Manufacturing
R130m Durban appliance factory upgrade boost for manufacturing, jobs
TRADE and Industry Minister Rob Davies says he is thrilled that Defy’s multi-million-rand investment in South Africa will lead to the creation of additional needed job...
Flooring heavyweights join forces
DURBAN–based Van Dyck Floors, South Africa’s oldest carpet manufacturer, and Harrismith-based Nouwens Carpets will consolidate their operations in order to streamline and...
Chatsworth shoemaker eyes export market
ALLIMOR Footwear, a KwaZulu-Natal company that manufactures women’s footwear for the mass market has survived tough economic conditions and is targeting the export market. The...
Roll up, Volks! Work-experience boon for 560 youth
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...
Pharma company’s R1.8bn ARV tender windfall
PHARMACEUTICAL heavyweight Adcock Ingram has been awarded a 12% share of the government’s National Anti-Retroviral (ARV) Tender, a windfall totalling approximately R1.8...
Coega a springboard to the rest of Africa
IN an effort to encourage growth in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows for the Sub Saharan region, the Coega Special Economic Zone (SEZ) has dedicated much of its long-term...
Expo to spotlight SA Automotive Masterplan
THE current national automotive policy, the Automotive Production and Development Plan (APDP), will expire in 2020, and will be replaced by the recently announced SA...
Top sectors for SMEs
WHILE the South African economy has been underperforming for a number of years, the first positive signs of turnaround started to become visible by the second quarter of 2018,...
Cleaning up SA’s pharmaceutical industry
SOUTH Africa is a major manufacturing and export hub for the pharmaceutical industry and is subject to not only local legislative oversight but also to those of the countries...
Future is putty in their hands thanks to big R&D push
A concerted research and development (R&D) drive, combined with constant innovation, has paid off handsomely for South African manufacturer Pratley. The company not only...
Automaker body welcomes industry development policy extension
THE National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA) has welcomed the government’s decision this week to extend the Automotive Developmental Policy...
New non-profit Manufacturing Institute opens in KwaZulu-Natal
From left: Dr Johan Van Zyl, Elisabeth Bradley, Dr Rob Davies and Prof Nicola Kleyn REPRESENTATIVES from national, provincial and local government, academia and the business...
