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Firm celebrates 35 years of safety
12th May 2023

This year marks the thirty-fifth anniversary of safety solutions provider Sperosens. “We could not be more excited to celebrate all that Spero Sensors and Instruments has accomplished, alongside... 


Business Forum explores intra-African trade
11th May 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

As the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is established, Afreximbank will host The Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) IATF2023 in Cairo, Egypt in November to provide trade and market... 


Incoming CBAM could see African aluminium, iron exports plummet
11th May 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The African Climate Foundation (ACF), together with the Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa, finds that the European Union’s (EU’s) incoming Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will impact... 


Presidency project management office head Rudi Dicks
Urgent skills development roadmap required for a just energy transition
11th May 2023 By: Darren Parker

To successfully effect a just energy transition (JET), South Africa needs to urgently identify the skills required and create a skills development roadmap, as it could take between five and ten... 


Small manufacturer support crucial to navigating South Africa’s difficulties
Small manufacturer support crucial to navigating South Africa’s difficulties
11th May 2023 By: Simone Liedtke

The inability to effectively reduce the crime rate, coupled with government interference in the manufacturing sector, slow economic growth, infrastructure deficiencies, and rising steel prices,... 


International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor
South Africa urges careful debate on option of introducing Brics common currency
11th May 2023 By: Bloomberg

The Brics group of nations will discuss the feasibility of introducing a common currency and shouldn’t rush any decision, according to South Africa’s foreign minister. US interest-rate hikes and... 


Durban Container Terminals
Durban Container Terminal reports improvements in key metrics
10th May 2023 By: Darren Parker

State-owned Transnet Port Terminals has said the introduction of the adjusted free import storage rule seven months ago at the Durban Container Terminal has resulted in significant improvements in... 


AIEC director and naamsa | The Automotive Business Council executive manager Dr Norman Lamprecht
Automotive trade performing strongly after pandemic
5th May 2023 By: Darren Parker

Although the domestic automotive industry’s recovery to prepandemic levels continued in 2022, it was at a slower pace than in 2021, with many key performance indicators still remaining below the... 


Truck Trailer Bus and Bakkie Road Freight Association Convention
Yearly convention will address industry priorities
5th May 2023 By: Halima Frost

Industry body The Road Freight Association’s (RFA’s) yearly convention, which will be held later this month, seeks to attract top executives in the trucking, logistics and warehousing sectors to... 


An emerald and metallic green electric truck manufactured by Volvo has been delivered to Morocco as a continent first
New electric trucks destined for S Africa
5th May 2023 By: Halima Frost

On the back of delivering the first ever heavy electric truck to the African continent last month, global manufacturer Volvo says it will deliver its first FM electric truck tractor to a client in... 


Tata Chemicals fails to have 40% antidumping duty on US soda ash axed
3rd May 2023 By: Darren Parker

The High Court has upheld the decision by the International Trade Administration Commission (Itac) to increase the imposition of antidumping duties from 8% to 40% on Indian chemical company Tata... 


Gordhan in China to fast-track locomotives, spares delivery to Transnet
2nd May 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has embarked on a previously announced official trip to China. He is leading a delegation to meet with his counterparts in the Chinese government as part... 


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Producer’s branch targets safety critical applications
28th April 2023

According to steel fabricator Macsteel Special Steels Bright Bar in Meyerton, Gauteng, a division of Macsteel South Africa, its Bright Bar range has been created for safety critical applications.... 


Brics draws membership requests from 19 nations before summit
24th April 2023 By: Bloomberg

Nineteen countries expressed an interest in joining the Brics group of nations as it prepares to hold an annual summit in South Africa. The emerging-markets bloc of Brazil, Russia, India, China and... 


Agbiz CEO Theo Boshoff
Agbiz urges govt to finally take stance against Russia
24th April 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Industry body the Agricultural Business Chamber (Agbiz) has urged the South African government to finally take a firm stance against the injustices prevailing in the world, and align the country... 


TPT expects to invest just over R8-billion over the next five years
South African port operator pursuing R8bn OEM strategy in bid to bolster equipment performance
24th April 2023 By: Terence Creamer

Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) is optimistic that its emerging strategy of entering into long-term agreements with original-equipment manufacturers (OEMs) for the supply and life-cycle maintenance... 


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Automotive OEMs call for incentives to boost BEV uptake
21st April 2023 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer talks about South Africa's significant existing automotive manufacturing capability; the need for policies and incentives to be put in place to support the... 


Citrus organisation in urgent appeal to government over EU FCM regulations
19th April 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

On the eve of the start of the 2023 citrus season, industry body the Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa (CGA) has written to Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Ebrahim Patel and... 


naamsa president Neale Hill
Auto industry, govt still at odds over demand-side electric-vehicle incentives
19th April 2023 By: Terence Creamer

The South African automotive industry has again appealed for the inclusion of demand-side incentives to stimulate the uptake of battery electric vehicles (BEVs), notwithstanding government’s... 


Global steel demand to rebound by 2.3% this year
Global steel demand to rebound by 2.3% this year
19th April 2023 By: Darren Parker

The World Steel Association (worldsteel) expects steel demand to rebound by 2.3% this year to reach more than 1.82-billion tonnes.  In its Short Range Outlook (SRO) for steel demand for 2023 and... 


G7 Foreign Ministers discuss strengthening their relationships with Africa
18th April 2023 By: Rebecca Campbell

On Tuesday, the Group of Seven (G7) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, in Karuizawa, Nagano, in Japan, devoted a some 75-minute session to Africa. The G7 is a grouping of the seven major democratic... 


Domestic perseverance keeps business confidence afloat, Sacci reports
18th April 2023 By: Donna Slater

After having shed 4.4 index points in January and one index point in February, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) Business Confidence Index (BCI) declined by a further 0.6... 


US-Africa duty free programme has had mixed results – trade panel report
18th April 2023 By: Reuters

A major US trade preference program for Sub-Saharan Africa has been successful for developing the region's apparel sector in selected countries, but its benefits are not widespread throughout all... 


An aerial view of the sizable manufacturing facility at Columbus stainless in Middleburg South Africa, with buildings, storage facilities and waste water facility as well
Steel producer continues to grow manufacturing capacity
7th April 2023

Spain-based global stainless-steel producer Acerinox says its global footprint has transformed it into one of the most competitive producers of stainless steels and nickel alloys. The company... 


City Deep terminal to be included in the 20-year operational lease.
Transnet extends deadline for container corridor lease responses to end May
4th April 2023 By: Terence Creamer

Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) has extended, to the end of May, the deadline for responses to a request for qualification (RFQ) regarding the proposed 20-year operating lease that the State-owned rail... 


Tongaat’s post-commencement finance facility extended to June 30
3rd April 2023 By: Darren Parker

Sugar company Tongaat Hulett’s business rescue practitioners have received confirmation that the current post-commencement finance (PCF) facility has been extended to June 30.   This facilitates... 


A rail line into the Maputo harbour
TFR expects borderless train service to Maputo to raise commodity export volumes
3rd April 2023 By: Terence Creamer

South Africa’s Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) is preparing to materially increase the number of weekly trains operating on that component of its North East Corridor that transports export commodities... 


Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Ebrahim Patel
South Africa to use Brics chair in 2023 to advance Africa's trade, development
30th March 2023 By: Schalk Burger

South Africa will use its position as the chair of the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (Brics) multilateral bloc to advance the interests of African States, under the theme of 'Brics... 


Belgium's King Philippe and Queen Mathilde arrive at the Beka Schreder factory in Olifantsfontein, Gauteng.
State visit by Belgian royals boosts bilateral relations
30th March 2023 By: Simone Liedtke

As part of their recent State visit, Belgium’s King Philippe and Queen Mathilde, along with their delegation and South African State dignitaries, visited lighting manufacturer Beka Schréder’s head... 


Container ship
Report highlights costs of South Africa’s ‘opaque and lethargic’ tariff investigations
29th March 2023 By: Terence Creamer

A new report into ongoing tariff investigations in South Africa indicates that it is taking an average of 22 months to finalise decisions on whether to either increase or remove an import duty,... 


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