https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/399.html South Africa Manufacturing news 15 Design & Manufacturing news - South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/399.html en-us Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:15:59 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/africas-not-new-to-sustainable-fashion-its-true-to-it-301258a The idea of sustainability is not new to us. It’s woven into the very fabric that is Africa. It’s in the way our grandparents found new ways to reuse food packaging. The universal experience of opening the Danish biscuit tin, hoping to find a treat, only to see it’s filled to the brim with sewing equipment. It’s the heirlooms passed down from one generation to another. 1-270433 Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:23:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Design & Manufacturing South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/sas-manufacturers-face-weak-demand-high-costs-and-import-pressure-189886a South Africa’s manufacturing sector remains a cornerstone of the economy, yet 2025 underscored how fragile and constrained the operating environment has become. 1-270358 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 11:58:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Design & Manufacturing South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/phiwe-marekas-journey-from-learner-to-leather-entrepreneur-745412a For Phiwe Mareka, founder of handcrafted leather brand Hide and Suede, entrepreneurship was never simply about learning how to make beautiful leather goods. It was about building a brand with its own identity, story and place in the South African market. 1-270302 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 10:46:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Design & Manufacturing South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/tiger-brands-brings-mrs-balls-production-in-house-at-r200m-paarl-mega-site-634231a Tiger Brands is strengthening its local manufacturing footprint with the transformation of its historic Paarl facility into a new culinary mega-site, signalling a renewed focus on localisation, supply security and the long-term resilience of South Africa’s food manufacturing sector. 1-270251 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:18:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Design & Manufacturing South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/tshwane-textile-factory-director-arrested-in-labour-and-immigration-raid-967534a Government's first coordinated nationwide labour enforcement blitz has uncovered widespread labour law violations at a Tshwane textile factory, with workers stating that they were underpaid, worked excessive hours without overtime, lacked basic employment protections and were locked inside the factory during night shifts. 1-270204 Mon, 27 Jul 2026 09:52:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Design & Manufacturing South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/africas-sustainable-fashion-future-to-be-unveiled-at-twygs-africa-textile-talks-412409a Attendees at this year’s Twyg Africa Textile Talks, held in Cape Town on 31 July and 1 August, are in for a textile treat. The non-profit media platform will reveal the finalists of its inaugural Textile Innovation Challenge at the V&A Watershed. 1-270165 Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:01:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Design & Manufacturing South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/she-got-bratitude-tyla-becomes-first-african-artist-with-a-bratz-doll-967994a From chart-topping hits to toy shelves, Tyla has added another major milestone to her growing global legacy. 1-270114 Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:01:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Design & Manufacturing South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/how-love-and-belonging-inspired-ubaliwe-ceramics-620411a Selected as one of the winners of the Woolworths Youth Makers 2026 programme, Baliwe Sibisi is part of a new generation of South African entrepreneurs bringing creativity, heritage and purpose into retail. 1-269981 Wed, 22 Jul 2026 10:13:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Design & Manufacturing South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/bosch-celebrates-120-years-in-sa-with-renewed-focus-on-local-innovation-and-growth-856153a For more than a century, Bosch has been part of South Africa's industrial story. Now, as the global technology and engineering company celebrates 120 years in the country, it is reaffirming its long-term commitment to local manufacturing, skills development, sustainable technologies and industrial innovation. 1-270059 Tue, 21 Jul 2026 11:56:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Design & Manufacturing South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/pan-afrikan-design-week-to-debut-in-cpt-in-oct-26-523850a Cape Town will become the meeting point for Africa’s design community in October 2026, when Pan Afrikan Design Week makes its debut in the Mother City. 1-270016 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:19:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Design & Manufacturing South Africa