Tag: industrial

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research was on hand at South Africa's national annual science festival this week to encourage young South Africans to get into the fields of science and technology, and to showcase its fascinating work.

Construction on the Gibela industrial complex in Gauteng is to begin later this year, says the rail transport consortium. Once fully operational, it will produce 62 trains a year. Local suppliers are crucial, and the facility will help to spark industrial growth in the region.

Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies has launched the seventh iteration of the government's Industrial Policy Action Plan. A focus of the annual strategy this year is establishing the Black Industrialists Development Programme over the coming year.

On Wednesday the JSE All Share index edged ahead by 0.19 % on the back of industrial shares which rose 0.56%.

Having already attracted almost R1-billion in investment, Dube TradePort is officially open for business and is set to make the balmy KwaZulu-Natal province a global supply chain hub.

The designation of the Durban-based Dube TradePort as an industrial development zone opens up opportunities for the project to target local and foreign investment.

The Coega Development Corporation has announced plans to develop a R2-billion aqua-farming facility on 300 hectares of land at the Coega industrial development zone outside Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape.

For born-and-bred Port Elizabeth woman Thembisa Ngxale, working at First Automotive Works's new truck manufacturing plant in the Coega industrial development zone is a dream come true.

The Coega Industrial Development Zone outside Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape secured just over R1.8-billion in investments from 10 clients across a range of industries in 2013/14 - its best showing yet in a single financial year.

Speaking at a seminar organised by Brand South Africa and the Department of Trade and Industry, Andre Groenewald from the Department of International Relations said Africa's star was rising, as the continent's natural resources give it a competitive edge in the global economy.