Mar 27, 2019 | Automation & Robotics, Business Tech, Commerce & Trade, Finance & Investment, Government & Municipal, ICT In Industry, KZN Industrial & Business News
CONNECTEDNESS is vital for the survival of small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs), Alex Granger, global speaker and co-founder of human capital consultants Twice Blue, told provincial government leaders and delegates at a 4th Industrial Revolution business...
Mar 27, 2019 | Commerce & Trade, Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, Import / Export, KZN Industrial & Business News
THE Concrete Institute (TCI) will be lodging an appeal to the International Trade Administration Commission (ITAC) of SA to impose import tariffs on cement imports to protect producers from the mass importation of cheaper cements from countries such as China and...
Mar 27, 2019 | Automotive, Commerce & Trade, Finance & Investment, Harbour Infrastructure & Shipping, Import / Export, KZN Industrial & Business News, Materials Handling & Bulk Handling, Transport & Logistics
THE Port of Durban has noted growth in volumes in the container, liquid bulk and dry bulk sectors in 2018, according to recent data released by Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA). Container volumes in the Port of Durban ended 9.5% higher for the year ending...
Mar 27, 2019 | Commerce & Trade, Disaster Management, Electrical & Electronics, Food & Beverage, KZN Industrial & Business News, Power Generation, SMME Development & Support
WITH small businesses already dealing with hikes in VAT and petrol, coupled with decreased consumer spending, load-shedding is a bridge too far, particularly for restaurateurs. That’s according SME funder, Retail Capital, which says those who took their chances with...
Mar 27, 2019 | Commerce & Trade, Events, KZN Industrial & Business News, Occupational Health, Social Development
A record field of close to 10 000 runners, among them defending Comrades Marathon men’s champion Bongumusa Mthembu, took to the road between Ballito and Durban today for this year’s milestone fifth anniversary running of the Deloitte Challenge. The event, sponsored by...
Mar 20, 2019 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Education & Training
WHILE the intentions of the Copyright Amendment Bill are noble, they will have a hugely negative impact on the local educational publishing sector including publishers and authors. This is according to Ebrahim Matthews, MD of Pearson South Africa, who warns that the...
Mar 20, 2019 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News
BUSINESSES who still use cheques mistakenly assume that fraudsters are less likely to target them. This is due to it being a physical payment instruction, in which banking clients sign for cheques as if it’s a legal document and still needs to be cashed out or...
Mar 20, 2019 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Finance & Investment, Special Economic Zones
THE Coega Development Corporation (CDC) walked away with the Investor of the Year Award, at the 6th Annual SA Premier Business Awards. “We are delighted to have won such a prestigious award. It’s a validation of the hard work we put in consistently to attract and...
Mar 20, 2019 | Agriculture & Sugar, Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Finance & Investment, Government & Municipal
LAND reform in South Africa will not take place at the expense of growth and job creation – the two most important issues on President Cyril Ramaphosa’s agenda. That’s according to agricultural economist Wandile Sihlobo, speaking at the third CGA Citrus Summit held in...
