Mar 20, 2019 | EC Industrial & Business News, Green Industries & Renewable Energy, Power Generation
SOUTH Africa faces energy calamity on two fronts. First is the disaster of Eskom. Second, and potentially worse, is the disaster of our REIPPPP (Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers’ Procurement Program) and our lunatic IRP 2018 (Integrated Resource Plan)....
Mar 15, 2019 | Automotive, Business Tech, EC Industrial & Business News, ICT In Industry, Projects, SMME Development & Support
LOCAL businesses expanding operations in new locations, franchise sites, pop-up stores, short term leases and other in-branch opportunities can now instantly connect to their broader corporate infrastructure and to the external Internet while maintaining compliance to...
Mar 14, 2019 | Automation & Robotics, EC Industrial & Business News, ICT In Industry, Transport & Logistics
THE growing maturity of intelligent automation technologies offers financial services companies an opportunity to drive more value for their customers and employees – and without the widescale destruction of jobs many people fear will accompany the rise of the...
Mar 6, 2019 | Automotive, EC Industrial & Business News
BUSINESSES that are successful in affecting major transformation, especially with black equity partners, will secure a sustained competitive advantage under the South African Automotive Masterplan (SAAM) 2035. That is the view of Electrocoat MD, Angelique Adcock, one...
Mar 6, 2019 | Business Tech, EC Industrial & Business News, Education & Training, ICT In Industry, Social Development, Telecommunications
DIGITAL literacy in the Eastern Cape received a significant boost recently when local outreach programme Fundanii, received the backing of search giant Google and software heavyweight SAP to further their work in Mdantsane near East London. Fundanii is a digital...
Mar 6, 2019 | Business Tech, Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Finance & Investment, ICT In Industry
CONSIDER how everyday our use of biometrics is becoming. Increasingly, we are using it to log on to our computers and smartphones without batting an eyelid. Many of us have used fingerprints to access buildings at work, and we’ve happily given our fingerprints and ID...
Mar 6, 2019 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, EC Industrial & Business News, Government & Municipal, Plastics & Rubber, Projects, Pumps, Valves, Pipes & Fittings, SMME Development & Support, Social Development, Water & Effluent Management
THE technically-complex KwaNobuhle Area 11 Link Sewer project has made a substantial difference to the living conditions of people living on the outskirts of Uitenhage, Eastern Cape. That’s according to JG Afrika, the firm of consulting engineers appointed by the...
Mar 6, 2019 | Automotive, EC Industrial & Business News, Education & Training, Manufacturing
VOLKSWAGEN Group South Africa (VWSA) has created work opportunities for 560 unemployed young people through the Youth Employment Service (YES) programme. The intake began its 12-month employment period with VWSA on 1 March 2019. The young people will be placed across...
Mar 6, 2019 | Consulting Engineers & Project Management, EC Industrial & Business News, Food & Beverage, Government & Municipal, Packaging, Plastics & Rubber
THE Polystyrene Association of South Africa (PolySA) has hit back at accusations from parliamentarians that its members are among the biggest contributors to environmental pollution. The Association’s Chief Executive Officer, Adri Spangenberg, said that polystyrene...
