Mar 27, 2019 | Consulting Engineers & Project Management, KZN Industrial & Business News
SOUTH Africa-based civil engineering consulting firm UWP Consulting has celebrated its 47th anniversary with a new name. UWP Consulting officially changed its name to Mariswe on 1 February 2019 following 10 years of change that have resulted in the company becoming...
Mar 27, 2019 | Automotive, Commerce & Trade, Finance & Investment, Harbour Infrastructure & Shipping, Import / Export, KZN Industrial & Business News, Materials Handling & Bulk Handling, Transport & Logistics
THE Port of Durban has noted growth in volumes in the container, liquid bulk and dry bulk sectors in 2018, according to recent data released by Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA). Container volumes in the Port of Durban ended 9.5% higher for the year ending...
Mar 27, 2019 | Commerce & Trade, Disaster Management, Electrical & Electronics, Food & Beverage, KZN Industrial & Business News, Power Generation, SMME Development & Support
WITH small businesses already dealing with hikes in VAT and petrol, coupled with decreased consumer spending, load-shedding is a bridge too far, particularly for restaurateurs. That’s according SME funder, Retail Capital, which says those who took their chances with...
Mar 27, 2019 | Commerce & Trade, Events, KZN Industrial & Business News, Occupational Health, Social Development
A record field of close to 10 000 runners, among them defending Comrades Marathon men’s champion Bongumusa Mthembu, took to the road between Ballito and Durban today for this year’s milestone fifth anniversary running of the Deloitte Challenge. The event, sponsored by...
Mar 20, 2019 | EC Industrial & Business News, Engineering Supplies, Hydraulics & Pneumatics
GOSCOR Compressed Air Systems (GCAS) has bolstered its rental fleet of compressors to provide customers with a bigger range to choose from, specific to their requirements. As part of its turnkey service offering the company had previously offered its customers some...
Mar 20, 2019 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, Consulting Engineers & Project Management, EC Industrial & Business News, Plastics & Rubber
Kouga Municipality is pioneering a new approach to building roads which could spell the end of potholes, create jobs and help save the planet. Horatio Hendricks, Executive Mayor of Kouga Municipality, said the local authority would be taking hands with a Scottish...
Mar 20, 2019 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Education & Training
WHILE the intentions of the Copyright Amendment Bill are noble, they will have a hugely negative impact on the local educational publishing sector including publishers and authors. This is according to Ebrahim Matthews, MD of Pearson South Africa, who warns that the...
Mar 20, 2019 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News
BUSINESSES who still use cheques mistakenly assume that fraudsters are less likely to target them. This is due to it being a physical payment instruction, in which banking clients sign for cheques as if it’s a legal document and still needs to be cashed out or...
Mar 20, 2019 | EC Industrial & Business News, Social Development, Water & Effluent Management
ISUZU Motors South Africa recently delivered two water tank trucks to the disaster relief organisation, Gift of the Givers, to help with the water crisis in Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown). Gift of the Givers Director of Strategic Planning Badr Kazi said the clean...
