Apr 17, 2019 | Automotive, EC Industrial & Business News, Education & Training, Social Development
FORD Motor Company of Southern Africa (FMCSA) recently hosted its annual Careers Day for Grade 11 and 12 learners at its Silverton Assembly Plant in Pretoria, and Struandale Engine Plant in Port Elizabeth. A total of 120 pupils (80 in Pretoria and 40 in Port...
Apr 17, 2019 | EC Industrial & Business News, Education & Training, ICT In Industry, SMME Development & Support
APPLICATIONS are open for the next round of Google Africa Certifications Scholarships. In line with its commitment to provide mobile developer training to 100,000 Africans to develop apps, the search giant announced this week that it is offering 30,000 scholarships...
Apr 3, 2019 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Government & Municipal, Import / Export, Social Development
COEGA was singled out for praise at the Department of Trade and Industry-hosted inaugural South African Special Economic and Industrial Development Zones (SEZ) Conference, held in Durban recently. Under the theme Moving Towards Excellence, the annual event aims to...
Apr 3, 2019 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Harbour Infrastructure & Shipping, Import / Export
FORD Motor Company of Southern Africa (FMCSA) is expanding its vehicle export operations by adopting a multi-port strategy with the first shipment of 1 000 locally assembled Ford Rangers from Port Elizabeth to markets in Europe. Currently, all of Ford’s incoming and...
Apr 3, 2019 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Harbour Infrastructure & Shipping, Import / Export
THE Port of Port Elizabeth welcomed the berthing of UAAC Mirdif, the first vessel at its tanker berth after the early completion of the berth repairs. The vessel berthed at 10am on Friday, 29 March 2019 and sailed on Saturday, 30 March after delivering a consignment...
Apr 3, 2019 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Property – Commercial & Industrial, SMME Development & Support, Social Development
THE Qumbu Shopping Mall has become one of the fastest growing rural community malls in less than five years thanks to community support. That’s according to the National Empowerment Fund (NEF) which provided financial backing for the mall. It said residents of Qumbu...
Apr 3, 2019 | Automotive, Commerce & Trade, Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, EC Industrial & Business News, Engineering
DUYS Engineering Group and SJM Flex were named Kaizen Champions at the annual Kaizen Seminar and awards in Port Elizabeth recently. Hosted by the Automotive Industry Development Centre (AIDC), in partnership with Lean Institute Africa, in Gauteng and the Eastern Cape...
Apr 3, 2019 | EC Industrial & Business News, Education & Training, Green Industries & Renewable Energy, Power Generation, Social Development
THE Cookhouse Wind Farm has partnered with the Department of Social Development to support training and mentoring programmes at 28 Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres in the Somerset East, Cookhouse, Bedford and Adelaide areas. The most recent cohort of 44 ECD...
Mar 29, 2019 | EC Industrial & Business News, Food & Beverage, Packaging
CODING and marking is a method of printing essential product and traceability information onto packaging, labels and other manufactured goods and materials. These include barcodes, serialisation codes, and expiry or ‘best by’ dates. While codes and marks can also be...
