject to not only local legislative oversight but also to those of the countries the medicines or medical equipment is destined for. The pharmaceutical industry is also one...
Dec 5, 2018 | EC Industrial & Business News, Finance & Investment, SMME Development & Support
THE 21 young entrepreneurs selected as finalists in SAB’s youth entrepreneurship development programme, SAB KickStart Boost, have created a total of 178 jobs in their respective communities as a result of the support provided by the programme this year. “The number of...
Nov 28, 2018 | Automotive, Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Finance & Investment, Food & Beverage, Petrochemicals
Engen’s newly opened Ikhwezi Convenience Centre in Mthatha is the largest Engen 1Plus service station in the Engen stable. It also offers a diverse range of fast food, including a Steers, Debonairs Pizza, Corner Bakery, and Fishaways, as well as groceries from a...