The launch of the biggest ever steel mill in South Africa with Chinese investment and expertise is being delayed by a sluggish local steel industry, hostile peers, and low return on investment expectations. Will the huge new mill ever see the light of day, and what will it mean for South Africa’s beleaguered steel industry?…
Johannesburg – The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) is scaling up its Black Industrialists Programme with a 100 black industrialists expected to receive support in the current financial year. Speaking at the launch of the ninth iteration of the Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP) in Sandown Johannesburg on Monday, Trade and Industry Minister Rob…
25 MAY 2017 – MEDIA RELEASE 1. BACKGROUND The country’s downstream industries in the metals and engineering sectors, particularly small to medium sized enterprises (with up to 50 employees) are under serious pressure due to a number of structural factors, which have undermined the sector’s competitiveness. This has resulted in a number of firm closures…
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The Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) invites you to apply to participate in the Outward Selling and Mission (OSM) to Singapore and Malaysia. The Mission forms part of the dti’s objective to create and identify export markets for South African value-added products and services in Southeast Asia. The Mission serves also to promote…
