Successful applicants that excel during the pitching process will be in the running to gain a lucrative business contract with furniture retailers, @home, CLM Home and Homewood...
South Africa's seasonally-adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers' Index expanded at a slower pace in April as growth in business activity and new sales orders slowed...
Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo 3 days ago
An online furniture portal has been launched to showcase the SA furniture sector's capabilities, and stimulate local procurement...
Not only did the pandemic cause local manufacturing output to drop by nearly 50%, manufacturers also faced a squeeze from retailers looking to provide the best possible value to customers...
Greg Gatherer 30 Mar 2021
Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Ebrahim Patel says South Africa must rebuild its manufacturing strength to be able to fully benefit from the opportunities in the BRICS markets...
The Next21 virtual trade exhibition will see 23 small South African craft and design brands have their creations showcased to a global audience of importers, retailers and decorators...
Local clothing manufacturing businesses across Cape Town are launching an online development programme that is being supported with funding from the City of Cape Town...
The 9th annual Buy Local Summit & Expo is being held virtually between 8-10 March this year. The event is hosted by Proudly South African, the country's official buy local advocacy campaign...
TFG said this change is essential to enable larger purchases of locally-made fabrics...
The South African government says it will maximise the opportunities presented by the African Continental Free Trade Area, which came into operation on 1 January 2021...
Onalenna Mhlongo 12 Feb 2021
Manufacturing production increased by 1,8% in December 2020 compared with December 2019, according to data from Stats SA...
The Competition Tribunal has approved the sale of Pepkor menswear chain John Craig to Johannesburg-based Blue Falcon 188 Trading, saving 422 jobs...
Hanes South Africa, which holds the licence to manufacture, sell and distribute Playtex underwear in SA and other African countries, filed for voluntary liquidation...
The Shining Light Awards invites promising young diamond jewellery designers from Botswana, Canada, Namibia and South Africa to showcase their talent...
Manufacturing production decreased by 3.5% in November 2020 compared with November 2019, according to data from Statistics South Africa...
Technoserve has introduced a Youth Ideas Development Textiles Programme, aimed at empowering township-based youth and helping to revive SA's textiles sector...
Leading figures within sub-Saharan Africa's manufacturing sector will convene virtually at the Manufacturing Indaba 2020 to debate pressing issues impacting the region's industrial landscape...
People who loosen their purse strings during the upcoming holiday season and buy local instead of imported products could help improve South Africa's economic outlook...
Tuffy has partnered with WWF SA to drive education, awareness and behaviour change around plastic waste...
The qualification was registered with the South African Quality Assurance Framework (SAQA) in May this year...
Local businesses, manufacturers, petrol stations, retailers, local products and services... in the absence of exports... have carried us through this pandemic, says Proudly South African's Happy Ngidi...
Lauren Hartzenberg 30 Sep 2020
Many people re-discovered their enthusiasm for local production during the disruptive, bewildering early days of the pandemic. The result is 'localisation', an emerging trend that could revitalise local factories...
The vibrant space is home to 150 tenants who represent over 365 local brands and small businesses, and with an impressive 3.6 million visitors a year...
Pick n Pay Clothing is launching limited ranges of exclusive collections in collaboration with promising young South African designers...
In a move to support local manufacturing and small enterprises, Dis-Chem Pharmacies will outsource the production of its staff uniforms via a small manufacturing incubator...
Many Unilever brands form part of South Africans' everyday defence against the coronavirus...
Lauren Hartzenberg 15 Jun 2020
Sitting Pretty is a conscious fashion brand designed and manufactured in Cape Town...
Lauren Hartzenberg 3 Jun 2020
Proudly South African has extended the product offering on its portal to include locally produced hand sanitisers, surface disinfectants and detergents...
After multiple warnings, Moody's has finally downgraded the South African economy to Ba1 status. This is extremely negative for the country, and prospects moving forward...
Boris Dzhingarov, Issued by Monetary Library 9 Apr 2020
Austrian packaging manufacturer Alpla Group is building a new factory in Lanseria near Johannesburg, which will bundles activities from five existing plants...
Albert Louw from Lasher Tools says that the company has gained new business as a consequence of the outbreak of coronavirus in China and the closure of manufacturing in the country...
The South African Furniture Initiative and the Department of Trade and Industry completed their consultative roadshow in Port Elizabeth, after meeting furniture manufacturers across South Africa...
Van Dyck Floors and Nouwens Carpets were going to consolidate their respective manufacturing operations in Harrismith. However, Van Dyck Floors has had to restructure its business...
Corobrik's investment into its SA manufacturing plants over the next two years is set to pass the R1bn mark...
Procter & Gamble is investing R300 million in South Africa's manufacturing sector...
President Cyril Ramaphosa has opened South Africa's first smartphone factory at the Dube TradePort in Durban...
The Massmart group has procured R1 billion worth of products from the small, local manufacturers on its Supplier Development Programme...
An important attribute that SA can take away from the success of Special Economic Zones at a global level is the importance of collaboration between key public and private stakeholders...
Zak Sivalingum 26 Jun 2019
Celebrating 160 years in the industry, Grasshoppers shoes have transcended generations to remain one of South Africa's favourite homegrown footwear brands...
Lauren Hartzenberg 13 May 2019
To reduce unemployment South Africa needs to prioritise labour-intensive work instead of higher wages, write professors Jeremy Seekings and Nicoli Nattrass...
Jeremy Seekings and Nicoli Nattrass 25 Feb 2019
SA manufacturing investment slows down, but automation could power progress...
The launch of the newly established Toyota Wessels Institute for Manufacturing Studies (TWIMS) is set to boost South Africa's manufacturing sector...
Manufacturing can (and should) be a catalyst for South Africa's future GDP growth. With a GDP that fell by 0.7% in the second quarter of 2018, it is imperative to look towards this industry as a key contributor...
Marius Lombard 19 Nov 2018
Provincial manufacturers and businesses assembled in Durban at the Kwazulu Natal Manufacturing Indaba to explore growth opportunities, discover the latest manufacturing incentives and trends...
"For CEOs and business leaders this is undoubtedly a challenging time," says University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business (UCT GSB) academic, Paul Maughan...
Issued by UCT Graduate School of Business 1 Aug 2018
In same the way as the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Revolutions did, the 4th Revolution is creating discomfort around the globe...
Danette Breitenbach 26 Jun 2018
With its multiple effect, manufacturing is the one sector in the economy that has the potential to create the jobs the country needs so desperately. But the industry is under threat and has declined...
Danette Breitenbach 25 Jun 2018
Annual South African manufacturing output growth accelerated to 2.5% in January from December's figure, which was revised down to 1.8% from the 2% Statistics SA originally published...
Sunita Menon 14 Mar 2018
South Africa's advanced manufacturing progress will be showcased at the inaugural African Advanced Manufacturing and Composites Show...
The manufacturing industry's role in the South African economy has seen a long and sustained decline...
Daniel Schwartzkopff 19 Jan 2018