Sep 19, 2018 | KZN Industrial & Business News, Petrochemicals, SMME Development & Support
From left: Zamaswazi Khulu, environmental consultant; Ntombikayise Nkosi, geological consultant; Riaz Kajee, courier business idea; Charity Modise, events business and Sikhumbuzo Nkosi, labour law consultant THE Newcastle leg of the ninth annual Engen Pitch &...
Sep 19, 2018 | KZN Industrial & Business News, Property – Commercial & Industrial, SMME Development & Support
PROPERTY Point, the Growthpoint Properties initiative, has officially facilitated more than R1 billion successful procurement opportunities for small businesses operating in South Africa’s property sector. Property Point was launched by Growthpoint Properties in 2008,...
Sep 19, 2018 | Automotive, KZN Industrial & Business News, Manufacturing, Plastics & Rubber
THE Dunlop tyre brand, which celebrates its 130th anniversary this year, has won the tyres category in the 2017/2018 Ask Afrika Icon Brands Survey, its sixth win in this category since 2011. The Ask Afrika Icon Brands Survey, run by Target Group Index Southern Africa,...
Sep 19, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, Government & Municipal, Harbour Infrastructure & Shipping, Import / Export, KZN Industrial & Business News, Materials Handling & Bulk Handling, Transport & Logistics
TRANSNET’S forthcoming project to create deeper berths at Durban Container Terminal (DCT) Pier 2’s North Quay will enable the Port of Durban to accommodate newer generation container vessels by 2023. Addressing stakeholders at a business breakfast in Durban recently,...
Sep 5, 2018 | Events, KZN Industrial & Business News, SMME Development & Support, Social Development
The women who made their presence felt at Trade and Investment KwaZulu-Natal’s Women in Business Dialogue 2018 were from left: Zola Malinga, founder and executive director of Jade Capital Partners; Nokuthula Luthuli, Founder and Managing Director: Bloom Marketing;...
Sep 5, 2018 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, Consulting Engineers & Project Management, KZN Industrial & Business News, Projects, SMME Development & Support
THE South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) project on the N2, between Mtunzini and Empangeni has brought with it a series of challenges that placed it in a category of its own. That’s according to Jonathan Pearce, Concor Infrastructure’s contracts manager on...
Sep 5, 2018 | Automotive, Commerce & Trade, Finance & Investment, KZN Industrial & Business News
THE Toyota Hilux is South Africa’s most popular new vehicle for the eighth consecutive time in 2018, according to the latest figures from the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA). Amassing a total of 3 366 units in the month of...
Sep 5, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, KZN Industrial & Business News
WITH South Africa is officially in a recession, companies across the country are likely looking for places where they can trim their budgets. Marketing is, almost inevitably, one of the first departments to feel the impact of these cuts. Fortunately, technology means...
Sep 5, 2018 | Education & Training, KZN Industrial & Business News, Petrochemicals, SMME Development & Support
NATIONAL entrepreneurial workshop and competition Engen Pitch & Polish will be holding its Durban leg this weekend. Now in its ninth year, the contest has helped around 10 000 entrepreneurs improve the way they pitch their businesses to potential investors. Last...
