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 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...
Mar 13, 2019 | Commerce & Trade, Finance & Investment, Government & Municipal, KZN Industrial & Business News
HAS the recently released Budget done enough to ensure that the green shoots of growth will take root firmly and resist the rot of corruption and mismanagement, most notably at state-owned enterprises (SoEs) like Eskom? That was a key theme to emerge from a...
Mar 13, 2019 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, Food & Beverage, Government & Municipal, Green Industries & Renewable Energy, KZN Industrial & Business News, Plastics & Rubber
THE Polystyrene Association of South Africa has unveiled plans to increase the collection and recycling rate of post-consumer polystyrene. According to association CEO Adri Spangenberg, one of the biggest stumbling blocks in the recycling supply chain has been the...
Mar 13, 2019 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, Government & Municipal, KZN Industrial & Business News
FINANCE Minister Tito Mbowen’s pledge during his budget speech to stimulate economic activity and growth through infrastructure spending received an enthusiastic response from construction professionals gathered in Durban recently for the KZN Construction Expo. The...
Mar 6, 2019 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, EC Industrial & Business News, Government & Municipal, Plastics & Rubber, Projects, Pumps, Valves, Pipes & Fittings, SMME Development & Support, Social Development, Water & Effluent Management
THE technically-complex KwaNobuhle Area 11 Link Sewer project has made a substantial difference to the living conditions of people living on the outskirts of Uitenhage, Eastern Cape. That’s according to JG Afrika, the firm of consulting engineers appointed by the...
Mar 6, 2019 | Consulting Engineers & Project Management, EC Industrial & Business News, Food & Beverage, Government & Municipal, Packaging, Plastics & Rubber
THE Polystyrene Association of South Africa (PolySA) has hit back at accusations from parliamentarians that its members are among the biggest contributors to environmental pollution. The Association’s Chief Executive Officer, Adri Spangenberg, said that polystyrene...
Mar 6, 2019 | Commerce & Trade, Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, EC Industrial & Business News, Government & Municipal, Harbour Infrastructure & Shipping, Petrochemicals
OILTANKING Grindrod Calulo (OTGC) and Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) recently turned the first sod at the site of the Port of Ngqura’s future liquid bulk tank farm. This comes ahead of the planned decommissioning and rehabilitation of the existing liquid...
Mar 5, 2019 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, Consulting Engineers & Project Management, Government & Municipal, KZN Industrial & Business News
HUNDREDS of jobs have been created thanks to the building of safer walkways for pedestrians and periodic road maintenance in far-flung rural areas in Northern KwaZulu Natal. That’s according to the South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) which is managing the...
