Oct 10, 2018 | Chemical & Allied Industries, EC Industrial & Business News, Government & Municipal, Occupational Health, Safety
THE government is no longer going to tolerate lead in paint and methanol in thinners – and offenders will face prison sentences of up to 10 years or heavy fines. Noluzuko Gwayi: Senior Policy Advisor (Director), International Chemicals and Waste Cooperation of the...
Oct 10, 2018 | Automotive, EC Industrial & Business News, Finance & Investment, Import / Export, Manufacturing
Localisation is a critical tool for industrial development, and as the national co-ordinating body, Automotive Supply Chain Competitiveness Initiative (ASCCI) aims to advance its localisation agenda through activities which support successful localisation of...
Oct 10, 2018 | EC Industrial & Business News, Harbour Infrastructure & Shipping, Transport & Logistics
Transnet Port Terminal’s (TPT) PE has received the first two of four RAM rotating spreaders that is set to create approximately an additional 1.8 million tons per year capacity for manganese exports. According to TPT’s GM: Cape Channel, Velile Dube, the substantial...
Oct 10, 2018 | EC Industrial & Business News, Occupational Health, Safety, Social Development, Transport & Logistics
Prudence Dumbo goes through one of the Health checks during the Engen Driver Wellness campaign As part of Transport month Engen Petroleum has launched their annual Driver Wellness programme which commenced on October 1st. Truck drivers in and passing through the...
Oct 10, 2018 | Business Tech, EC Industrial & Business News, Import / Export, Metals & Alloys, Transport & Logistics
SAB KickStart is one of the country’s longest-running and most successful youth development programmes, recently announced its top 21 finalists. Meet the three Eastern Cape entrepreneurs that made the grade. Ebenezer Smith co-established Profecia IT in 2012, a...
Oct 10, 2018 | EC Industrial & Business News, Finance & Investment
Employee benefits, especially in a developing nation like South Africa’s, have long been regarded by some economists and financial institutions as a means of promoting financial inclusivity, especially for blue-collar workers. That’s according to Leroux Delport,...
Sep 28, 2018 | EC Industrial & Business News, Environmental Management & Control, Green Industries & Renewable Energy, Water & Effluent Management
AS the voice of Nelson Mandela Bay Business, we recognise the need to create an enabling environment for our current investors, while attracting new investors. Whilst lobbying still constitutes a large part of what the Business Chamber does, we have introduced an...
Sep 28, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, EC Industrial & Business News, Government & Municipal, Property – Commercial & Industrial
By Clive Rumsey THE recent suspension of the shares of two South African construction companies, after they filed for business rescue, is a reflection of the distressed state of the country’s construction sector. This sector – once a key part of SA’s...
Sep 28, 2018 | Automotive, EC Industrial & Business News, Events, Manufacturing
THE South African Automotive Masterplan (SAAMP) 2035, is expected to set the framework for the automotive sector’s future, with increasing emphasis on driving increases in local content levels. This requires a broadening and deepening of the supply base and creates...
