Jul 4, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Finance & Investment, Harbour Infrastructure & Shipping, Materials Handling & Bulk Handling, Transport & Logistics
Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) recognises the increasingly critical need for a predictable rail service that will support and enhance its drive to build successful partnerships with industry and third-party logistics service providers (3PLs). This was the message from...
Jul 4, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, SMME Development & Support
FNB has partnered with I AM AN ENTREPRENEUR to continue its direct engagement with aspiring entrepreneurs through entrepreneurial summits that are being hosted in select provinces across the country. “The I AM AN ENTREPRENEUR platform seeks to galvanise and promote...
Jul 4, 2018 | Business Tech, Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, ICT In Industry, Security
THE recent cyber-attack on insurance provider Liberty’s IT infrastructure has drawn attention to the dire need for effective protection of consumer data. That’s according to Billy Last (pictured), CEO of LexisNexis South Africa, who said that any organisation that...
Jul 4, 2018 | Automotive, EC Industrial & Business News, Government & Municipal, Manufacturing
MERCEDES-Benz recently unveiled a R10-billion investment into its Eastern Cape plant, prompting a bullish President Cyril Ramaphosa to hail the cash injection as proof of its confidence in the South African economy. “The decision by Mercedes-Benz to further increase...
Jul 4, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Environmental Management & Control, Food & Beverage, Green Industries & Renewable Energy, Packaging, Plastics & Rubber
LITTLE if any of the money raised by the plastic bag levy since its introduction 15 years ago has gone towards improving the environment or creating jobs, despite promises made by the government at the time, Pick n Pay Chairman Gareth Ackerman said yesterday. Speaking...
Jul 4, 2018 | Automation & Robotics, Automotive, Business Tech, EC Industrial & Business News, Engineering, ICT In Industry, SMME Development & Support
3D-printing, industrial prototyping and robotics are just some of the technologies being developed at the new Isuzu Industrial Hub, situated at the Propella Business Incubator in Port Elizabeth. Isuzu Motors South Africa yesterday announced its alliance with the...
Jul 4, 2018 | EC Industrial & Business News, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing
SUNDALE Free Range Dairy in the East London Industrial Development Zone (ELIDZ) has joined forces with Just Milk, the largest organisation of dairy farmers in the country, to acquire the iconic cheese operation, Cookhouse Creamery, previously owned by Dairy Belle. The...
Jul 4, 2018 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, Consulting Engineers & Project Management, EC Industrial & Business News, Government & Municipal, Projects
EAST Coast Asphalt is supplying various hot mix asphalt products for the 28.5 km SANRAL Special Maintenance Project now under way on the N2 between Toleni and Ibika. The company is working with main contractor Raubex KwaZulu-Natal and consulting engineers Bosch...
Jun 20, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Education & Training, Finance & Investment, SMME Development & Support
THE Eastern Cape was well represented at the SAB Foundation awards in Johannesburg recently. Hair and beauty artist, Afika Mbandazwayo, and Bukelwa Ngoqo, who owns Sunkissed Fashion at the East London airport were recognised for their outstanding participation and...
