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The winning formula of the Italian distribution logistics services company
Despite a record-breaking 2021, the first five months of 2022 for Cargo Compass SA – one of the country’s largest private freight forwarding companies – are promising an outperformance of last...
Italian Energy education footprint expands in South Africa through dedicated lab
Italian inverter manufacturer, Enertronica Santerno S.p.A. will be starting its Santerno SA Lab, employing 4 additional South African technicians and supervisors, explains Enertronica Sub-Sahara...
South African agri-food sector records its best year ever
There is no doubt for Federico Bellotto, MD of Italian-American agriculture machinery producer CNH Industrial, that 2021 has been one of the best years ever for his company, with the highest number...
Italy-SA trade overview 2022/2023 South Africa economic outlook 2022
South Africa remains the third largest African economy, behind Nigeria and Egypt, and the most advanced and varied economy across the continent. In 2021, South Africa’s GDP was worth about $420...
Increased presence for Italian business in S Africa next year
The Italian-South African Chamber of Trade and Industry (Italcham) aims to continue improving its presence in South Africa next year. “We intend to establish an antenna in Cape Town and, possibly,...
The bridge is becoming smaller
The uptake of additive technologies has the potential to reduce the effective distance between Italy and South Africa, by increasing the respective countries’ ease of impact on one another. This is...
SA company leads Covid vaccine storage solutions
Italcham member Renergen, a natural gas and helium producer, has begun delivering vaccines using its unique Cryo-Vacc technology for vaccine cold storage and transportation. Renergen CEO, Stefano...
South Africa Economic Outlook 2021
South Africa remains the third largest African economy behind Nigeria and Egypt. In 2020, South Africa’s GDP was about US$ 302bn. Although primarily mining-based, the country has grown world-class...
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Today’s well-supplied market for critical minerals ‘may not be a good guide for future’
A new International Energy Agency (IEA) report describes the sharp decline in critical mineral prices over the past year as a double-edged sword, cautioning that, while it has been a boon for clean...
Tenth Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation finalists revealed
Four innovators from Kenya, Côte d'Ivoire and Uganda – whose innovations address recycling in construction, AI tools for healthcare and farming, and reengineered waste collection – have been...
Opinion: Government must come to the party on new-energy vehicles
The automotive sector requires policy certainty and investment incentives to meet the challenges of the future and sustain its vital role in the economy, writes Nedbank Corporate and Investment...