Jun 20, 2018 | EC Industrial & Business News
SUNDALE Free Range Dairy, one of the fastest growing companies in East London, has brought home two Qualité bronze awards from the annual Dairy Championships hosted in Cape Town. The awards promote excellence in dairy products and are now in their 186th year. An...
Jun 20, 2018 | Automotive, Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Government & Municipal, Harbour Infrastructure & Shipping, Import / Export, Special Economic Zones
EASTERN Cape Premier Phumulo Masualle and the Governor of Zhejiang Province in China, Che Jun, visited the Coega Development Corporation (CDC) recently for a presentation on what the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) has to offer its foreign investors. This was followed by...
Jun 20, 2018 | Automotive, EC Industrial & Business News, Government & Municipal, Import / Export, Manufacturing, Motors, Drives & Transmissions
MINISTER of Finance, Nhlanhla Nene, recently visited Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) in Uitenhage to view its operations. The plant will produce about 137 000 Polos and Polo Vivos this year with over 80 000 being exported to markets around the world. Volkswagen...
Jun 20, 2018 | Automotive, Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Manufacturing, SMME Development & Support
LOCALISATION opportunities should increasingly become evident for South African-based automotive suppliers. This is one of the key findings contained in the South African Automotive Supplier Industry Benchmark Report 2018. The report, produced for the National...
Jun 20, 2018 | Business Tech, Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Electrical & Electronics, ICT In Industry
E-COMMERCE retailers grew their share of the South African technical consumer goods market by 52% in 2017, accounting for 6.9% of total consumer spending by rand value for the year. This means they have nearly doubled their share of the market since 2015, according to...
Jun 20, 2018 | EC Industrial & Business News, Harbour Infrastructure & Shipping, Materials Handling & Bulk Handling, Transport & Logistics
THE Port of Ngqura has shown off its first piece of maintenance equipment since it started operations in 2009, a R1,8 million crane truck specifically modified to meet the port’s unique requirements. Deputy Port Engineer Tauqeer Ahmed said the crane was adapted to...
Jun 20, 2018 | Business Tech, Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, ICT In Industry, Property – Commercial & Industrial
THE Property Practitioners Bill (PPB) was gazetted for comment in March 2017, and the industry is holding its breath for the 10 000 new jobs that will likely be created with its official implementation, but prospective home buyers must take heed not to trust...
Jun 20, 2018 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, EC Industrial & Business News, Engineering, Government & Municipal
THE Bargaining Council for the Civil Engineering Industry (BCCEI) has announced the signing between all parties in the sector of a three-year settlement agreement with respect to wages and conditions of employment. The settlement will come into force when it is...
Jun 20, 2018 | EC Industrial & Business News, Quality Assurance
Gone are the days of customer service consisting of treating buyers with common courtesy. “Customer service has been disrupted by an expectation of a total customer experience that is dictated by the customer, not company policies,” says Juanita Vorster, a...
