Feb 20, 2019 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Forestry, Pulp & Paper, Import / Export, Packaging
IN a difficult operating climate, the resilience of Sappi’s, business and the benefits from the diversification of its product portfolio in recent years have paid off. That was the message from Chief Executive Officer Steve Binnie, commenting on the paper and pulp...
Feb 20, 2019 | EC Industrial & Business News, Education & Training, Government & Municipal, Green Industries & Renewable Energy, Power Generation, Social Development
ENEL, through its renewable subsidiary Enel Green Power RSA (EGP RSA), has begun construction of its 140 MW Nxuba wind farm in the Amatole District, making it the group’s third wind project in the Eastern Cape. The construction of Nxuba, which is expected to be...
Feb 20, 2019 | Consulting Engineers & Project Management, EC Industrial & Business News, Education & Training, SMME Development & Support
PROFESSIONAL registration is a key milestone that prepares young graduates for leadership, or even branching out into their own enterprise. That’s according to Balan Govender, Managing Director of Bosch Ulwazi, who added that the company had successfully ventured into...
Feb 20, 2019 | Automotive, Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Finance & Investment, Plastics & Rubber
CONTITECH South Africa has increased its local empowerment ownership in South Africa, through the transformation of its shareholding to a 51% black and 31% black female South African ownership. “As a company we recognise that transformation is not only a moral...
Feb 20, 2019 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Electrical & Electronics, Harbour Infrastructure & Shipping, Import / Export, Manufacturing, Special Economic Zones
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 strategy to focus on investment opportunities, which will secure a firm position for Africa...
Feb 20, 2019 | EC Industrial & Business News, Events, Materials Handling & Bulk Handling, Pumps, Valves, Pipes & Fittings, Water & Effluent Management
THE Southern African Plastic Pipes Manufacturers Association (SAPPMA) has issued an invitation to professionals interested in presenting at their Pipes XII Conference, to submit their abstracts as soon as possible. “We have reserved two full days for Pipes XII in...
Feb 20, 2019 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Finance & Investment, Government & Municipal
By Tertius Wessels THE National Minimum Wage Act (NMW) came into effect as of January 1, 2019. The act stipulates that all employees (save for farm workers, domestic workers and people employed through Extended Public Works Programme) are now entitled to earn no less...
Feb 20, 2019 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Finance & Investment, Transport & Logistics
SA Express will resume its operations between Johannesburg and Mthatha in the Eastern Cape starting tomorrow, Thursday 21 February 2019. The route was suspended on 25 January after the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) downgraded the Mthatha Airport...
Feb 20, 2019 | Automotive, EC Industrial & Business News, Import / Export
EAST London will be the manufacturing hub for Daimler Trucks and Buses Southern Africa, now a separate legal entity from Mercedes-Benz South Africa. That’s according to the new company’s Chief Executive Jasper Hafkamp, who said this was in line with Daimler AG’s new...
