Aug 15, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Green Industries & Renewable Energy, Power Generation, Projects
AN Eastern Cape wind farm is among six alternative power generation projects in South Africa that will benefit from a funding windfall of more than R2 billion. Vantage GreenX Fund Managers announced this week that through its second renewable energy fund, Vantage...
Aug 15, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Food & Beverage
AN application filed with the Western Cape High Court recently has the potential to dramatically impact on the South African financial landscape. The request for judicial intervention relating to debt collection practices was brought by the Stellenbosch University Law...
Aug 15, 2018 | EC Industrial & Business News, Import / Export, Manufacturing
AS part of its growth strategy to meet local and international demand, Montego Pet Nutrition has undergone a R70-million upgrade to its factory in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape. This investment has seen its production increase by 30%, the equivalent of feeding...
Aug 15, 2018 | Business Tech, EC Industrial & Business News, Finance & Investment, ICT In Industry, Security
CONTRARY to rumours doing the rounds on social media, contactless bank cards are just as secure as regular credit and debit cards. That’s according to the South African Banking Risk Information Centre (SABRIC). “A video trending on social media may have created the...
Aug 15, 2018 | Consulting Engineers & Project Management, EC Industrial & Business News, Materials Handling & Bulk Handling
KONECRANES recently introduced the innovative CXT Explorer to South Africa, a combination of a 6.3-ton mobile overhead crane, travelling on a gantry, supported by two containers which the company says, “make for fully equipped workshop that can literally be set up in...
Aug 1, 2018 | EC Industrial & Business News, Government & Municipal, Projects, SMME Development & Support, Water & Effluent Management
ROCLA was recognised at the recent 2018 Concrete Manufacturer’s Association (CMA) Awards for their innovative Thuthukisa sanitation units installed at the Amatole Municipality Sanitation Project based in Butterworth, Eastern Cape. Nominated by Afrisam, Rocla won in...
Aug 1, 2018 | Automotive, EC Industrial & Business News, Events
HAVAL, the professional SUV division of GWM, has earned a bronze medal in the 2018 National Automobile Dealers’ Association (NADA) Dealer Satisfaction Index (DSI) Awards – and this after doing business in the country for just one year. “This is an...
Aug 1, 2018 | Automotive, EC Industrial & Business News, Education & Training, Social Development
EMPLOYEES of Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) and their loved ones celebrated Nelson Mandela’s birthday this year by renovating the Vuba Primary School in KwaNobuhle, Uitenhage. The primary school has 295 pupils who attend classes from Pre-Grade R to Grade 5. The...
Aug 1, 2018 | Automotive, Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Food & Beverage
FRESHSTOP at Caltex Fort Gale has been short-listed for the title of “best convenience store in the world” by a global association of fuel retailers and convenience stores – the only entrant from Africa in a line-up of 14 finalists from Australia, India and Europe....
