Sep 26, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Finance & Investment, SMME Development & Support
FIRST National Bank (FNB) has received US$50 million from the DEG (Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft) to deploy towards small and medium enterprise (SME) development in South Africa. DEG is a development finance institution whose mission is to...
Sep 26, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, SMME Development & Support
IN business, you can’t ignore what’s being said about you online. Most importantly, you need to respond appropriately. The internet is a free-for-all of consumer commentary, inevitably, some of it can be damaging. Crisis management comes with the online...
Sep 19, 2018 | Business Tech, Commerce & Trade, Finance & Investment, ICT In Industry, KZN Industrial & Business News
FNB has revealed that in the 12 months to June 2018 its eWallet offering surpassed R21 billion in value of money sent, 41% growth compared to the previous year. The bank said the sends were generated from 6.1 million active wallets of which nearly two million are...
Sep 19, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, KZN Industrial & Business News, SMME Development & Support
Beverly Gumbi Of Isivuno Containers BEVERLEY Gumbi, the founder and owner of Isivuno Container Business – a container conversion, rental and supply company, based in Pinetown – has been awarded the Judges’ Prize at the 2018 Entrepreneur of the Year competition...
Sep 19, 2018 | Automotive, Commerce & Trade, Finance & Investment, KZN Industrial & Business News
ANDREW Kirby, Chairman of the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA) and president and CEO of Toyota SA Motors, is confident that the local motor industry will overcome its major challenges and that the industry will grow...
Sep 19, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, Government & Municipal, Harbour Infrastructure & Shipping, Import / Export, KZN Industrial & Business News, Materials Handling & Bulk Handling, Transport & Logistics
TRANSNET’S forthcoming project to create deeper berths at Durban Container Terminal (DCT) Pier 2’s North Quay will enable the Port of Durban to accommodate newer generation container vessels by 2023. Addressing stakeholders at a business breakfast in Durban recently,...
Sep 5, 2018 | Automotive, Commerce & Trade, Finance & Investment, KZN Industrial & Business News
THE Toyota Hilux is South Africa’s most popular new vehicle for the eighth consecutive time in 2018, according to the latest figures from the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA). Amassing a total of 3 366 units in the month of...
Sep 5, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, KZN Industrial & Business News
WITH South Africa is officially in a recession, companies across the country are likely looking for places where they can trim their budgets. Marketing is, almost inevitably, one of the first departments to feel the impact of these cuts. Fortunately, technology means...
Aug 29, 2018 | Automotive, Business Tech, Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, ICT In Industry, SMME Development & Support, Transport & Logistics
APP-based ride hailing service, Taxify, says it is seeing “unprecedented demand” for its services among Port Elizabeth residents since its 2017 launch. The Uber competitor believes that with the city focused on robust growth, particularly in tourism and manufacturing,...
