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South Africa in talks with Chinese automakers to boost local production

Manufacturing & Parts

South Africa in talks with Chinese automakers to boost local production

Sfundo Parakozov 11 Sep 2025

SA sugar farmers hit by US tariffs and cheap imports

Agro-processing

SA sugar farmers hit by US tariffs and cheap imports

Sisipho Skweyiya 4 Sep 2025

SA Canegrowers warns of job losses due to subsidised sugar imports

Agriculture

SA Canegrowers warns of job losses due to subsidised sugar imports

13 Jun 2025

NEF backs Unipro Protective Wear, a Black woman-owned business, boosting local manufacturing

Design & Manufacturing

NEF backs Unipro Protective Wear, a Black woman-owned business, boosting local manufacturing

12 Mar 2025

SA’s fashion industry yields highest sales in sub-Saharan Africa of $11bn

Fashion & Homeware

SA’s fashion industry yields highest sales in sub-Saharan Africa of $11bn

26 Mar 2024

Anti-dumping duties could save local tyre industry and livelihoods - SATMC

Transport

Anti-dumping duties could save local tyre industry and livelihoods - SATMC

1 Aug 2022

Slow implementation of infrastructure investment plan delaying revival of economy - SEIFSA

Materials & Equipment

Slow implementation of infrastructure investment plan delaying revival of economy - SEIFSA

14 Feb 2022

Cotton farming becomes viable diversification option for SA canegrowers

Agro-processing

Cotton farming becomes viable diversification option for SA canegrowers

14 Oct 2021

Fashion & Homeware

Why a competitive local fashion industry needs the creativity of designers

Lauren Hartzenberg 25 Jun 2021

Buy local 'Home Sweet Home' campaign launched in Gauteng

Agro-processing

Buy local 'Home Sweet Home' campaign launched in Gauteng

8 Jan 2021

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Agro-processing

Sugar masterplan signing welcomed by industry stakeholders

20 Nov 2020

Ecowas Bank for Investment and Development headquarters in Lome. Willem Heerbaart/Wikimedia Commons

Economy

How West Africa economic partnership deals put the cart before the horse

Michael E Odijie 18 Nov 2020

Loss of capacity and skills in cotton value chain costs SA R20bn

Agro-processing

Loss of capacity and skills in cotton value chain costs SA R20bn

2 Nov 2020

Trends to look out for in the steel production sector

Materials & Equipment

Trends to look out for in the steel production sector

23 Oct 2020

#DoBizZA: Fulfilling the potential of South African fashion

Fashion & Homeware

#DoBizZA: Fulfilling the potential of South African fashion

Lucilla Booyzen 28 Sep 2020

Covid-19 threatens the South African potato industry

Agro-processing

Covid-19 threatens the South African potato industry

11 Sep 2020

Agro-processing

The cotton sector: A myriad of challenges, a world of opportunities

Cobus de Bruyn 11 Aug 2020

#LockdownLessons: Opportunity to press the reset button

Construction & Engineering

#LockdownLessons: Opportunity to press the reset button

Sindy Peters 18 May 2020

Supply Chain

SA contractors to support local manufacturers

6 Apr 2020

#BizTrends2020: 5 key focus areas for the concrete sector

Trends

#BizTrends2020: 5 key focus areas for the concrete sector

Bryan David Perrie 7 Jan 2020

Concrete Institute to brief parliament on potential industry crisis

Materials & Equipment

Concrete Institute to brief parliament on potential industry crisis

15 Oct 2019

Help Thursdays Lingerie support bigger boobs

Fashion & Homeware

Help Thursdays Lingerie support bigger boobs

9 Sep 2019

Pep Clothing celebrates 50 years of local production

Fashion & Homeware

Pep Clothing celebrates 50 years of local production

13 Aug 2019

Understanding the political economy of maize in Kenya

Agriculture

Understanding the political economy of maize in Kenya

Timothy Njagi Njeru 22 Jul 2019

RSSC deploys IoT solution with SAP Leonardo to improve logistics, water management

Agro-processing

RSSC deploys IoT solution with SAP Leonardo to improve logistics, water management

2 Apr 2019

Agriculture

Another tough year for the agricultural industry?

Dr Frikkie Maré 8 Jan 2019

Import tariffs increase encouraged to protect SA poultry sector

FMCG

Import tariffs increase encouraged to protect SA poultry sector

11 Dec 2018

Local TV manufacturers call for heavy duties on imported devices

Tax Law

Local TV manufacturers call for heavy duties on imported devices

19 Nov 2018

Making African agriculture more attractive for investors

Agribusiness

Making African agriculture more attractive for investors

4 Oct 2018

SA feed industry experiences 0.7% sales drop for 2017/18

Agriculture

SA feed industry experiences 0.7% sales drop for 2017/18

31 Jul 2018

#SourceAfrica2018: Lessons from K-Way's lean turnaround

Exhibitions & Events

#SourceAfrica2018: Lessons from K-Way's lean turnaround

Lauren Hartzenberg 26 Jun 2018

Why foreign investment is no easy fix for Africa's energy needs

Energy & Mining

Why foreign investment is no easy fix for Africa's energy needs

Philipp Trotter and Sabah Abdullah 4 Jun 2018

Why foreign investment is no easy fix for Africa's energy needs

Infrastructure & Utilities

Why foreign investment is no easy fix for Africa's energy needs

Philipp Trotter and Sabah Abdullah 31 May 2018

More focus on dog food and less on sugar does the trick for RCL Foods

FMCG

More focus on dog food and less on sugar does the trick for RCL Foods

Robert Laing 28 Feb 2018

Treasury opts to defer sugar tax implementation

Taxation & Regulation

Treasury opts to defer sugar tax implementation

6 Sep 2017

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Agriculture

The decrease in honey production and its impact on local producers and consumers

15 Aug 2017

Fashionably conscious: Made in South Africa, it's not just a movement

Fashion

Fashionably conscious: Made in South Africa, it's not just a movement

Cyril Naicker 15 May 2017

Research busts China myths

Markets & Investment

Research busts China myths

Hilary Joffe 8 May 2017

SARS unravels SA clothing industry: Tax leakages, job losses blamed on illegal imports

Fashion & Homeware

SARS unravels SA clothing industry: Tax leakages, job losses blamed on illegal imports

Marianne Thamm 10 Mar 2017

Impressive growth for polystyrene recycling as new markets are developed

ESG & Sustainability

Impressive growth for polystyrene recycling as new markets are developed

8 Feb 2017

SA and EU spar over chicken meat 'dumping'

FMCG

SA and EU spar over chicken meat 'dumping'

2 Feb 2017

Agribusiness

Astral Foods projects a poultry catastrophe if Eskom cuts off defaulting councils

Mark Allix 13 Jan 2017

Marketing

Why has Africa failed to industrialise?

Masimba Tafirenyika 21 Nov 2016

Cheap imports flood automotive filter aftermarket

Manufacturing & Parts

Cheap imports flood automotive filter aftermarket

9 Nov 2016

Continental expands West African footprint with new legal entity

Manufacturing & Parts

Continental expands West African footprint with new legal entity

19 Apr 2016

Call for steps against duty-free European chicken

Import/Export

Call for steps against duty-free European chicken

Linda Ensor 30 Mar 2016

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Fashion & Homeware

Retailing sows profits for clothing business

Marc Hasenfuss 7 Mar 2016

Olivia Kennaway and Alice Heusser of Lalesso at the One&Only resort in Cape Town. Their company designed the resort’s luxury poolside cabanas. Lalesso, produces its swimwear in Cape Town and focuses on an ethical and transparent production process.
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Fashion & Homeware

Ethical African clothing hits the US market

Eugene Yiga 18 Feb 2016