South Africa to maximise opportunities in Sub-saharan Africa to further re-industrialisation
South Africa’s re-industrialisation is inevitable, but crucial to this process will be investment led trade and regional integration with the country’s neighbours. With relative ease of access to Sub-Saharan Africa and an understanding of the region, South African manufacturers can get ahead of other investors looking to Africa for new opportunities. Africa represents a large…
Industry 4.0 and IoT: Transforming the Manufacturing Industry
A massive change is coming in the way that manufacturing does business, ranging from the design and manufacturing of goods to how we service customers. Industry 4.0, otherwise known as the ‘4th Industrial Revolution’, along with IoT (Internet of Things) is central to digital transformation in the manufacturing industry. Creating a significant level of manufacturing…
2nd Eastern Cape Manufacturing Indaba To Be Hosted: 20 October 2017 – Boardwalk Casino & Hotel, Port Elizabeth
Port Elizabeth – Following the recent success of the fourth national Manufacturing Indaba event which took place at Emperors Palace, Ekurhuleni, in June 2017, and the aligned Small Business Indaba, which took place at Emperors Palace, Ekurhuleni, in June 2017, the Eastern Cape roadshow of the Manufacturing Indaba will be hosted at Eastern Cape: 20…
Western Cape’s MI looks to expand growth potential of SA’s green hub
With its aspirations of becoming the green economic hub of Africa, the Western Cape and its manufacturers are looking forward to the second annual Manufacturing Indaba Western Cape on the 8th November at the Cape Town ICC, which will once again bring together the province’s industrial movers and shakers. Manufacturing is the second biggest sector…
Manufacturing Indaba Western Cape: Great Wines. Beautiful Scenery. World-Beating Manufacturing
Manufacturing is the second biggest sector in the Western Cape and contributes about 15% to the South African manufacturing sector output. Although its agro-processing sector has shown resilience, the contribution of manufacturing to the province’s GDP is in decline, which is a concern due to the manufacturing sector’s job multiplier effect – much more so…