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Middle East conflict threatens virgin plastic supply and margins

Manufacturing

Middle East conflict threatens virgin plastic supply and margins

4 Aug 2026

Construction & Engineering

Insurance strategies to navigate construction challenges

Yatinne Ramdin, Tyrelle Correa, and Koketso Shabalala 7 Jul 2025

Explore the future of packaging at Propak Africa

Exhibitions & Events

Explore the future of packaging at Propak Africa

Issued by Propak Africa 12 Feb 2025

How to futureproof packaging and plastic manufacturing for streamlined success

Packaging

How to futureproof packaging and plastic manufacturing for streamlined success

Anton Oosthuizen, Issued by QuickEasy Software 22 Aug 2024

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

Launch of Africa's biggest machine tools exhibition

Machinery

Launch of Africa's biggest machine tools exhibition

Issued by Machine Tools Africa 2024 9 Jun 2023

SA Company Results: The Latest

FMCG

SA Company Results: The Latest

19 Sep 2023

Automotive manufacturing returning to previous levels. Source: Pexels

Manufacturing & Parts

Automotive industry has learnt lessons from chip shortage

Lindsey Schutters 21 Jul 2023

Unilever pivots to African suppliers as forex pressure mounts

FMCG

Unilever pivots to African suppliers as forex pressure mounts

Seun Sanni 31 May 2023

FMCG

Rhodes and Bull Brand producer RFG grows revenue but load shedding weighs on costs

25 May 2023

Price hikes on basic food items 'unjustified' - Competition Commission

Regulatory

Price hikes on basic food items 'unjustified' - Competition Commission

29 Mar 2023

QuickEasy BOS makes seasonal packaging and printing campaigns profitable

Packaging

QuickEasy BOS makes seasonal packaging and printing campaigns profitable

Issued by QuickEasy Software 1 Apr 2022

#BizTrends2019: Alternative building methods continue to change the face of construction in Africa

Trends

#BizTrends2019: Alternative building methods continue to change the face of construction in Africa

Jolene Blundell 7 Jan 2019

Materials & Equipment

ArcelorMittal SA sinks deeper into the red

Andries Mahlangu 28 Jul 2017

ArcelorMittal notches up $1bn profit in Q1

Materials & Equipment

ArcelorMittal notches up $1bn profit in Q1

15 May 2017

Image via Pioneer Foods

FMCG

Pioneer Foods expects first-half HEPS to drop up to 49%

4 May 2017

Rooibos helps AVI brew up solid results

Agriculture

Rooibos helps AVI brew up solid results

Colleen Goko 7 Mar 2017

AVI's revenue benefits from tea and coffee sales

FMCG

AVI's revenue benefits from tea and coffee sales

Robert Laing 6 Mar 2017

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Agribusiness

Pioneer Foods expects first-half headline earnings per share to drop 38%-55%

Matthew Stevens 22 Feb 2017

FMCG

Glass half full for workers at AB InBev and Coca-Cola

Ann Crotty 30 Jan 2017

Total group sales jumped 6.5 percent during Tesco's third quarter to the end of November 2016 compared with a year earlier ()

Sales

Tesco hails rising sales over Christmas period

12 Jan 2017

South African malt beer shows little growth

Research

South African malt beer shows little growth

14 Jul 2016

A Game store, operated by Massmart, in Rosebank, Johannesburg.
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Retailers

Huge grocery retailers show rising confidence in SA's small businesses

Colleen Goko 22 Jun 2016

Tiger Brands' profit jumps on turnover growth

FMCG

Tiger Brands' profit jumps on turnover growth

Robert Laing 25 May 2016

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Agribusiness

Pioneer Foods has sufficient scope to enhance efficiencies

25 May 2016

Peter Matlare and Noel Doyle.
Photographer: Martin Rhodes
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Banking & Finance

One last step for Tiger Brands to end costly foray into Nigeria

Mark Allix 17 Feb 2016

Karl-Johan Persson.
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Fashion & Homeware

Global fashion brands drawn to SA

Zeenat Moorad 26 Oct 2015

Mageu sales decline, but recovery is expected

Sales

Mageu sales decline, but recovery is expected

7 Jul 2015

Plastics industry growing, despite challenges

Manufacturing

Plastics industry growing, despite challenges

2 Jun 2015

Industry forced to embrace change, adapt and face enormous challenges

Manufacturing

Industry forced to embrace change, adapt and face enormous challenges

6 Nov 2014

Packaging in SA is always changing shape

Manufacturing

Packaging in SA is always changing shape

Mark Allix 2 Jun 2014

No quick fix for Astrapak

Manufacturing

No quick fix for Astrapak

13 May 2014

SAB trims earnings expectations

Manufacturing

SAB trims earnings expectations

Nick Hedley 2 Apr 2014

Trends

Growth in volume has been 'difficult to achieve': Pioneer Food

27 Nov 2013

Beige's loss per share 3.99c

Manufacturing

Beige's loss per share 3.99c

15 Oct 2013

Pioneer Food's revenue up 10% to R18bn

Manufacturing

Pioneer Food's revenue up 10% to R18bn

17 Sep 2013

Beer sales keep SABMiller's profits flowing

Manufacturing

Beer sales keep SABMiller's profits flowing

Zeenat Moorad 24 May 2013

Manufacturing confidence up four points

Manufacturing

Manufacturing confidence up four points

16 Apr 2013

SABMiller shares up as profits rise

Manufacturing

SABMiller shares up as profits rise

Zeenat Moorad 23 Nov 2012

Manufacturing

Strikes hit Uitenhage Goodyear tyre factory

Alexander Parker 25 Oct 2012

Clover diluted HEPS 108.7c vs 106.2c

Manufacturing

Clover diluted HEPS 108.7c vs 106.2c

12 Sep 2012

Trends

Pioneer Food revenue up 10.5%

4 Sep 2012

Dealers

Maruti profit slips 3% but beats forecast

30 Apr 2012

Top retail locations in Germany grow at the expense of economically weak regions

Research

Top retail locations in Germany grow at the expense of economically weak regions

15 Feb 2012