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Power Plastics leads the cold chain shift: Sustainable thermal liners

Design & Manufacturing

Power Plastics leads the cold chain shift: Sustainable thermal liners

Issued by PowerPlastics 13 Aug 2025

Sachin Chanderdhev, Sector Specialist for Manufacturing, Absa Business Banking

Manufacturing

Rise of green manufacturing: Future-proofing Africa through sustainability

Sachin Chanderdhev 18 Jul 2025

Improved inventory and procurement management in a South African context

Supply Chain

Improved inventory and procurement management in a South African context

Anton Oosthuizen, Issued by QuickEasy Software 9 Jul 2025

Unlocking Africa’s $180bn digital trade economy

Supply Chain

Unlocking Africa’s $180bn digital trade economy

19 May 2025

5 key trends driving the manufacturing sector in 2025

Trends

5 key trends driving the manufacturing sector in 2025

Mark Wilson 5 Feb 2025

Local manufacturing can solve infrastructure crisis

Construction & Engineering

Local manufacturing can solve infrastructure crisis

Mervyn Naidoo 27 Dec 2024

Pictured: Forbes Padayachee

Energy

Astute African manufacturers will move to clean power to align with global investor and importer expectations

Forbes Padayachee, Issued by Yellow Door Energy 22 Nov 2024

Sars increases customs duties: What it means for your online retail orders

Regulatory

Sars increases customs duties: What it means for your online retail orders

Chetan Vanmali, Yael Shafrir, Emily Gammon, Sidrah Suliman, Lauren Jimmy & Danica Jonker 17 Sep 2024

The battle of the marketplaces will shape the future of omnichannel retail in South Africa

Research

The battle of the marketplaces will shape the future of omnichannel retail in South Africa

Issued by NielsenIQ 12 Sep 2024

Source: Biovac.

Emergency Medicine

Ghanaian minister visits Biovac to explore vaccine capabilities

14 Aug 2024

Source: @biovac_inst/X

Public Health

Biovac, EuBiologics partner to boost Africa meningitis vaccine

21 Jun 2024

Solarworld Africa hosted a partner conference in Cape Town for its 40th anniversary

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Solar industry: ‘South Africa shouldn’t waste public money on local manufacturing’

Lindsey Schutters 18 Apr 2024

#BizTrends2024: This is what the future holds for SA’s automotive sector

Trends

#BizTrends2024: This is what the future holds for SA’s automotive sector

George Mienie 29 Jan 2024

Unlocking business brilliance: Why you Need ERP and how to choose one

Construction & Engineering

Unlocking business brilliance: Why you Need ERP and how to choose one

Issued by QuickEasy Software 8 Sep 2023

Malaria

Medicines for Malaria Venture and Africa CDC sign MoU to support African manufacturers

Natalie Grover 28 Dec 2022

'Buy local' message more important than ever - Ramaphosa

Design & Manufacturing

'Buy local' message more important than ever - Ramaphosa

Lauren Hartzenberg 18 Mar 2022

Are tailored supplements best suited to meet SA's market needs?

Pharmaceuticals

Are tailored supplements best suited to meet SA's market needs?

Issued by Insight Survey 17 Mar 2021

New digital marketplace for African architecture launched

Architecture & Design

New digital marketplace for African architecture launched

9 Mar 2021

New sustainable packaging initiative to encourage greener logistics industry

Distribution

New sustainable packaging initiative to encourage greener logistics industry

8 Mar 2021

Acquisition of Pepkor's John Craig saves 400 jobs

Retailers

Acquisition of Pepkor's John Craig saves 400 jobs

12 Feb 2021

Buyer-seller linkages and deal facilitation for PPE market access in the US

Retail

Buyer-seller linkages and deal facilitation for PPE market access in the US

Issued by Development Alternative Initiatives 10 Feb 2021

SA exports locally-produced sanitisers for R1.66bn

Import/Export

SA exports locally-produced sanitisers for R1.66bn

9 Dec 2020

Exhibitions & Events

Virtual Manufacturing Indaba to gather experts from across Africa

1 Dec 2020

Watch: SA's premier fashion and textile trade fair goes virtual

Exhibitions & Events

Watch: SA's premier fashion and textile trade fair goes virtual

Lauren Hartzenberg 29 Oct 2020

Dr Janet Byaruhanga

Pharmaceuticals

Why can't Africa manufacture the medicines it needs?

Janet Byaruhanga 28 Sep 2020

Credit: Blue Route Mall

Retailers

TFG takes over 382 Jet stores in SA - saving 4,800 jobs

28 Sep 2020

Heineken SA entrepreneur profiles for Women's Month: Apiwe Nxusani-Mawela, CEO of Brewsters Craft

SMEs

Heineken SA entrepreneur profiles for Women's Month: Apiwe Nxusani-Mawela, CEO of Brewsters Craft

Issued by Heineken South Africa 19 Aug 2020

Supporting manufacturers through a time of change

Manufacturing & Parts

Supporting manufacturers through a time of change

Christopher Veerasamy 7 Jul 2020

Agile global supply chains: Supporting manufacturers through a time of change

Supply Chain

Agile global supply chains: Supporting manufacturers through a time of change

Christopher Veerasamy 2 Jul 2020

Covid-19: Factory closures in China may swell demand for SA-made products

Import/Export

Covid-19: Factory closures in China may swell demand for SA-made products

2 Mar 2020

R60bn allocated for Gauteng infrastructure

Infrastructure & Utilities

R60bn allocated for Gauteng infrastructure

26 Feb 2020

Pep Clothing celebrates 50 years of local production

Fashion & Homeware

Pep Clothing celebrates 50 years of local production

13 Aug 2019

Local manufacturers need to look to the next generation of AI

IoT

Local manufacturers need to look to the next generation of AI

Mohamed Cassoojee 28 Jun 2019

The productivity-technology trap

Manufacturing & Parts

The productivity-technology trap

Jacques Rikhotso 18 Jun 2019

Manufacturing Indaba 2019: Embracing the 'Amazon effect'

Design & Manufacturing

Manufacturing Indaba 2019: Embracing the 'Amazon effect'

14 Jun 2019

Woolworths accused of copying baby carrier design

Design & Manufacturing

Woolworths accused of copying baby carrier design

9 Jan 2019

Local vehicle manufacturers expected to expand exports

Dealers

Local vehicle manufacturers expected to expand exports

11 Dec 2018

Steps to overcoming digital dread

Technology

Steps to overcoming digital dread

6 Nov 2018

We need to save our heritage brands

Automotive

We need to save our heritage brands

Gerhard Heyns 25 Sep 2018

SA's growing appetite for convenience an opportunity for retailers, manufacturers

Research

SA's growing appetite for convenience an opportunity for retailers, manufacturers

12 Sep 2018

How can data integration pave the way towards Industry 4.0?

Data & Analytics

How can data integration pave the way towards Industry 4.0?

Kerry Hope 2 Aug 2018

New Pan-African B2B marketplace "a one-stop-shop for all things African"

E-commerce

New Pan-African B2B marketplace "a one-stop-shop for all things African"

18 Jul 2018

#MFGIndaba: Africa's opportunity to unlock industrial growth potential

Exhibitions & Events

#MFGIndaba: Africa's opportunity to unlock industrial growth potential

Lauren Hartzenberg 28 May 2018