Jul 18, 2018 | Automotive, Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Plastics & Rubber
CONTITRADE Africa, the retail division of Continental Tyre South Africa, is continuing its expansion of the BestDrive dealer network across South Africa and the Sub-Saharan Africa region, and plans to welcome 17 new dealers during 2018. “Our aggressive network...
Jul 18, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Finance & Investment, Harbour Infrastructure & Shipping, Materials Handling & Bulk Handling
TRANSNET Port Terminals (TPT) recently welcomed one of the largest container vessels into the Ngqura Container Facility. The MSC Savannah is a container ship built in 2011 with a gross tonnage of 91 621 tons and length of 335m. It was on its way to the Far East,...
Jul 4, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Finance & Investment, SMME Development & Support
WANT to make more sales in your business? Want to increase the profits? Then you need to implement these sales strategies into your arsenal: cross-selling and upselling. What is upselling and cross-selling? Upselling means selling a more expensive product or service...
Jul 4, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Finance & Investment, Harbour Infrastructure & Shipping, Materials Handling & Bulk Handling, Transport & Logistics
Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) recognises the increasingly critical need for a predictable rail service that will support and enhance its drive to build successful partnerships with industry and third-party logistics service providers (3PLs). This was the message from...
Jul 4, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, SMME Development & Support
FNB has partnered with I AM AN ENTREPRENEUR to continue its direct engagement with aspiring entrepreneurs through entrepreneurial summits that are being hosted in select provinces across the country. “The I AM AN ENTREPRENEUR platform seeks to galvanise and promote...
Jul 4, 2018 | Business Tech, Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, ICT In Industry, Security
THE recent cyber-attack on insurance provider Liberty’s IT infrastructure has drawn attention to the dire need for effective protection of consumer data. That’s according to Billy Last (pictured), CEO of LexisNexis South Africa, who said that any organisation that...
Jul 4, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Environmental Management & Control, Food & Beverage, Green Industries & Renewable Energy, Packaging, Plastics & Rubber
LITTLE if any of the money raised by the plastic bag levy since its introduction 15 years ago has gone towards improving the environment or creating jobs, despite promises made by the government at the time, Pick n Pay Chairman Gareth Ackerman said yesterday. Speaking...
Jun 20, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Education & Training, Finance & Investment, SMME Development & Support
THE Eastern Cape was well represented at the SAB Foundation awards in Johannesburg recently. Hair and beauty artist, Afika Mbandazwayo, and Bukelwa Ngoqo, who owns Sunkissed Fashion at the East London airport were recognised for their outstanding participation and...
Jun 20, 2018 | Automotive, Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Government & Municipal, Harbour Infrastructure & Shipping, Import / Export, Special Economic Zones
EASTERN Cape Premier Phumulo Masualle and the Governor of Zhejiang Province in China, Che Jun, visited the Coega Development Corporation (CDC) recently for a presentation on what the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) has to offer its foreign investors. This was followed by...