[Michael Bratt] If your manufacturing business is in need of a boost, come June 4 the Department of Trade and Industry (dti) may be able to assist you. That is the day when applications open for its newly launched Manufacturing Competitiveness Enhancement Programme (MCEP).
23 May 2012 11:29 
South Africans are living through "dangerous times", Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan told Parliament on Friday, saying it was "clear that investment is still held back by both global and domestic uncertainties".
22 May 2012 12:18Inflation-adjusted manufacturing value added is expected to shrink by 0.7% during 2012, with a rebound only expected in 2013, Iraj Abedian, economist and compiler of the manufacturing quarterly bulletin says.
21 May 2012 13:04
Consumer group AVI (AVI) has bought footwear manufacturer Green Cross for R382.5 million as the company bolsters its premium branded footwear and apparel portfolio following acquisition of Spitz in 2005.
18 May 2012 10:45TOKYO, JAPAN: Japan's cash-bleeding electronics giants Sony and Panasonic are looking to join forces to produce next generation televisions in a bid to claw back market from South Korean rivals, a report said on Tuesday, 15 May 2012.
15 May 2012 14:51
The manufacturing sector is to get a R5.75bn injection over six years from the Department of Trade and Industry to help factories become more competitive in the increasingly difficult global economic environment.
15 May 2012 13:06The future of global manufacturing is turning into a competition for global talent according to a new report.
7 May 2012 14:03Pharmaceutical manufacturer Adcock Ingram on Thursday, 3 May 2012, opened its newly upgraded Critical Care Factory in Aeroton, Gauteng, after spending R300 million on improving the facility.
4 May 2012 15:37
[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] The negative impact that public holidays have on the motor trade is illustrated by the 10.5% year on year growth in new vehicle sales in April. Total sales numbered 42Â 617 which is about 6.9% up on the growth for the first four months of the year.
3 May 2012 11:34[Ntsakisi Maswanganyi] South African manufacturing industry faces significant headwinds, probably more severe than a number of other manufacturing countries, Stewart Jennings, chairman of the Manufacturing Circle says.
2 May 2012 14:37 
Preliminary estimates indicated that R500bn would be required for the construction of the Gauteng-to-Durban corridor, of which an estimated R100bn would be needed for the development of the port precinct, Transport Minister Sbu Ndebele said in Parliament late last week.
30 Apr 2012 07:57The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) has increased its turnaround time for approval of loans to businesses and has increased loans approvals by over 35%, the Minister of Economic Development Ebrahim Patel said in his Budget Vote speech this week.
25 Apr 2012 06:03
The Small Enterprise Finance Agency (Sefa) will have access to millions of rands of funding from the balance sheet of the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), says the Minister of Economic Development Ebrahim Patel.
24 Apr 2012 12:11
South Africa's well-known home-grown tea and coffee time treat, Ouma Rusks, this year launched a limited edition of "Hot Cross Bun Flavoured Rusks" to coincide with the Easter holidays, but it's a treat to be enjoyed the whole year. Traditionally dunked in coffee or tea, the cinnamon and raison flavoured rusks are ideal as a delicious on-the-go breakfast or as a tasty teatime snack any time of the day.
24 Apr 2012 11:38
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