JOHANNESBURG, 22 May 2016 – Small Business Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu will be the main speaker in a plenary session focusing on relations between

JOHANNESBURG, 19 May 2016 – A string of high-profile speakers will address delegates attending the 2nd Annual Southern African Metals and Engineering Indaba taking place at the IDC Conference Centre in Sandton next Thursday and Friday.

JOHANNESBURG, 17 May 2016 –Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan will deliver the closing address at the 2nd Southern African Metals and Engineering Indaba scheduled to take place on 26 and 27 May at the IDC Conference Centre in Sandton.

JOHANNESBURG, 12 May 2016 – Metals and engineering production figures released by Statistics South Africa today reflect a sector spiralling into a deeper crisis than previously thought with production declining by nearly 7% in the first quarter when compared to the same period last year and by more than 5% over a 12-month period, the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) said today.

JOHANNESBURG, 12 May 2016 – According to the Department of Trade and Industry, trade among Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) nations has increased by 70% since the group was established in 2009. In the same year China, which boasts the world’s second largest economy, became South Africa’s single-biggest trading partner. Bilateral trade between the two countries has grown in subsequent years, reaching its highest level of R270 billion in 2013.

In a general communication that went out to many employers in the metals and engineering sector yesterday morning, headlined “Sacrificing the industry to save Mittal”, NEASA CEO Gerhard Papenfus made a number of sensational claims that require clarification.