May 23, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Harbour Infrastructure & Shipping, Manufacturing, Materials Handling & Bulk Handling, Property – Commercial & Industrial, Special Economic Zones, Transport & Logistics
FOREIGN investors will put down roots in South Africa where there is appropriate infrastructure, support and incentives. That’s according to Ayanda Vilakazi, Head of Marketing and Communications at the Coega Development Corporation (CDC). He was responding to the...
May 23, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Education & Training, Finance & Investment, SMME Development & Support
EAST London real estate entrepreneur Xoliswa Tini is to expand her 15-year-old business to other provinces later this month and become the first black 100% owned female franchise in South Africa. The University of Cape Town graduate said that key role players like...
May 23, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Finance & Investment, Food & Beverage
LEADING convenience retail chain FreshStop has introduced two new branded food lines to their food stable. Hot Dog Bar and Africaz, join the existing food lines, Crispy Chicken, Grill to Go, Hooked On Fish, Doughnut Delite and Biltong Bars. “Convenience retail brands...
May 23, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Finance & Investment
THE Diageo Empowerment Trust South Africa (DETSA) is extending opportunities to sorghum farmers in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal who would like to supply the United National Breweries. The opportunity is open to farmers who qualify as Exempt Micro Enterprises...
May 23, 2018 | EC Industrial & Business News, Events, Government & Municipal, Harbour Infrastructure & Shipping, Special Economic Zones
THE Coega Development Corporation (CDC) has been nominated as a finalist in the Infrastructure Development Award category in the Vision 2030 Awards taking place in Johannesburg on 21 June 2018. This is the fourth award nomination in just five months, for the...
May 23, 2018 | EC Industrial & Business News, Engineering Supplies, Materials Handling & Bulk Handling, Property – Commercial & Industrial, Transport & Logistics
TOYOTA Industrial Equipment will officially open its new East London premises tomorrow, 24 May 2018. While the company, a division of the EIE Group, has been operating in the city since 1990, the new premises mark the launch of initiatives to enhance and streamline...
May 16, 2018 | Agriculture & Sugar, Commerce & Trade, Food & Beverage, KZN Industrial & Business News, SMME Development & Support, Social Development
COMMUNITY food gardens are gearing up to sell their vegetables at selected Checkers stores on Friday (18 May) to raise awareness ahead of World Hunger Day (28 May). It is the second time that community food gardens will be selling their excess crops at the retailer’s...
May 16, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, Finance & Investment, SMME Development & Support
DISCOVERY yesterday announced the launch of Discovery Business Insurance – a new type of shared value insurance focused on building better and “healthier” businesses. Discovery Chief Executive Adrian Gore said he was excited to be expanding the “Discovery for...
May 16, 2018 | Environmental Management & Control, Food & Beverage, Green Industries & Renewable Energy, KZN Industrial & Business News, Packaging, Plastics & Rubber, SMME Development & Support, Social Development
A record 2.15 billion plastic bottles, weighing in at 93 235 tonnes, were recycled by the South African PET plastic industry in 2017 – saving 578 000m3 of landfill and creating 64 000 income-generating opportunities in the process. This is according to national...
