Monica Monsanto, a graduate from the Department of Industrial Design, within the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture (FADA), at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) is the recipient of the first Rado Star Prize South Africa for her 3D doll design, aimed at children from low-income households. 16 Feb 2015
Activity in the manufacturing sector picked up strongly last month as production returned to normal following the festive break when most workers went on leave. 2 Feb 2015
A state entity is forging ahead with a R4.3bn tender for the manufacture of television set-top boxes without the government having finalised its policy on the devices. 8 Jan 2015
The suggestion that SA's manufacturing recovery is proving more robust than expected was dealt a blow on Wednesday, 5 November 2014, when the Bureau for Economic Research (BER) corrected and revised down the October Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) from 51.8 to 50.1. 7 Nov 2014
A new project, creating furniture from waste plastic and plant fibre known as polyfibre, could see the Eastern Cape creating jobs and a new industry, when the SABS approves the product. Mixing fibre from plant material and plastic is a very effective way of hardening furniture and preventing cracks and deterioration. 24 Oct 2014
The Kagiso Purchasing Managers' index (PMI) recovered to 50.7 in September from 49 in August‚ indicating that activity in the manufacturing sector improved following months of weakness. 2 Oct 2014
L - R: UCAN's Wayne Heathcote, Deon Bosch, and Andrew Milne.
UCAN, a DIY kitchen services operating in 27 Game stores as a brand within a brand, has recently invested R8.5 million in upgrading its manufacturing equipment to meet growing DIY demand in South Africa. 26 Sep 2014
SABMiller's first Namibian brewery, which cost 33m (R367m) to build, has started producing its Carling Black Label brand, and will be fully operational later this year, the company said last week. 23 Sep 2014
Manufacturing production unexpectedly rebounded in volume terms in June after two consecutive months of contraction‚ official figures showed on Thursday, 7 August 2014. 7 Aug 2014
Government can pump billions of rand into local industries through incentives but these will be ineffective if they happen in an environment of excessive administered costs, strikes and high wage demands, local producers warn. 4 Aug 2014
Activity in the manufacturing sector fell for the fourth consecutive month in July as a strike by metals and engineering industry workers limited production. 1 Aug 2014
Producer inflation moderated in June‚ suggests some of the input-cost pressures manufacturers face have eased slightly. 1 Aug 2014
Electronics giant Samsung is set to pump hundreds of millions into the South African economy when it builds a manufacturing plant in Durban later this year. 28 Jul 2014
Fewer South Africans got it all this morning as maintenance work at Kellogg's SA's plant has halted the production of All-Bran Flakes - and it is unlikely to resume soon. 23 Jul 2014
There is a rather interesting development that caught my attention recently. No, the micro beer industry is not new, however its nascent ubiquity in Cape Town city is... 22 Jul 2014
Toyota and Ford both announced a halt to production at plants in Durban and Pretoria on Monday as the strike in the metals and engineering sector enters its third week today. 16 Jul 2014
In this 14 July interview with Business Day TV, Ford South Africa president and CEO Jeff Nemeth discusses how National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa strike has affected car makers. 16 Jul 2014
The body representing South Africa's steel and engineering industry said on Tuesday that it has failed to reach a deal to end a crippling strike, after a union rejected its final wage offer over the weekend. 16 Jul 2014
Leading Chinese automotive manufacturer First Automotive Works (FAW), has launched its R600m assembly plant in Zone 2 of the Coega Development Corporation's (CDC) Industrial Development Zone (IDZ). 11 Jul 2014
South African manufacturing is facing a range of challenges that the sector must meet and beat if the sector is to take its rightful place in the SA economy and beyond SA. 10 Jul 2014
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