SA's arms industry is
highly developed, but more investment is needed to keep SA in the technology race if it is to remain competitive. Not only can the sector be a far bigger foreign-exchange earner, but it can also be a far bigger generator of skills and jobs.
Some of us might sometimes think of the agricultural sector as one in which technology is used in farm machinery, some farm operations, and not much else. Wrong! The sector, in fact, is evermore technology "savvy" and now agriculture is
sparking the creative talents of developers.
SA has entered the war on piracy, and now there has been a
large order for an SA-designed VPS Anti-piracy device. South African company Vessel Protection Systems (VPS) has won a large order to supply commercial charterers with more than 90 anti-pirate devices invented and perfected by VPS in Cape Town.
South African Airways has plans for new investments, so the government
guarantee for SAA is "not a bail-out", or so the cash-strapped airline's annual general meeting heard last week.
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A cautionary announcement from Bellville-based fruit marketing company Capespan Group has set tongues wagging in agribusiness circles. 
According to Cape Business News website, Ernest Tettey, chief portfolio officer at the African Development Bank (AfDB), says the potential in Africa of agriculture, through its sub-sectors of food and agribusiness, is immense. If effectively harnessed, he says, agriculture will be a key driver of Africa's economic development and its ability to complete globally in the foreseeable future. 
President Jacob Zuma has urged stakeholders in agriculture to find ways of providing tenure security for communal farmers, which will improve their ability to actively participate in the economy. 
Famous Brands has entered into what it terms a "ground-breaking joint-venture partnership" with the Coega Dairy Company to supply cheese to the group. Coega Dairy Company in Port Elizabeth is owned by a group of local farmers‚ factory workers and farm employees. 
