Mar 1, 2019 | Agriculture & Sugar, Forestry, Pulp & Paper, KZN Industrial & Business News, Machine Tools, Motors, Drives & Transmissions
THE new MS 500i from STIHL is the world’s first chainsaw to dispense with the carburettor in favour of a fuel injection technology. According to STIHL, the new chainsaw has been designed as a market leader. “With incredible acceleration and more weight than horse...
Feb 27, 2019 | Agriculture & Sugar, Food & Beverage, Forestry, Pulp & Paper, KZN Industrial & Business News, Pumps, Valves, Pipes & Fittings, Water & Effluent Management
HOMEGROWN water and wastewater specialist Talbot & Talbot recently celebrated 30 years in business, a milestone it describes as “momentous achievement” for a company started by two brothers in a garage in Pietermaritzburg. In that time, it has grown to employ more...
Feb 27, 2019 | Agriculture & Sugar, Commerce & Trade, Food & Beverage, Government & Municipal, KZN Industrial & Business News
SUGAR farmers have reacted with shock to Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s decision to hike the sugar tax by 5.2 percent amidst an imminent industry collapse and extensive job losses. “There is no way of sugar coating this tax hike. It is a bitter pill for every...
Jan 23, 2019 | Agriculture & Sugar, EC Industrial & Business News, Government & Municipal, Water & Effluent Management
IN more gloomy news for Eastern Cape farmers battling the prolonged drought, the province’s combined dam levels have dropped again over the past week. “The Eastern Cape dam levels have decreased by a fraction from 58,6% to 58,0%,” said Department of Water and...
Jan 23, 2019 | Agriculture & Sugar, Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Finance & Investment, ICT In Industry, Manufacturing
WHILE the South African economy has been underperforming for a number of years, the first positive signs of turnaround started to become visible by the second quarter of 2018, and by the end of the third quarter, data supplied by Statistics South Africa showed that...
Jan 23, 2019 | Agriculture & Sugar, EC Industrial & Business News, Education & Training
AGCO, a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment, unveiled its pioneering Farm in a Box (FIAB) initiative for Africa at Germany’s International Green Week, held in Berlin from 18 to 27 January 2019. “With this brand-new concept, we aim to take...
Dec 12, 2018 | Agriculture & Sugar, Education & Training, KZN Industrial & Business News, Social Development
COROBRIK has helped give 18 people with disabilities the opportunity to achieve an Animal Production NQF Level 1 learnership, the first step towards a brighter future. The successful completion of the course in September has inspired 10 of the graduates to pursue the...
Dec 12, 2018 | Agriculture & Sugar, Finance & Investment, KZN Industrial & Business News, SMME Development & Support, Social Development
WINNERS of Ithala’s 2017 Imbokodo Iyazenzela Women in Business competition are reaping the benefits of their prize – a business management mentorship programme specifically designed for the needs of their business. Learning to apply for funding has been important for...
Nov 28, 2018 | Agriculture & Sugar, Education & Training, KZN Industrial & Business News, SMME Development & Support, Social Development
A member of a rural farming community on the KwaZulu-Natal North Coast which was previously dispossessed of their land has secured the opportunity to be part of an agricultural internship programme designed to develop qualifying individuals and agricultural graduates...
