[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 12:18This is according to the Manufacturing Circle, which recently released its 2012 first quarter Manufacturing Survey results. The survey featured 50 chief executive officers from a variety of manufacturing companies.
22 May 2012 11:49
South African businesses are either putting off their investment decisions or investing in foreign countries according to Grant Thornton's first quarter survey and
Business Live says that government incompetence and inefficiency is the main reason for the lack of confidence.
18 May 2012 09:00
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 13:06
A R5.8bn manufacturing competitiveness enhancement program (MCEP) would be launched later this week, Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies said in a statement on Sunday.
14 May 2012 11:48
Employers in the clothing manufacturing industry have dismissed a research report by Productivity SA which stated that South African clothing workers had become significantly more productive yet still earned comparatively less per garment they produced.
4 May 2012 13:03
[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 42 617 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 In March, cabinet approved the submission of the amendment bills for the Labour Relations Act (LRA) and the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA) to Parliament. The two will deal with the phenomenon of labour broking and child labour, among other things.
2 May 2012 07:08
CAPE TOWN - The manufacturer that wins the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) contract to build R123bn of new rolling stock over the next 20 years will be forced to accept a black economic empowerment partner chosen by the agency.
2 May 2012 06:11
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 07:57
The Department of Communications is confident it can successfully "kick-start" the rollout of digital terrestrial television (DTT) despite the funding shortfalls experienced by some of its key entities.
30 Apr 2012 07:48
[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] With over 56 000 units sold since its launch in March 2010, Volkswagen's Polo Vivo continues to be the dominant brand in the passenger car market - a success story that is further enhanced by the fact that it is the only locally produced entry-level volume car on the market.
26 Apr 2012 05:27
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