Feb 16, 2018 | KZN Industrial & Business News
KWAZULU-NATAL businesses and consumers alike should brace themselves for a range of tax increases, including a possible VAT hike, when Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba tables his budget later this month, professional services firm Deloitte predicts. Particularly...
Feb 7, 2018 | KZN Industrial & Business News, Petrochemicals, Quality Assurance, Safety
SOUTH Durban-based Engen Refinery, South Africa’s second largest oil refinery, is undergoing planned maintenance. It started on 5 February 2018 and and will run for 45 days until 30 March as part of the refinery’s ongoing maintenance programme. Jehan Zaib, General...
Feb 7, 2018 | KZN Industrial & Business News
MINISTER of Public Enterprises Lynne Brown’s recent go-ahead to Eskom’s application to buy renewable energy from Independent Power Producers (IPPs) will positively impact 27 solar and wind power projects, adding up to close to 3000 MW to the national grid. That’s...
Feb 7, 2018 | Business Tech, Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, Consulting Engineers & Project Management, KZN Industrial & Business News, Property – Commercial & Industrial
By Jane Thomson IN facilities management, inspecting large institutional, engineering, manufacturing, mining and commercial facilities and assets can be a challenging, dangerous, and dirty job. Ensuring that assets are performing reliably to design standards means...
Feb 7, 2018 | KZN Industrial & Business News
WHILE South Africa’s Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) requirements are viewed by some as yet another impediment to conducting business as usual, others see them as an opportunity to make positive changes for themselves, their employees and the country....
Feb 7, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, KZN Industrial & Business News
SACCI Business Confidence Index (BCI), released this week, recorded its highest level of 99.7 in two and a half years in January 2018. In October 2015, the BCI measured 102.3. The BCI improved by 3.3 index points in January 2018 following on the improved level of 96.4...
Feb 7, 2018 | Business Tech, KZN Industrial & Business News
GOOGLE has partnered with the Film and Publications Board (FPB) to empower learners, educators, and parents this Safer Internet Day. Celebrated annually on the second day of the second week of the second month, Safer Internet Day was originally an initiative of the EU...
Feb 7, 2018 | Business Tech, KZN Industrial & Business News, SMME Development & Support
TECHNOLOGY fanatic, Simangaliso Austin Zungu, always knew he was destined to make his mark in the specialised and highly competitive world of technology and innovation. Zungu is the founder and Group MD of Sengwayo Group based in KwaMbonambi near Richards Bay in...
Feb 7, 2018 | KZN Industrial & Business News, Property – Commercial & Industrial
RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc, a global distributor for engineers, has announced availability of an award-winning Internet of Things (IoT) web-based system from ABUS that it says delivers superior access-control management for small-...
