Dec 5, 2018 | Automation & Robotics, Business Tech, EC Industrial & Business News, ICT In Industry
THERE has been a lot of buzz about the ‘future of work’ recently. There is major concern over who will become redundant and how this will happen – and rightly so. Wits University recently conducted a review of research on the topic and found that most authors studying...
Dec 5, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Government & Municipal, Mining & Quarrying, Plastics & Rubber, Special Economic Zones
GOVERNMENT in the Eastern Cape, has welcomed the R502-million investment into the East London Industrial Development Zone (ELIDZ) announced by two local investors, Meek Mines South Africa and Nulatex Condoms South Africa, which are set to create 450 jobs for the...
Dec 5, 2018 | Automotive, EC Industrial & Business News, SMME Development & Support
SINCE its opening in 2011, the Volkswagen Business Support Centre in Uitenhage has trained and upskilled over 60 local entrepreuners. The centre in based in Uitenhage and is managed by a business incubator, Raizcorp. The success of the centre has allowed it to extend...
Dec 5, 2018 | EC Industrial & Business News, Industrial Cleaning, Manufacturing
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 the medicines or medical equipment is destined for. The pharmaceutical industry is also one...
Dec 5, 2018 | EC Industrial & Business News, Finance & Investment, SMME Development & Support
THE 21 young entrepreneurs selected as finalists in SAB’s youth entrepreneurship development programme, SAB KickStart Boost, have created a total of 178 jobs in their respective communities as a result of the support provided by the programme this year. “The number of...
Nov 28, 2018 | Electrical & Electronics, Government & Municipal, KZN Industrial & Business News, Projects
ACTOM Electrical Products’ extension of its “complete product packages for projects” business in 2016 to include catering to projects in the public sector has contributed strongly towards its continuing success. “We took a further step towards improving our strength...
Nov 28, 2018 | Food & Beverage, Industrial Cleaning, KZN Industrial & Business News, Occupational Health
CLEANLINESS and hygiene in South Africa’s food sector continues to be in the spotlight, given the deadly listeriosis outbreak which claimed nearly 200 lives since 2017 and recent reports of milder outbreaks. New research from the University of Pretoria shows that some...
Nov 28, 2018 | Agriculture & Sugar, Education & Training, KZN Industrial & Business News, SMME Development & Support, Social Development
A member of a rural farming community on the KwaZulu-Natal North Coast which was previously dispossessed of their land has secured the opportunity to be part of an agricultural internship programme designed to develop qualifying individuals and agricultural graduates...
Nov 28, 2018 | Chemical & Allied Industries, KZN Industrial & Business News, Manufacturing, Plastics & Rubber
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 plans to bolster its electrical and adhesive product ranges in 2019, but also to consolidate...
