JOHANNESBURG, 11 May 2016 – Turbulent economic conditions throughout the world, the slowdown in demand from both international and domestic markets and a deluge of imports from highly-subsidized Asian economies such as China have made it more necessary for countries within the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to trade with one another in order to boost economic growth, create employment and ultimately alleviate social ills such as crime and poverty, the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa said today. 

JOHANNESBURG, 28 April 2016 – South Africa’s leading financial institutions Investec, Standard Bank and Old Mutual are the latest top companies to throw their weight behind Southern Africa’s manufacturing sector by sponsoring the two-day Southern African Metals and Engineering Indaba.

JOHANNESBURG, 21 April 2016 – The excitement that came with the introduction of the National Development Plan (NDP), which was once commended by commentators and most stakeholders for its potential to turn the fortunes of the South Africa economy around through its strategic infrastructure projects, now seems to be a thing of the past.