Feb 6, 2019 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, ICT In Industry, Materials Handling & Bulk Handling
EVERY year, the battle to survive as a brick-and-mortar retailer gets tougher. As consumer expectations heighten and ecommerce sales continue to rise, businesses too slow to adapt to a digital world have a tough road ahead, according to a new study by Aruba, a Hewlett...
Feb 6, 2019 | EC Industrial & Business News, Metals & Alloys
THE Southern African Institute of Welding (SAIW) is bringing to South Africa Prof Adolf Hobbacher of the University of Applied Sciences, Wilhelmshaven, Germany and one of the world’s leading fatigue experts. Prof Hobbacher has an extensive background in engineering as...
Feb 6, 2019 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Government & Municipal, Green Industries & Renewable Energy, Power Generation
By Nomkhita Mona WITH Nersa’s public hearings around the Eskom MYPD 4 application behind us, the power utility is likely to face more scrutiny in the coming weeks. A controversial aspect of their application – which seeks an increase of 15% per year in tariffs for the...
Feb 4, 2019 | Automotive, EC Industrial & Business News
KEY automotive industry and government stakeholders meeting in Coega, near Port Elizabeth, recently have backed ambitious plans to establish a Smart Industrial Academy in South Africa. The Automotive Industry Development Centre (AIDC) proposed the establishment the...
Feb 4, 2019 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Harbour Infrastructure & Shipping, Materials Handling & Bulk Handling, Special Economic Zones, Transport & Logistics
TRANSNET National Ports Authority (TNPA) has concluded an agreement with Bidfreight Port Operations (BPO) for the design, development, financing, construction, operation, maintenance and transfer of a Multi-Purpose Terminal at Sheds 10 and 11 in the Port of Port...
Feb 4, 2019 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, EC Industrial & Business News, Petrochemicals, Plastics & Rubber, Pumps, Valves, Pipes & Fittings, Quality Assurance, Water & Effluent Management
THE Southern African Plastic Pipe Manufacturers Association (SAPPMA) has added its voice to a recent warning about substandard high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipes that do not comply with relevant product standards, issued by the Plastics Pipe Institute (PPI)...
Feb 4, 2019 | Automotive, EC Industrial & Business News
By Dave Coffey TRANSFORMATION of the South African economy is both a moral and an economic imperative. Meaningfully addressing the triple challenge of poverty, inequality, and unemployment requires significant interventions delivered in a co-ordinated and mutually...
Feb 4, 2019 | Automotive, EC Industrial & Business News, Import / Export
VOLKSWAGEN has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the government of Ethiopia to collaborate and deliver a joint vision for the development of an automotive industry in the country. The MoU was signed by Thomas Schaefer, Head of the Volkswagen Sub-Sahara...
Feb 4, 2019 | Automotive, Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Finance & Investment, Import / Export, Manufacturing
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 Automotive Masterplan (SAAM), which will guide the sector to 2035. According to the National...
