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CDE report unpacks practicable actions to support small business growth
17th February 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Given the stagnation of the small business sector and a government riddled with deficiencies and inefficiencies, the time has come to hand the reins to the private sector and let markets shape the... 


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Western Cape seeks to deepen economic ties with the EU
14th February 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

Western Cape provincial trade, tourism and investment promotion agency Wesgro has highlighted its latest EU Trade and Investment Breakfast, which took place on Tuesday. This was arranged in... 


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Shell sees AI revolutionising energy system in new outlook
12th February 2025 By: Bloomberg

AI could lead to significant energy demand growth as the technology is implemented across industries, an acceleration that could also help to halve the system’s carbon intensity by 2050, according... 


December manufacturing production down 1.2% y/y, Stats SA reports
11th February 2025 By: Darren Parker

South Africa’s manufacturing production decreased by 1.2% year-on-year in December, according to a report by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) released on February 11. The largest negative... 


Metros’ job growth lacklustre; Gauteng shedding manufacturing jobs – report
Metros’ job growth lacklustre; Gauteng shedding manufacturing jobs – report
11th February 2025 By: Irma Venter

South Africa’s eight metros – Cape Town, Tshwane, Johannesburg, Buffalo City, Nelson Mandela Bay, Ekurhuleni, Mangaung and eThekwini – have seen a lacklustre employment trajectory over the last... 


Agreement signed to develop R1.8bn rare earth, critical battery elements refining facility in Africa
10th February 2025 By: Darren Parker

South African multidisciplinary asset manager Novare and ReElement Technologies Corporation, a subsidiary of Nasdaq-listed American Resources Corporation, has announced a R1.8-billion rare earth... 


Volkswagen Polo Vivo Edition 15, Tayron, Golf 8 and T-Cross
Volkswagen Group Africa announces new models for the year, update on SUV production
7th February 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Automaker Volkswagen Group Africa has announced new models to be introduced to the market this year, including a special edition Polo Vivo for its fifteenth anniversary, a new T-Cross, the Golf 8,... 


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VSD workshop boosts support, expertise in Western Cape
7th February 2025 By: Lynne Davies

Given the criticality of variable-speed drives (VSD) in systems, it is non-negotiable that there are aftersales services, backup support, warranty centres and repair services. This led to the... 


King's School West Rand unveils 4IR education laboratory
5th February 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Nonprofit education organisation King's School West Rand has unveiled a Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) laboratory designed, planned and built in collaboration with technology education company... 


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Sappi delivers improved quarterly performance across all segments
5th February 2025 By: Darren Parker

Although global macroeconomic conditions were unfavourable during the first quarter of paper manufacturer Sappi’s 2025 financial year, the company reported improved year-on-year profitability... 


Metso launches new screening FATP facility in Gauteng
Metso launches new screening FATP facility in Gauteng
5th February 2025

Minerals and aggregates process solution company Metso, in partnership with specialist fabrication company Efficient Engineering, has launched its screening fabrication, assembly, testing and... 


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Firm highlights solutions for offshore projects
31st January 2025

Offshore projects are a key segment for engineering products and services provider BMG’s dedicated Tools & Equipment: Lifting and Rigging division, demanding specialist solutions for safe and... 


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Updated boilers yield significant improvements
31st January 2025

The replacement of 78-year-old boilers at a Western Cape food processing plant by boiler operations and maintenance service provider Associated Energy Services (AES), has proven to be a valuable... 


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Revised code to improve accountability – association
31st January 2025 By: Halima Frost

The recently revised code of conduct of South African industry body Southern African Plastic Pipe Manufacturers Association (Sappma) is expected to significantly boost the accountability of pipe... 


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Tiger Brands to sell stake in Chile-based company for R4.4bn
28th January 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

South African packaged goods company Tiger Brands has, through its wholly owned subsidiary Inversiones Tiger Brands South America, agreed to sell its 24.38% interest in Chile-based fast-moving... 


WEF Centre for Industry and Technology South Africa to be hosted at UP
24th January 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Global economic organisation the World Economic Forum (WEF) will launch four new Centres for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR), including C4IR South Africa, which will be hosted at the... 


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Firm wins environmental stewardship award
24th January 2025

In line with its ethos of being ‘passionate about excellence’, automotive sector manufacturer and Motor Industry Bargaining Council member Malben Engineering announced in November that it had won... 


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YC Diesel SA places value on providing parts support to its customers
Company targets new markets through expansion
24th January 2025 By: Simone Liedtke

Diesel engine and generator supplier YC Diesel South Africa is set to broaden its footprint in the automotive and industrial sectors by not only introducing trucks and construction equipment to its... 


Seifsa president Elias Monage
SOEs remain a vital driver of industrialisation despite recent failures – Seifsa
22nd January 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Despite State-owned enterprises (SOEs) having come under great scrutiny in the last decade, they still have a critical industrialisation role to play. “Demand from SOEs still presents a massive... 


SACP threatens ‘militant action’ against AMSA closure
SACP threatens ‘militant action’ against AMSA closure
17th January 2025 By: Thabi Shomolekae

The South African Communist Party (SACP) stated on Friday that aside from urgently stopping the closure of ArcelorMittal South Africa’s (AMSA’s) domestic steel mills and rail-fabrication plant,... 


NAACAM CEO Renai Moothilal
Opinion: AMSA closure – where to for automotive manufacturing in South Africa?
16th January 2025

In this article, National Association of Automotive Component and Allied Manufacturers (NAACAM) CEO Renai Moothilal writes that ArcelorMittal South Africa's (AMSA's) decision to halt long steel... 


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Much at stake as Itac moves on ‘flagship’ review of steel tariffs
15th January 2025 By: Terence Creamer

The review of South Africa’s steel tariff structure set to be undertaken by the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) has been described as the largest ever and is,... 


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Cybercrime again leads Allianz Risk Barometer this year
15th January 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Cyber incidents, business disruption and natural catastrophes have emerged as the top three areas of concern for companies globally this year, according to the latest Allianz Risk Barometer. The... 


Shell pursuing sustainability at Alberton depot
Shell pursuing sustainability at Alberton depot
15th January 2025

Oil and gas company Shell South Africa’s Alberton depot is pursuing sustainability through projects, including solar and battery power, and capacitation for biofuels.  


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SACP wants State intervention to stop ‘manufacturing de-industrialisation’
15th January 2025 By: Thabi Shomolekae

The South African Communist Party is calling for the State to intervene in stopping what it describes as the “erosion of our national industrial base” and “manufacturing de-industrialisation”. This... 


South Africa needs strong steel policies or risks losing more manufacturing, Memsa warns
14th January 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Localisation policies and incentives for manufacturers must be restored and expanded to shield the South African economy from further de-industrialisation, with the closure of steel producer... 


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AMSA’s long-steel closure a ‘devastating’ blow to economy, SEIFSA warns
10th January 2025 By: Darren Parker

The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) has expressed grave concern over ArcelorMittal South Africa’s (AMSA’s) decision to mothball its long-steel operations,... 


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Caterpillar celebrates its 100-year anniversary
10th January 2025 By: Darren Parker

NYSE-listed Caterpillar has marked 2025 as its 100-year anniversary. The globally recognised original equipment manufacturer (OEM) technically turns 100 on April 15, which is when, in 1925, Holt... 


Battery minerals demand expected to outpace supply - McKinsey
Battery minerals demand expected to outpace supply - McKinsey
8th January 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Demand for battery raw materials will outpace base-case supply for certain materials, requiring additional investment and leading to fear of shortages and price volatility, among other challenges,... 


Closure of AMSA operations to devastate communities, local manufacturing, warns NUMSA
7th January 2025 By: Schalk Burger

The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) has raised alarm over troubled steelmaker ArcelorMittal South Africa’s (AMSA’s) decision to shut down its Newcastle and Vereeniging Works,... 


Alboricah Rathupetsane
Opinion: Saving jobs by building powerlines – why the grid expansion matters for the local steel industry
7th January 2025

In this opinion article, Alboricah Rathupetsane of Stellenbosch University's Centre for Sustainability Transitions argues that South Africa’s Transmission Development Plan presents an... 


ArcelorMittal Rail and Structural, pictured, will also be shut when Newcastle closes
No reprieve likely this time after talks on Newcastle mill’s survival fail
6th January 2025 By: Terence Creamer

The failure of a task team established to chart a survival strategy for ArcelorMittal South Africa’s (AMSA’s) Newcastle Works, in KwaZulu-Natal, culminated in the JSE-listed steel group notifying... 


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China is urging EV firms to invest in South Africa, official says
12th December 2024 By: Bloomberg

China is encouraging its electrical vehicle manufacturers to invest in South Africa as it seeks to broaden ties between the two nations. “We encourage the Chinese companies to consider, very... 


Manufacturing production increases 0.8% y/y in October – Stats SA
10th December 2024 By: Schalk Burger

Statistics agency Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) has revealed that manufacturing production increased by 0.8% year-on-year in October. The largest positive contributions came from petroleum,... 


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PwC survey finds sub-Saharan CEOs are equally, if not more, focused on transformation
9th December 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Consultancy PwC finds in its latest yearly global CEO survey that 81% of CEO’s in Africa took at least one action that greatly impacted on their company’s’ business model in 2023, compared with 76%... 


Tech Mahindra’s global head of automotive consulting and solutions Sachin Kulkarni (left) and Jendamark India CEO Himanshu Jadhav (right)
Tech Mahindra to become a global partner for Jendamark’s Odin Manufacturing technologies
6th December 2024 By: Schalk Burger

Assembly line design and manufacturing company Jendamark Automation has signed an agreement with technology consulting and systems integrator Tech Mahindra to become a global partner for... 


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