Aug 15, 2018 | Business Tech, EC Industrial & Business News
LENOVO has launched the ThinkPad P1 in South Africa, a laptop it describes as its thinnest, lightest and sleekest mobile workstation yet. Certified for key independent software vendor (ISV) applications, the ThinkPad P1 features 8th Gen Intel Xeon and Core processors,...
Aug 15, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, EC Industrial & Business News, Events, Projects
THE Infrastructure Africa Business Forum 2018 has announced the launch of DealRoom, its new business matchmaking and networking platform. According to conference organisers, this initiative aims to connect participants with financiers and business partners, who are...
Aug 15, 2018 | Automotive, EC Industrial & Business News
THE Audi and Volkswagen brands have again taken top positions in the latest automotive customer care survey conducted by Ipsos in South Africa. This research, based on interviews with more than 20 000 customers in 2017, covered both the purchasing and servicing...
Aug 15, 2018 | EC Industrial & Business News, Property – Commercial & Industrial, SMME Development & Support
By Louise Rebstein Around the world, there are fewer woman entrepreneurs than males. Why do you think that is? Well, for many reasons really: motherhood, social expectations, religious customs, lack of opportunity, fear of failure and funding, to mention but a few....
Aug 15, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Green Industries & Renewable Energy, Power Generation, Projects
AN Eastern Cape wind farm is among six alternative power generation projects in South Africa that will benefit from a funding windfall of more than R2 billion. Vantage GreenX Fund Managers announced this week that through its second renewable energy fund, Vantage...
Aug 15, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Food & Beverage
AN application filed with the Western Cape High Court recently has the potential to dramatically impact on the South African financial landscape. The request for judicial intervention relating to debt collection practices was brought by the Stellenbosch University Law...
Aug 15, 2018 | EC Industrial & Business News, Import / Export, Manufacturing
AS part of its growth strategy to meet local and international demand, Montego Pet Nutrition has undergone a R70-million upgrade to its factory in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape. This investment has seen its production increase by 30%, the equivalent of feeding...
Aug 15, 2018 | Business Tech, EC Industrial & Business News, Finance & Investment, ICT In Industry, Security
CONTRARY to rumours doing the rounds on social media, contactless bank cards are just as secure as regular credit and debit cards. That’s according to the South African Banking Risk Information Centre (SABRIC). “A video trending on social media may have created the...
Aug 15, 2018 | Consulting Engineers & Project Management, EC Industrial & Business News, Materials Handling & Bulk Handling
KONECRANES recently introduced the innovative CXT Explorer to South Africa, a combination of a 6.3-ton mobile overhead crane, travelling on a gantry, supported by two containers which the company says, “make for fully equipped workshop that can literally be set up in...
