Jun 20, 2018 | Automotive, Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Manufacturing, SMME Development & Support
LOCALISATION opportunities should increasingly become evident for South African-based automotive suppliers. This is one of the key findings contained in the South African Automotive Supplier Industry Benchmark Report 2018. The report, produced for the National...
Jun 20, 2018 | Business Tech, Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Electrical & Electronics, ICT In Industry
E-COMMERCE retailers grew their share of the South African technical consumer goods market by 52% in 2017, accounting for 6.9% of total consumer spending by rand value for the year. This means they have nearly doubled their share of the market since 2015, according to...
Jun 20, 2018 | Business Tech, Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, ICT In Industry, Property – Commercial & Industrial
THE Property Practitioners Bill (PPB) was gazetted for comment in March 2017, and the industry is holding its breath for the 10 000 new jobs that will likely be created with its official implementation, but prospective home buyers must take heed not to trust...
Jun 19, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, Government & Municipal, Harbour Infrastructure & Shipping, KZN Industrial & Business News
THE Transnet National Ports Authority in Durban welcomed a delegation from Bremen in north-western Germany, led by that city’s Mayor Dr Carsten Sieling recently. The guests, part of an ambassadorial visit to Durban, were treated to a tour of the port aboard the La Vue...
Jun 13, 2018 | Agriculture & Sugar, Commerce & Trade, Food & Beverage, Forestry, Pulp & Paper, KZN Industrial & Business News, Materials Handling & Bulk Handling, Transport & Logistics
THE recent hefty hike in fuel costs will come as a “double whammy” to the South African agricultural sector which is still struggling to recover from the effects of the recent prolonged drought, an economist has warned. On June 6 petrol (95 ULP & LRP) increased by...
May 30, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, KZN Industrial & Business News
TRADE and Investment KwaZulu-Natal (TIKZN) is hosting four Durban-based pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers at the Africa Health trade exhibition from 29-31 May 2018, Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand Gauteng. The pharmaceutical and medical device...
May 30, 2018 | Business Tech, Commerce & Trade, Finance & Investment, KZN Industrial & Business News
ANALYSING data and providing actionable insights from it has become a common phenomenon. Data and analytics, once buzzwords, are now part of mainstream business jargon. The new conundrum with data is knowing what questions to ask to drive business. Without this,...
May 30, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, Finance & Investment, KZN Industrial & Business News, Property – Commercial & Industrial
EVEN though the Gooderson Beach Hotel will come under the auctioneer’s hammer on July 19, it will be business as usual at one of the grande dames of Durban’s Golden Mile. That’s according to Gavin Castleman, Chief Executive Officer of Gooderson Leisure, who said that...
May 23, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Government & Municipal
IT is now a matter of when and not if companies employing foreign nationals will be audited by the Department of Home Affairs (DHA). The arrest of at least 25 illegal foreign nationals at the beginning of May by police in Cape Town, accompanied by officials from the...
