Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies launched a manufacturing technology demonstration centre in Soshanguve, North of Pretoria on Monday, 14 June 2010. 15 Jun 2010
The South African manufacturing sector could have grown by 6.9% in April, the Standard Bank Group Economics unit said Friday, 4 June 2010. 7 Jun 2010
The car-making industry is set to benefit from a R2,69bn cash grant in accordance with new guidelines to provide incentives to the sector, the Department of Trade and Industry announced yesterday, 2 June 2010. 3 Jun 2010
The seasonally adjusted Kagiso Purchasing Managers' Index declined for the third consecutive month in May, falling by another 4.1 index points to reach 51.1 in May from 55.2 index points in April. 1 Jun 2010
The Producer Price Index (PPI) in April rose by 5.5% year-on-year said Statistics South Africa on Thursday, 27 May 2010. 27 May 2010
Zakumi, the official 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup mascot, will have to shape up in the quest to bring soccer fever to the nation as he now has some competition in the form of a doll produced in Nelson Mandela Bay. 24 May 2010
A R140-million dairy agro-processing plant at the East London industrial development zone (IDZ) is set to resurrect the dairy industry in the Eastern Cape and create more than 200 employment opportunities. 18 May 2010
Manufacturing output maintained its upward trend in March, figures from Statistics South Africa showed on Wednesday, 12 May 2010. March was the fourth consecutive month of growth in the sector. 13 May 2010
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA: Entrepreneurs producing "halal" cosmetics say the global market is booming as more Muslims opt for beauty products that conform to Islamic rules. 10 May 2010
The Producer Price Index (PPI) for March rose to 3.7%, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) reported on Thursday, 29 April 2010. 29 Apr 2010
SABMiller said on Friday, 23 April 2010, it would take its battle for market share to the heart of local rival Namibian Breweries (Nambrew) by building a 220000-hectolitre brewery in Okahandja, 70km north of Windhoek. 26 Apr 2010
Car manufacturers have started to create jobs, marking an end to large scale retrenchments over the past two years and providing signs of robust recovery in new vehicle sales, according to the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of SA (Naamsa). 20 Apr 2010
Despite limited spending means, South African consumers have not traded down on their “premium tissue experience” and Kimberly-Clark SA has every intention of cashing in on this. 12 Apr 2010
South Africa's February manufacturing output rose only 2.7% year-on-year in February, after a revised 3.5% (3.7%) rise in January, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) reported late last week. This came as a disappointment to economists and analysts. 12 Apr 2010
The trend of manufacturing production in SA in the past 30 years was not directly linked with a lower real exchange rate, Treasury deputy director-general of economic policy Chris Loewald said yesterday, 6 April 2010. 7 Apr 2010
The R3.5-billion Sedibeng Brewery south of Johannesburg was officially launched on Thursday, 25 March 2010, with senior global executives from major shareholders present. 29 Mar 2010
Car makers warned late last week that high costs threatened SA's position as an automotive manufacturing base, with electricity hikes kicking in from 1 April 2010 and the dispute involving ArcelorMittal SA hanging in the balance. 29 Mar 2010
The South African Guild of Motoring Journalists (SAGMJ) / WesBank Car of the Year competition, now in its 25th year, seeks to reward automotive excellence and this year the award goes to the Volkswagen Golf VI 1.4 TSI 90 kW Comfortline. The announcement was made during a gala banquet hosted by WesBank at the Gallagher Convention Centre, Midrand late last week. 24 Mar 2010
The red dot awards, made recently in Munich, Germany, are considered by many aficionados to be one of the most important awards in the world for product design, have been awarded to designs from the BMW Group. 23 Mar 2010
Confidence in SA's manufacturing sector has increased but remains patchy so far, with exports performing better than domestic sales and output, details of a key survey showed late last week. 23 Mar 2010
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