https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/597.html South Africa news 15 Manufacturing news - South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/597.html en-us Sat, 15 Aug 2026 16:26:08 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/pg-bison-takes-action-to-support-fair-trade-local-jobs-and-the-forestry-value-chain-745862a PG Bison has lodged an anti-dumping application with the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (ITAC) concerning imports of medium-density fibreboard (MDF) from China that PG Bison believes are being dumped into the Southern African Customs Union (SACU). The application seeks to support fair competition and the long-term sustainability of South Africa’s forestry and board manufacturing value chains. 1-270772 Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:58:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Manufacturing South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/south-african-clothing-factories-struggle-after-migrant-workers-flee-856313a Weeks after xenophobic protests drove thousands of migrant workers from South Africa, rows of sewing machines stood idle at a clothing factory in Newcastle, a manufacturing hub in the eastern province of KwaZulu-Natal. 1-270599 Fri, 07 Aug 2026 08:54:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Manufacturing South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/middle-east-conflict-threatens-virgin-plastic-supply-and-margins-290157a The possibility of limited and expensive virgin plastic looms big for manufacturers as the renewed conflict in the Middle East threatens to severely restrict the world's oil supplies. 1-270490 Tue, 04 Aug 2026 11:34:00 +0200 Bizcommunity 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 Manufacturing South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/dube-tradeport-sez-attracts-r42bn-in-private-investment-301018a The multi-billion-rand injection into KwaZulu-Natal's Dube TradePort Special Economic Zone (SEZ) has sustained tens of thousands of local jobs while driving regional manufacturing exports and expanding air logistics connectivity. 1-270343 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 10:06:00 +0200 Bizcommunity 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 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 Manufacturing South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/aspen-gets-merck-licensing-agreement-for-experimental-hiv-pill-078055a South African pharmaceutical company Aspen Pharmacare is one of seven generic drug manufacturers licensed to produce and sell lower-cost versions of Merck’s experimental once-monthly oral HIV pill in 129 low- and lower-middle-income countries. 1-270187 Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:06:00 +0200 Bizcommunity 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 Manufacturing South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/novos-expired-semaglutide-patent-fires-up-weight-loss-drug-market-290577a The weight-loss drug market in South Africa is heating up as several generic pharmaceutical companies seek to capitalise on Novo Nordisk’s expired semaglutide patent. 1-270080 Wed, 22 Jul 2026 08:59:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Manufacturing South Africa