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 | Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies has approved the revised Manufacturing Competitiveness Enhancement Programme (MCEP) guidelines. Read more >>
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 | Although South African foundries pay more for electricity and certain raw materials than Brazil, Russia, India and China, the industry enjoys strong support from the government. This is according to delegates who attended the fourth annual BRICS Foundry Forum held in India during February. Read more >>
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 | Cape Town-based CNC machinery manufacturer Uni-Cam SA has staked its claim at the Oil & Gas Africa 2014 expo to display its new range of Computer Numerical Control (CNC) cutting machines, including several new heavy-duty industrial routers. The expo takes place from 2-4 July 2014 at Cape Town's International Convention Centre (CTICC). Read more >>
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 | Tractor sales increased 11% to 658 units in March this year, up from 595 units in the comparative period a year ago‚ helped by expectations of a much higher maize crop‚ the South African Agricultural Machinery Association (Saama) said. Read more >>
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 | Amanda Visser The South African Revenue Service (SARS) collected R889.7bn in taxes for the 2013/14 tax year‚ which is R700m more than the revised estimate announced in the February budget. Read more >>
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 | Sikonathi Mantshantsha Jonathan Louw became the most high-profile casualty of the year-long battle that resulted in the Bidvest Group holding the single largest shareholding in drug maker Adcock Ingram. Louw quit as chief executive on Tuesday, 2 April 2014. Read more >>
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 | Razina Munshi The Ports Regulator of SA has again threatened to claw back funds from Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) in future port tariff decisions if the utility fails to spend its capital expenditure budget and plug its high vacancy rate. Read more >>
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 | Nick Hedley South African Breweries (SAB) has slightly lowered its expectations for margin growth in the face of a subdued economy‚ political uncertainty ahead of this year's elections‚ pressure on consumers and the weak rand. Read more >>
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 | Mark Allix ALTX-listed Alert Steel's share price fell 22% after its results for the six months to the end of December last year were released and showed that the headline loss had widened by 14.7% to R31.8m. Read more >>
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 | New vehicle sales in South Africa dropped by 0.2% to 55‚363 units in March compared with the same period a year earlier. Read more >>
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 | Mark Allix Ansys‚ an AltX-listed engineering company‚ has been awarded a R188m Transnet contract for the supply of an integrated dashboard display system for locomotives. Read more >>
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 | GENEVA, SWITZERLAND: Switzerland's Holcim confirmed that it is in merger talks with its French rival Lafarge in a deal that would create the world's largest cement company. Read more >>
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 | WASHINGTON, USA: Conceding company officials knew of their cars' potentially deadly ignition switches for years, GM chief Mary Barra apologised on Tuesday (2 April) and said the car manufacturer had a "civic responsibility" to make things right. Read more >>
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 | WASHINGTON, USA: US manufacturing activity gained pace in March helped by a pickup in new orders and a rebound in production, the Institute for Supply Management said. Read more >>
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 | The South African economy needs to undergo a significant structural change if it is to create jobs and employment, Trade and Industry Minister Dr Rob Davies said on Monday (7 April). Read more >>
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