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The winning formula of the Italian distribution logistics services company
Despite a record-breaking 2021, the first five months of 2022 for Cargo Compass SA – one of the country’s largest private freight forwarding companies – are promising an outperformance of last...
Italian Energy education footprint expands in South Africa through dedicated lab
Italian inverter manufacturer, Enertronica Santerno S.p.A. will be starting its Santerno SA Lab, employing 4 additional South African technicians and supervisors, explains Enertronica Sub-Sahara...
South African agri-food sector records its best year ever
There is no doubt for Federico Bellotto, MD of Italian-American agriculture machinery producer CNH Industrial, that 2021 has been one of the best years ever for his company, with the highest number...
Italy-SA trade overview 2022/2023 South Africa economic outlook 2022
South Africa remains the third largest African economy, behind Nigeria and Egypt, and the most advanced and varied economy across the continent. In 2021, South Africa’s GDP was worth about $420...
Increased presence for Italian business in S Africa next year
The Italian-South African Chamber of Trade and Industry (Italcham) aims to continue improving its presence in South Africa next year. “We intend to establish an antenna in Cape Town and, possibly,...
The bridge is becoming smaller
The uptake of additive technologies has the potential to reduce the effective distance between Italy and South Africa, by increasing the respective countries’ ease of impact on one another. This is...
SA company leads Covid vaccine storage solutions
Italcham member Renergen, a natural gas and helium producer, has begun delivering vaccines using its unique Cryo-Vacc technology for vaccine cold storage and transportation. Renergen CEO, Stefano...
South Africa Economic Outlook 2021
South Africa remains the third largest African economy behind Nigeria and Egypt. In 2020, South Africa’s GDP was about US$ 302bn. Although primarily mining-based, the country has grown world-class...
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AfDB provides $1m grant to support green skills development in South Africa
Development finance institution the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has awarded a $1-million grant to South Africa’s National Business Initiative (NBI) to strengthen efforts to build a...
Numsa warns of possible Gautrain strike amid deadlocked wage negotiations
Labour union the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) has been granted a certificate to strike by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA), after it...
Tongaat Hulett reports turnaround in mill performance
Tongaat Hulett has confirmed that its three South African mills – Maidstone, Amatikulu and Felixton – have ranked as the top three nationally for sugar recovery in the current sugar milling season...
