Apr 24, 2019 | Commerce & Trade, Government & Municipal, Import / Export, KZN Industrial & Business News, Manufacturing, Property – Commercial & Industrial
TRADE and Industry Minister Rob Davies says he is thrilled that Defy’s multi-million-rand investment in South Africa will lead to the creation of additional needed job opportunities and further boost the country’s position as an investment ready destination of choice...
Apr 24, 2019 | Automotive, Disaster Management, Government & Municipal, KZN Industrial & Business News
WHILE there has been no structural damage to the national roads traversing KwaZulu-Natal, the N2 and N3 were blocked at several points due to flooding and mudslides. Sections of the N2 near the old Durban airport at Isipingo, at Prospecton interchange and at...
Apr 24, 2019 | Events, Government & Municipal, KZN Industrial & Business News
THE eThekwini Municipality has called on big business to step up and assist emerging businesses. This was one of the vital points of discussion at the Enterprise and Supplier Development Business Breakfast held at the Elangeni Hotel recently. The breakfast session was...
Apr 24, 2019 | Events, Government & Municipal, KZN Industrial & Business News, SMME Development & Support
THE eThekwini Municipality has called on big business to step up and assist emerging businesses. This was one of the vital points of discussion at the Enterprise and Supplier Development Business Breakfast held at the Elangeni Hotel recently. The breakfast session was...
Apr 17, 2019 | EC Industrial & Business News, Government & Municipal, Projects, Water & Effluent Management
IN an effort to root out corruption in the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), Minister Gugile Nkwinti has announced sweeping changes in the management of major infrastructure projects. Addressing a media at the department’s head office in Pretoria recently, he...
Apr 17, 2019 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Government & Municipal, Harbour Infrastructure & Shipping
THE arrival of the state-of-the-art Viking Sun cruise liner at the Port of East London on Monday, 15 April, closed the port’s 2018-19 cruise season on a high note, with 830 passengers disembarking for excursions throughout the city – the highest ever, according to the...
Apr 10, 2019 | Education & Training, Government & Municipal, ICT In Industry, KZN Industrial & Business News, SMME Development & Support, Social Development
CISCO South Africa has opened a R10-million incubation hub in Durban, the second facility of its kind, built by the company, in South Africa and aims to develop SMMEs as well as speed up their entry into the digital marketplace. In her keynote address at the opening,...
Apr 10, 2019 | Commerce & Trade, Government & Municipal, Harbour Infrastructure & Shipping, Import / Export, KZN Industrial & Business News, Materials Handling & Bulk Handling
UNDER fire from members of the trucking and shipping industries for slow turnaround times at the Port of Durban’s container terminals, Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) has vowed to improve efficiencies, drive down costs and stamp out corruption. “I will not shy away from...
Apr 3, 2019 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Government & Municipal, Import / Export, Social Development
COEGA was singled out for praise at the Department of Trade and Industry-hosted inaugural South African Special Economic and Industrial Development Zones (SEZ) Conference, held in Durban recently. Under the theme Moving Towards Excellence, the annual event aims to...
