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Locally manufactured engine lubricants range gets new look
9th May 2025 By: Debbie French

Engen has unveiled its updated Xtreme lubricants range featuring the latest additive technology engineered to enhance engine efficiency, reduce wear, and prolong vehicle lifespan. The company... 


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Resurgent Hyundai appoints new CEO, adds Alcazar to the model line-up    
9th May 2025 By: Irma Venter

Hyundai Automotive South Africa (Hyundai SA), a Motus group company, has appointed company stalwart Stanley Anderson as its new CEO, effective July 1. Anderson currently serves as sales and... 


Colliery Training College
Colliery Training College celebrates 60 years
9th May 2025

The Colliery Training College (CTC) has been a cornerstone of the South African skills development landscape since its establishment in 1965. For six decades, CTC has been renowned as a premier... 


Chemicals and petrochemicals
Petrol products, vehicles drag first-quarter manufacturing output lower
8th May 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Manufacturing production decreased by 0.8% in March compared with March last year, with the largest negative contributions having been made by the petroleum, chemical products, rubber and plastic... 


DHL Supply Chain Europe, Middle East Africa CEO Hendrik Venter.
Coordinated action needed to realise green hydrogen ambitions, DHL CEO highlights
8th May 2025 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa’s world-leading platinum group metals (PGM) endowment received a major boost last month when European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen referred specifically to clean energy... 


Lake explores strategic options for Argentina lithium project
Lake explores strategic options for Argentina lithium project
7th May 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Lithium developer Lake Resources on Wednesday announced a special board committee to evaluate a range of strategic alternatives for its flagship Kachi project in Argentina. The Australia-listed... 


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Tshwane executive mayor highlights role of SMMEs in economic growth
6th May 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Small, medium-sized and microenterprises (SMMEs) are key players in the economy and require support to overcome challenges, including a lack of access to market opportunities and finance, and... 


Counterfeit goods at a street market
Tracit recommends South Africa employ a PPP initiative to curb illegal trade
6th May 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The Transnational Alliance to Combat Illicit Trade (Tracit) has launched a second edition of South Africa’s ‘Fight Against Illicit Trade’ report, which recommends a public-private partnership (PPP)... 


New-vehicle sales up 12% – but did consumers try to beat the now scrapped VAT hike?
New-vehicle sales up 12% – but did consumers try to beat the now scrapped VAT hike?
6th May 2025 By: Irma Venter

Total April new-vehicle sales, at 42 401 units, were up 11.9% compared with the same month last year, reports naamsa | The Automotive Business Council. The new-passenger-car market gained 16.9% in... 


SEW-EURODRIVE business development electronics manager Willem Strydom
SEW-EURODRIVE highlights automation capabilities at AATF
6th May 2025

Drive technology and automation specialist SEW-EURODRIVE is showcasing its various innovative automation solutions at the thirteenth Africa Automation Technology Fair, which is being held at... 


Trump’s tariffs and AGOA uncertainty: what African supply chain managers need to know
Trump’s tariffs and AGOA uncertainty: what African supply chain managers need to know
5th May 2025

President Donald Trump’s return to the White House has been accompanied by aggressive trade policies. Expanded tariffs on Chinese imports, universal import levies and uncertainty around... 


Gold bar on silver bars
Gold consumption dips on back of latest price rallies
5th May 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Refining services provider Heraeus Precious Metals finds in its latest appraisal publication that fabrication demand for gold fell significantly in the first quarter of the year, largely owing to... 


Panellists highlight challenges, opportunities in localising manufacturing
Panellists highlight challenges, opportunities in localising manufacturing
4th May 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Import tariffs announced and, in some instances implemented, by US President Donald Trump have contributed to significant changes to global trade and pose significant challenges for the South... 


With Nigeria's formal AfCFTA tariff concessions submission, South Africa hopes for improved bilateral trade – Tau
2nd May 2025 By: Schalk Burger

With Nigeria's formal submission of tariff concessions under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement, South Africa expects improved bilateral trade and greater access to markets... 


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Window of opportunity
2nd May 2025 By: Terence Creamer

The full implications for South Africa of US President Donald Trump’s untargeted trade and industrial policies are not yet fully known. They are unlikely to be pain-free, however. Besides for the... 


Smart tape must replace red tape
2nd May 2025 By: Nadine Ramdass

While the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is the world’s largest free trade zone in terms of the number of participating countries, further efforts are required to unlock its full... 


Auto component tariff impact to be felt in US ahead of South Africa – Naacam
2nd May 2025 By: Irma Venter

The immediate impact of a raft of new import tariffs on direct component exports from South Africa to the US is most likely to be felt there first, rather than here, says National Association of... 


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Manufacturer fortifies partner networks
2nd May 2025

Leading diesel engine manufacturer for trucks and buses Volvo Penta – a division of the automotive manufacturer Volvo Group – is “redefining service excellence” by strengthening its dealer and... 


AutoX: Powering a better South Africa through CSI
AutoX: Powering a better South Africa through CSI
30th April 2025

(Virtual Showroom) AutoX, a leading manufacturer of automotive batteries in South Africa, is committed to more than just powering vehicles. Through its brands – Willard and SABAT Batteries – the... 


two new ships at upgraded Port of East London berth
Two large pure car carriers berth simultaneously at Port of East London
29th April 2025 By: Darren Parker

The first simultaneous berthing of two of the world’s largest pure car carriers has taken place at the newly upgraded automotive berth at the Port of East London. This comes after the upgrade of... 


Afreximbank launches $3bn intra-African oil import financing programme
29th April 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Multilateral trade financing institution the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has launched a $3-billion revolving intra-African oil trade financing programme to finance the purchase of... 


Mark Carney
Carney’s Liberals win Canada election, setting up talks with US
29th April 2025 By: Bloomberg

Canada’s Liberal Party won a fourth consecutive election, giving a mandate to former central banker Mark Carney after a campaign in which he pledged to boost economic growth and stand up to US... 


Port infrastructure
Saudi push into South Africa yields billions of dollars in deals
25th April 2025 By: Bloomberg

A flurry of meetings between Saudi Arabia and South Africa over the past year has culminated in discussions about or signed deals worth billions of dollars into Africa’s most industrialized country... 


DOUBLE BERTH: A R60-million project to deepen and strengthen the automotive terminal berth at the Port of East London, in the Eastern Cape, has been completed. The investment ensures that all berths along the West Quay are now -10.5m in depth with a total length of 550 m. This allows for the simultaneous berthing of two new-generation automotive vessels of greater than 200 m in length, raising the port’s handling capacity to 790 000 cars yearly.
DOUBLE BERTH
25th April 2025

A R60-million project to deepen and strengthen the automotive terminal berth at the Port of East London, in the Eastern Cape, has been completed. The investment ensures that all berths along the... 


Electric Steel Producers warns of wider sector job losses amid scrap shortages, AMSA bailout
24th April 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Industry organisation the Electric Steel Producers of South Africa says a financial bailout of the long steel operations of troubled steelmaker ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) will further... 


A group of expert speakers unpack the inputs, support and incentives required to grow a competitive manufacturing sector in South Africa in a Creamer Media Webinars-hosted event.
Panellists highlight challenges, opportunities in localising manufacturing
24th April 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Import tariffs announced and, in some instances implemented, by US President Donald Trump have contributed to significant changes to global trade and pose significant challenges for the South... 


US tariffs pose severe indirect risks to sub-Saharan Africa, BMI warns
24th April 2025 By: Darren Parker

While the direct effects of US tariffs on sub-Saharan African trade were limited, the broader economic and political ramifications – through falling commodity prices, fiscal tightening and rising... 


Nedbank Commercial Banking manufacturing national manager Amith Singh
Time to plot a different future amid Agoa uncertainty, suggests Nedbank’s Singh
23rd April 2025 By: Irma Venter

South Africa may, on paper, be eligible for preferential access to the US market under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa), but this Act is currently being dismantled piece by piece, says... 


The new X3
BMW SA leads Q1 premium segment with 40.6% share; healthy demand for X3 PHEV
23rd April 2025 By: Irma Venter

BMW Group South Africa (BMW SA) says it has clinched 40.6% market share in the premium car market in the first quarter of the year, according to sales statistics from naamsa | The Automotive... 


Bold New Look, Same Trusted Power: Engen Xtreme Launches Premium Performance
Bold New Look, Same Trusted Power: Engen Xtreme Launches Premium Performance
23rd April 2025

The reimagined Engen Xtreme lubricants range roared onto the scene with a high-impact launch at The Galleria in Sandton this month, where industry professionals, mechanics, and key media were... 


A handful of ferrochrome.
Working group has been established to extend ferrochrome's horizon, Minister reports
22nd April 2025 By: Martin Creamer

A working group with industry has been established to improve the operating environment for long-term sustainability of South Africa’s ferrochrome industry, Trade, Industry and Competition Minister... 


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African auto body expands footprint into North Africa
22nd April 2025 By: Irma Venter

The African Association of Automotive Manufacturers (AAAM) has opened a regional office in Tunisia, North Africa. The AAAM focuses on the industrialisation and development of Africa’s automotive... 


BMW lineup
Mavuso calls for overhaul of auto masterplan as world dynamics change
22nd April 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busi Mavuso has expressed concern in her latest newsletter about South Africa’s automotive exports to the US, saying that, to forestall the impact of tariffs on... 


Martin Creamer talks about safety, ruthenium and a new palladium centre plan.
On-The-Air (18/04/2025)
19th April 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Martin Creamer talks about safety, ruthenium and a new palladium centre plan. 


Global economic growth to suffer immediate setbacks because of US tariffs – analysts
17th April 2025 By: Darren Parker

Global economic growth is expected to be significantly and immediately curtailed as a result of the ongoing US trade actions, global advisory firm Oxford Economics warned in a recent webinar on... 


Economic pressure, poor support from government hurting market, says Audi; four dealers to close, says MISA
Economic pressure, poor support from government hurting market, says Audi; four dealers to close, says MISA
17th April 2025 By: Irma Venter

Audi South Africa (SA) says buy-down trends, high inflation and interest rates have placed significant pressure on the domestic premium car market. The local arm of the German car maker says these... 


Special envoy to the US Mcebisi Jonas
Jonas could face cold shoulder in Washington, US analyst warns
16th April 2025 By: Darren Parker

Following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s appointment of former Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas as a special envoy to the US on April 14, public comments made by Jonas in 2020, in which he... 


Transport Evolution Africa 2025 to drive critical conversations on green transport and sustainability in the sector
Transport Evolution Africa 2025 to drive critical conversations on green transport and sustainability in the sector
16th April 2025

The global transport sector contributes approximately 14% of global greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) of which Africa currently contributes 3.8%[1]. While the continent’s transport sector contributes... 


Engen Xtreme Evolves to Deliver Premium Performance for South Africa’s Hardworking Car Engines
Engen Xtreme Evolves to Deliver Premium Performance for South Africa’s Hardworking Car Engines
16th April 2025

Proudly South African, 100% locally manufactured lubricants incorporating the latest technology for superior engine protection. Johannesburg, April 15th, 2025: Engen has unveiled a bold new look... 


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Beware dumping as Trump builds tariff wall; tariff impact to be felt in the US first – Naacam
15th April 2025 By: Irma Venter

The immediate impact of a raft of new import tariffs on direct component exports from South Africa to the US is most likely to be felt there first, rather than here, says National Association of... 


Port of Port Elizabeth
TPT installs new ship-to-shore crane at Port Elizabeth Container Terminal
15th April 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The Port Elizabeth Container Terminal has acquired a new ship-to-shore crane valued at R240-million to increase its container throughput and its capacity to handle larger vessels efficiently. The... 


Transport Evolution Africa 2025 to drive critical conversations on green transport and sustainability in the sector
14th April 2025

The global transport sector contributes approximately 14% of global greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) of which Africa currently contributes 3.8%[1]. While the continent’s transport sector contributes... 


Deepal is Changan's new-energy vehicle badge
Newcomer Jameel Motors to (re)introduce Changan cars, bakkies to the SA market
14th April 2025 By: Irma Venter

Distribution group Jameel Motors will launch China’s Changan vehicles in the local market towards the end of the year. Technically, Changan Automobile is not an entirely new face in South Africa,... 


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