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Johannesburg, 17 March 2019 – Unemployment – in particular youth unemployment – is without doubt one of the most pressing challenges currently facing South Africa’s young democracy, and is reported…
Johannesburg, 14 March 2019 - The sustained positive trajectory in production of the broader manufacturing sector is encouraging but still volatile, so says Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern…
As we accept the reality that Eskom’s load-shedding is once more upon us, we should also shed a tear for President Cyril Ramaphosa’s noble plans to fix the SA economy,…
JOHANNESBURG, 07 MARCH 2019 – The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) is bitterly disappointed by the decision by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA)…
Johannesburg, 7 March 2019 – Businesses form an integral part of the communities in which they operate. Therefore, it stands to reason that, similar to other responsible citizens, businesses should…
Johannesburg, 1 March 2019 - The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) is disappointed by a further decline in overall business activity in the broader manufacturing sector,…
Johannesburg, 26 February 2018 – The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) invites companies operating in the metals and engineering sector to submit their entries for the…
Johannesburg, 12 February 2019 - The decrease in output in the broader manufacturing sector in December 2018, as released by Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) today, is worrying, Steel and Engineering…
Johannesburg, 12 February 2019 - The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) welcomes the improvement – announced by Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) today – in the unemployment…
INTRODUCTION Management will be aware, from recent media reports, that the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) is preparing for a protest action in the form of a national…
JOHANNESBURG, 8 FEBRUARY 2019 – Despite 2018 being a generally challenging year for both the global and domestic economy, the Metals and Engineering (M&E) sector is poised for a third…
The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) is disappointed by the decline in overall business activity in the broader manufacturing sector as reflected in the Absa Purchasing…
Johannesburg, 31 January 2019 – The latest data for the Producer Price Index (PPI) for intermediate manufactured goods is disappointing, indicating a further deterioration in selling price inflation in the…
Johannesburg, 23 January 2019 - The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) welcomes the easing of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) , with the numbers moving further…
Johannesburg, 17 January 2019 - The Steel and Engineering industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) welcomes the South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB’s) decision to keep the repo rate unchanged at…
Johannesburg, 12 December 2018 - The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) is disappointed by the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures, which indicate that inflation increased…
Johannesburg, 11 December 2018 - The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) welcomes the preliminary production data for the Metals and Engineering (M&E) cluster of industries released…
Johannesburg, 4 December 2018 – The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) welcomes South Africa’s official exit from a technical recession in the third quarter of 2018,…
Johannesburg, 3 December 2018 - The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) welcomes the improvement in overall business activity in the broader manufacturing sector, as reflected in…
Johannesburg, 29 November 2018 – Businesses in the metals and engineering (M&E) cluster are unlikely to benefit from a continuous increase in the selling price inflation in October 2018, given…
Johannesburg, 22 November 2018 – The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) is extremely disappointed over the South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB) decision to hike interest rates…
Johannesburg, 21 November 2018 – The increase in the official inflation number released by Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) today does not bode well for hard-pressed businesses in the Metals and…
Huge Reputational Risk for Companies in Metals and Engineering Sector Protection of employees from occupational injuries and illness is one of the most underrated aspects in corporate governance and ethics.…
Johannesburg, 8 November 2018 - The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) today laments a third consecutive decrease in output of the broader manufacturing sector – including its…
Johannesburg, 1 November 2018 - The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) is concerned about the dip in overall business activity in the broader manufacturing sector, as…
Johannesburg, 25 October 2018 - The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) welcomes the continuous improvement in the Producer Price Index (PPI) for intermediate manufactured goods, as…
Johannesburg, 24 October 2018 - The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) welcomes the decision by the US Department of Commerce (DoC) to exclude some of South…
Johannesburg, 24 October 2018 – The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) welcomes Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s maiden Medium- Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS), with spending projected…
Johannesburg, 14 October 2016 - Arabela Holdings Executive Chairman Elias Monage was elected President of the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) and Chairman of its Board…
Subdued Domestic Demand Likely To Constraint Promising Manufacturing Production Outlook, Says SEIFSA
Johannesburg, 11 October 2018 – The latest manufacturing production data released by Statistics South Africa today confirms the resilience of the Metals and Engineering (M&E) cluster of sub-industries, despite the country…
Employment Equity: May the Force Be with you – The Serious Consequences of the Employment Equity Act
“Don’t put it off”, that’s the warning from SEIFSA to its members and all other companies within the Metals and Engineering Sector. The Department of Labour has ramped up its…
Johannesburg, 1 October 2018 - The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) notes with concern that the seasonally-adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) released today for September 2018…
Johannesburg, 26 September 2018 – The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) is seriously concerned about the jobs lost in the manufacturing sector during the second quarter…
Johannesburg, 21 September 2018 – Government’s fiscal stimulus package will not provide long-term solutions to South Africa’s ailing economy, instead Government needs to create a conducive environment for entrepreneurs in…
Johannesburg, 21 September 2018 – Delegates attending the 4th Southern African Metals and Engineering Indaba organised by the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) at the IDC…
Johannesburg, 21 September 2018 – Business and Government need to work together to increase demand for locally-manufactured products if the creation of one million jobs, in the manufacturing sector, by…
Johannesburg, 21 September 2018 – Lack of demand in the form of large infrastructure projects, expensive input costs, lack of skills required by the metals and engineering (M&E) sector as…
Johannesburg, 21 September 2018 – The ruling party is cognisant of and appreciates challenges facing South Africa’s metals and engineering (M&E) sector including lack of demand, proliferation of illegal imports,…
Johannesburg, 20 September 2018 – Delegates attending the 4th Southern African Metals and Engineering Indaba organised by the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) at the IDC…
Johannesburg, 20 September 2018 – The global trade war between two of the world’s largest economies has the potential to render global growth less synchronised, less certain and less supportive…
Johannesburg, 20 September 2018 – South Africa’s National Development Plan (NDP) was still relevant despite the slow pace of its implementation, Minister in the Presidency Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said at the…
Johannesburg, 20 September 2018 – State capture needs to be dealt with urgently to restore public confidence in the State, the constitutional framework and the rule of law. This is…
Johannesburg, 20 September 2018 – The prioritization of economic growth, global competitiveness and policy certainty and predictability are key to improving South Africa’s Sovereign credit rating, so said Massmart Holdings…
Johannesburg, 20 September 2018 – A change in attitude towards the metals and engineering sector from Government, particularly the Department of Trade and Industry and the Gauteng Provincial Government is…
OPENING REMARKS Thank you, Melissa. Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the Fourth Southern African Metals and Engineering Indaba. Our inaugural conference took place at Emperors’ Palace at Ekurhuleni in 2015,…
Johannesburg, 19 September 2018 - The slowdown in the official inflation number released by Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) today is encouraging as beleaguered businesses in the Metals and Engineering (M&E) cluster…
Johannesburg, 19 September 2018 – High-calibre speakers – including Cabinet Ministers senior business leaders and labour leaders – will address delegates attending the fourth Southern African Metals and Engineering Indaba…
Johannesburg, 18 September 2018 – In March this year, the African Union launched the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), with the main agreement having been signed on 22 March…
Johannesburg, 16 September 2018 – The link between the metals and engineering (M&E) sector and the mining, construction and auto manufacturing industries will come under scrutiny at the fourth Southern…
Johannesburg, 16 September 2018 – Transnet and ESKOM Chief Executive Officers Siyabonga Gama and Phakamani Hadebe will discuss administered prices such as logistics costs, electricity prices and port tariffs, which…
JOHANNESBURG, 11 SEPTEMBER 2018 – The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) welcomes the third consecutive increase in output in the metals and engineering sector in July 2018,…
Johannesburg, 9 September 2018 – The black industrialist programme championed by the Department of Trade and Industry will come under discussion during the fourth Southern African Metals and Engineering Indaba,…
Johannesburg, 4 September 2018 – Parties to the Metals and Engineering Industries Bargaining Council (MEIBC) today voted overwhelmingly in favour of the extension of the three-year agreement reached in the…
Johannesburg, 4 September 2018 – The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) is concerned about the poor performance of the economy and the contribution of the broader…
The extension of a bargaining council’s collective agreement is not unconstitutional. This view was upheld by Judge John Murphy on behalf of a full bench of the North Gauteng (Pretoria)…
Johannesburg, 3 September 2018 - The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) is concerned about the significant decline in the Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) released by Absa today,…
Johannesburg, 3 September 2018 – Six years ago, the Government adopted the National Development Plan (NDP), a blueprint for how South Africa could eradicate poverty and reduce inequality by 2030…
JOHANNESBURG, 30 August 2018 – The continuous improvement in selling price inflation of companies in the metals and engineering (M&E) sector is encouraging, Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern…
Johannesburg, 26 August 2018 – Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene will, on the first day of the 2018 Southern African Metals and Engineering Indaba, meet with Business Unity South Africa CEO…
JOHANNESBURG, 22 AUGUST 2018 – The consistent rise in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a cause for great concern and does not bode well for businesses operating in the…
Johannesburg, 20 August 2018 – Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan, Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse Executive Director Wayne Duvenage and Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution Executive Secretary…
Johannesburg, 12 August 2018 – Can South Africa’s manufacturing sector create a million jobs by 2027 amidst a stagnant economy and the much-anticipated fourth industrial revolution, which is likely to…
Johannesburg, 7 August 2018 - The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) welcomes a second consecutive increase in output of the metals and engineering (M&E) cluster in two months, SEIFSA…
Johannesburg, 5 August 2018 – South Africa’s prominent political parties will get an opportunity to unpack their economic manifestos to business leaders attending the 2018 Southern African Metals and Engineering Indaba,…
The Constitutional Court Ruling on Labour Brokers may mistakenly have created the perception that all clients of labour brokers become the sole employer of employees who earn below R205 433.30 per…
Johannesburg, 1 August 2018 – The rebound in overall business activity in the broader manufacturing sector is encouraging and bodes well for the future, the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa…
JOHANNESBURG, 31 JULY 2018 – The employment data released by Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) today is indicative of an economy under duress and highlights the mammoth task facing stakeholders in…
Introduction As you may be aware from media reports, the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) says it supports the call of a national shutdown which is expected…
PURPOSE: The purpose of this submission is to report on the outcome of the long-awaited Constitutional Court judgment in what has been a lengthy litigation between Assign Services (Pty) Ltd…
Johannesburg, 26 July 2018 - The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) welcomes the increase in the Producer Price Index (PPI) for intermediate manufactured goods published by…
Johannesburg, 25 July 2018 – Delegates attending the 2018 Southern African Metals and Engineering Indaba at the IDC Conference Centre in Sandton on 20 and 21 September will have an…
JOHANNESBURG, 12 JULY 2018 – The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) is cautiously optimistic following the release of production data reflecting an increase in output in the Metals…
Johannesburg, 3 July 2018 - The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) is concerned about the general dip in overall business activity in the broader manufacturing sector…
Please find attached a detailed notification letter issued on the 21 June 2018 by the Quality Council for Trade and Occupations (QCTO ) providing an update on Circular 1 which…
Johannesburg, 28 June 2018 - The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) welcomes the latest Producer Price Index (PPI) data for intermediate manufactured goods released by Statistics…
Following a series of protracted negotiations, the latest version of the Mining Charter was gazetted on 15 June 2018 for public comment. The closing date for submissions on the Mining…
Johannesburg, 25 June 2018 – Stronger global demand, firmer international commodity prices and a volatile exchange rate bode well for metals and engineering (M&E) sector production and exports in 2018,…
Notice with regard to the surplus distribution by the Funds IMPORTANT: This is not a new distribution of surplus and former members and paid-up members who have already applied for…
Johannesburg, 24 June 2018 – The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) has partnered with Aurik Enterprise Development (Aurik) to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in…
The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) today concluded an important Partnership Agreement with Aurik Business Accelerator to boost small businesses in the sector. Signing the agreement…
Johannesburg, 20 June 2018 - The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) is encouraged by the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures released by Statistics South Africa…
South Africa’s Youth Month is upon us. In song and dance, we will commemorate and celebrate the enormous contribution made by the young people of 1976 against the apartheid regime.…
Introduction As you may be aware from recent media reports, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) are preparing for a…
WHAT IS THE MAIN AGREEMENT? The Main Agreement is a collective agreement between the employer organisations and trade unions that constitute the Metal and Engineering Industries Bargaining Council. This agreement…
Members of Associations affiliated to the Steel Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) which are unable to implement the agreed wage increase are encouraged to submit an application for…
Johannesburg, 7 June 2018 – The decrease in metals and engineering sector production output in April, following a positive trajectory during the early months of the year, is very disappointing,…
There is no denying that although women in South Africa have, since the dawn of democracy, come a long way and made significant advancements in business and politics, among other…
JOHANNESBURG, 5 MAY 2018 – Despite the positive shift in political will, improved consumer and business confidence and generally lower inflation in the first quarter of 2018 when compared to…
All these risks emanate from trade across borders, which is subject to highly volatile exchange rates. Foreign exchange risk adds considerable risk to exporters, importers and competitors with imported goods…
Among other imperatives, local industrial manufacturing, including SA’s heterogeneous metals and engineering (M&E) sector, needs innovation to spur industrial growth. The public has not often viewed machinery and equipment makers…
Export competitiveness in the metals and engineering sector is pivotal for economic growth and synchronised upswing in the world economy. Our review of the State of the Metals and Engineering…
JOHANNESBURG, 1 JUNE 2019 – The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) is concerned about the continuous volatility in the ABSA Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) released today,…
OPPORTUNITY TO SPONSOR THE SEIFSA GOLF DAY TO TAKE PLACE AT THE HOUGHTON GOLF CLUB ON 31 AUGUST 2018
The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA), which represents about 2000 companies in Southern Africa, will hold its 67th annual Golf Day at the prestigious Houghton Golf…
Johannesburg, 24 May 2018 – The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) has announced the winners of its 4th Annual SEIFSA Awards for Excellence in a ceremony…
Johannesburg, 23 May 2018 – The official inflation number released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) does not augur well for businesses and consumers overwhelmed with the recent increases in…
Following the signing of the Settlement Agreement and the commitment contained therein to prepare a Consolidated Main Agreement for submission to the Department of Labour, with a request that it…
JOHANNESBURG, 10 MAY 2018 – The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) is encouraged by the continuous improvement in production in the metals and engineering (M&E) sector,…
It is important for companies involved in foreign trade to consider the options available to them to protect their bottom line, writes Michael Ade. Despite the continuous recovery in global…
JOHANNESBURG, 2 MAY 2018 – The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) is encouraged by the improvement in the Absa Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) released today, with…
Johannesburg, 2 May 2018 – The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) is worried about the impact the US’s decision to permanently impose large tariffs on the…
DECREASING PPI TREND GOOD FOR FUTURE CPI EASING, BUT WORRISOME TO PRODUCERS – SEIFSA Johannesburg, 26 April 2018 – Although the declining Producer Price Index (PPI) will help cushion the…
IMPORTANT NOTICE merSETA stakeholders APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION ON THE SUBMISSION OF THE YEAR 19 - MANDATORY AND DISCRETIONARY GRANT Stakeholders are advised that should they be unable to submit their…
JOHANNESBURG, 15 APRIL 2018 – Great companies make for good corporate citizens, positively impacting on their stakeholders, the lives of communities in which they operate as well as the environments…
Introduction As Management may be aware from recent media reports, the South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) – of which NUMSA is a member – is preparing for a…
JOHANNESBURG, 8 APRIL 2018 – The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) calls on companies that have embraced transformation in the metals and engineering sector to submit…
Johannesburg, 6 April 2018 – An increase in the price of electricity will deal South Africa’s metals and engineering (M&E) sector – which is just beginning to come out of…
Johannesburg, 4 April 2018 - The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) notes with concern that the Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) released today indicates that the…
Johannesburg, 2 April 2018 – South Africa has identified re-industrialisation as one of the key initiatives with the potential to unlock the country’s economic growth potential. When it takes off,…
JOHANNESBURG, 29 MARCH 2018 – The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) is concerned about the latest Producer Price Index (PPI) figures released by Statistics South Africa…
Johannesburg - 29 March 2018, The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) welcomes the South African Reserve Bank’s decision to reduce the repo rate by 25 basis…
In 2017 the industry wage negotiations took place and the challenge is to ensure that the Main Agreement is implemented consistently within our industry. Your knowledge is vital to this…
Let SEIFSA Guide You Can employers apply for an exemption from the upcoming wage increases? In these difficult economic and trading times, some companies may be battling to survive or…
Peaceful Striking for Pressure The right to strike is entrenched in section 17 of the Constitution – and it is provided for in the Labour Relations Act (the LRA). The…
Johannesburg, 25 March 2018 – Doing business in a manner that focuses on creating a positive experience for the customer is one of the key ingredients required for succeeding in…
Johannesburg, 23 March 2018 – The broader South African steel industry appears to be caught in the middle of what is playing out to be a nasty bilateral squabble between…
Just like high blood pressure is referred to as the silent killer, so, too, can absenteeism from work be regarded in a similar vein. It’s an administrative burden on Managers…
As a mandate-driven organisation, SEIFSA derives its mandate from the SEIFSA Council, which is an assembly of SEIFSA-affiliated employer Associations. At that forum, member Associations debate matters among themselves and…
Johannesburg, 20 March 2918 - The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) is encouraged by the latest consumer price index (CPI) figures indicating a continued easing of…
Johannesburg, 18 March 2018 – Economic development and ecological challenges, including climate change and the depletion of natural resources, go hand in hand. As economies develop through industrialization, the quality…
Can you answer these 4 Industrial Relations & Legal Compliance confidently? Can you ensure a water tight dismissal? Do you know the difference between authorized and unauthorized leave? Can…
Johannesburg, 13 March 2918 – The latest preliminary seasonally-adjusted production data published by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) today reflect an increase in output in the metals and engineering (M&E)…
Introduction As you may be aware from recent media reports, the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) is preparing for a protest action in the form of a one-day…
SEIFSA has been approached by the National Business Initiative (NBI) following the first phase of the Youth Employment Initiative which requested members to submit any information readily available on youth employment…
Johannesburg, 11 March 2018 – With employees being the most valuable assets of any successful business, companies should value their lives and invest heavily in ensuring that the environment in…
Are you prepared for one of the most disruptive challenges ever to your business? It’s not business as usual anymore. The Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act presents one of…
Labour Case Law: It’s all in the interpretation Lawyers are the ultimate knowledge workers. Quality legal advice is dependent on access to accurate and timely legal information. As such, staying…
Johannesburg, 6 March 2918 – The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) welcomes the improvement in South Africa’s real gross domestic product (GDP) and is encouraged by…
Johannesburg, 5 March 2018 – Businesses form an integral part of the communities in which they operate. Therefore, it follows logically that, like other responsible citizens, businesses should play a…
Johannesburg, 1 March 2018 – The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) welcomes the continued improvement in overall business activity in the manufacturing sector as reflected in…
Johannesburg, 28 February 2018 – The latest release on the Producer Price Index (PPI) for intermediate manufactured goods published by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) today reflects a further deterioration…
Johannesburg, 27 February 2018 – The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) has welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Cabinet restructuring, but expressed disappointment at the retention of at…
Johannesburg, 26 February 2018 – South Africa’s metals and engineering (M&E) sector is one of the country’s least transformed sectors of the economy. Against this backdrop, among others, the Steel…
Johannesburg, 21 February 2018 - The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) welcomes the Government’s announced efforts to reduce its ballooning expenditure significantly and stabilise debt levels…
For 75 years, the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) has represented the metals and engineering industries, provided active support for Employer Associations and lobbied for policies…
Johannesburg, 19 February 2018 – The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) is extremely concerned that the quandary of the local steel industry will continue to worsen…
Johannesburg, 19 February 2018 – There is no doubt that innovation has an enormous role to play in economic development. Not only does it contribute towards producing goods and services…
JOHANNESBURG, 17 FEBRUARY 2018 – President Cyril Ramaphosa’s inaugural State-of-the-National Address last night was a clear indication that South Africa is on the verge of turning the corner and re-embracing…
Johannesburg, 15 February 2018 – The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) welcomes the eventual resignation of former president Jacob Zuma last night and congratulates the ANC…
JOHANNESBURG, 13 FEBRUARY 2017 – The employment data released today by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) – showing a mild slowdown in the unemployment rate, amidst slowly improving optimism in…
Johannesburg, 11 February 2018 – The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) invites manufacturers operating in the metals and engineering sector to submit their entries for the…
Siya Biniza (Political Economy Southern Africa – PESA) Siya is a Political Economist specialising in Development Finance, Industrial Development, and Regional Integration. He has an insightful understanding of the political economy…
JOHANNESBURG, 2 FEBRUARY 2018 – After three long years of poor performance, the metals and engineering sector is expected to grow for a second consecutive year in 2018, the Steel…
SEIFSA IS WORRIED BY THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE U.S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE IN ITS ANTIDUMPING DUTY INVESTIGATIONS OF IMPORTS OF CARBON AND ALLOY STEEL WIRE ROD FROM SOUTH AFRICA JOHANNESBURG,…
JOHANNESBURG, 12 DECEMBER 2017 - The latest preliminary production data for October 2017 for the metals and engineering (M&E) sector released by Statistics South Africa today shows an increase in…
JOHANNESBURG, 12 DECEMBER 2017 – The employment data released by Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) today indicates a deeply troubled economy and is a serious cause for concern, the Steel and…
JOHANNESBURG, 1 DECEMBER 2017 - The Steel and Engineering Industries of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) welcomes the latest preliminary data released by the Absa Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), which indicates an…
Johannesburg, 23 November 2017 - The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) welcomes the sensible decision by the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) to leave the repo…
JOHANNESBURG, 20 NOVEMBER 2017 – Granting Eskom its requested tariff increase would deliver a near-fatal blow to the struggling metals and engineering sector, the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of…
JOHANNESBURG, 1 November 2017 - The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) is cautiously optimistic about the sector’s performance in light of data released by the Absa…
JOHANNESBURG, 30 OCTOBER 2017 - The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa ( SEIFSA) is extremely concerned that the challenges of the local steel industry will only worsen…
NEVER UNDER-ESTIMATE THE POWER OF THE NEGATIVE Dear Stakeholder By now you will no doubt have had at least one of NEASA’s ever-wailing newsletters clogging your in-box since SEIFSA member…
JOHANNESBURG, 27 OCTOBER 2017 - The increase in producer prices in September 2017 provides some much-needed comfort for producers, the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) said today.…
JOHANNESBURG, 26 OCTOBER 2017 – The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) has expressed strong opposition to Eskom’s application to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa…
JOHANNESBURG, 18 OCTOBER 2017 – The Consumer Price Inflation (CPI) figures released by Statistics South Africa earlier today place the Reserve Bank in a difficult position on whether or not…
Johannesburg, 16 October 2017 – Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) President Michael Pimstein has bemoaned the slow pace of transformation in the metals and engineering sector…
JOHANNESBURG, 10 OCTOBER 2017 – The preliminary August 2017 production data for the metals and engineering (M&E) sector released by Statistics South Africa today reflects an increase in output for…
PRESIDENTIAL BREAKFAST INVITATION The aim of this breakfast is to provide political and economic insights from our Guest Speaker, Professor JP Landman, into how the political climate is directly impacting…
The Management Committee of the Metal and Engineering Industries Bargaining Council (MEIBC) has approved an increase in the Council’s Registration and Administration Expenses Agreement with effect from Friday, 6 October…
Introduction As you may be aware from recent media reports, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) is preparing for a possible protest action in the form of a…
Johannesburg, 20 September 2017 - The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) has thrown its weight behind the Empowered Engineering and Manufacturing Initiative. SEIFSA has partnered with…
By Kaizer M. Nyatsumba, Chief Executive Officer, SEIFSA Date: Wednesday, 20 September 2017 Thank you very much, Programme Director, for that introduction. Greetings, Ladies and Gentlemen – and welcome to…
Johannesburg, 14 September 2017 – Major players in the South African automotive industry today lauded the success of the Automotive Production and Development Programme (APDP), saying it had contributed to the…
Johannesburg, 14 September 2017 – Business, labour and other social partners should work together to punish those involved in corruption and state capture, Mapungubwe Institute for Strategy Reflection (MISTRA) CEO Joel Netshitenzhe said…
Johannesburg, 14 September 2017 – The judicial commission of inquiry into allegations of state capture should be set up without delay, African National Congress (ANC) Treasurer-General Dr Zweli Mkhize told delegates at the…
HIGH-PROFILE SPEAKERS FOR THE 3rd SOUTHERN AFRICAN METALS AND ENGINEERING INDABA DATE: 14-15 SEPTEMBER 2017 VENUE: The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) Conference Centre, 19 Friedman Road, Sandton TIME:…
Johannesburg, 7 September 2017 – The Automotive Production and Development Programme’s (APDP’s) impact on demand for South Africa’s metals and engineering sector will come under the spotlight in next week’s…
Johannesburg, 3 September 2017 – In the face of slow economic growth and rising unemployment, South Africa needs a social compact between the government, business and labour to foster labour market…
Johannesburg, 31 August 2017 – The 1.5% annual decrease in the Producer Price Index (PPI) for intermediate manufactured goods in July 2017 does not augur well for producers in an economy…
Johannesburg, 27 August 2017 - The creation of a single market for goods and services through the much-anticipated Continental Free Trade Area will create enormous opportunities for manufacturers in the continent,…
Johannesburg, 23 August 2017 – The declining Producer Price Index (PPI) increases chances of further inflation easing in the near future, Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA)…
Johannesburg, 23 August 2017 – The metals and engineering sector today signed the 2017-2020 metals and engineering sector settlement agreement at the Metals and Engineering Industries Bargaining Council (MEIBC) offices in Johannesburg.…
Johannesburg, 20 August 2017 - Southern African countries must align their priorities in order to set the region's manufacturing sector on a sustainable growth path, Steel and Engineering Federated Industries of…
Johannesburg, 17 August 2017 – Political leadership in Southern African can either advance or hinder economic growth in the region, according to Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) CEO…
Johannesburg, 13 August 2017 - THE Government should consider additional measures to protect local metals and engineering manufacturers from cheaper and subsidized imports, according to Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of…
Our review of the State of the Metals and Engineering sector in the first quarter of 2017 reaffirmed the low-growth scenario, which saw a second consecutive contraction in GDP technically…
JOHANNESBURG, 6 August 2017 – The Southern African Metals and Engineering Indaba 2017 is an opportunity for stakeholders to come up with workable solutions to stop the jobs bloodbath in…
JOHANNESBURG, 2 August 2017 – Manufacturers continue to face serious headwinds despite last month’s decision by the South African Reserve Bank to cut the repo rate by 25 basis points, which was…
FALLING PPI POINTS TO WEAK DEMAND PROSPECTS IN THE ECONOMY, SAYS SEIFSA Johannesburg, 27 July 2017 – South Africa’s hard-pressed manufacturers are on the receiving end of the weak…
HIGH-PROFILE SPEAKERS FOR THE 3rd ANNUAL SOUTHERN AFRICAN METALS AND ENGINEERING INDABA JOHANNESBURG, 23 July 2017 – Renowned and prominent speakers will address delegates attending the 3rd Annual Southern African…
BUSINESS AND CONSUMER SPENDING IS IMPORTANT TO BOOST THE ECONOMY, SAYS SEIFSA Johannesburg, 19 July 2017 – South Africa’s ailing economy desperately needs an increase in business and consumer expenditure…
SEIFSA MAKES TWO TOP APPOINTMENTS IN ITS ECONOMICS DIVISION JOHANNEBURG, 17 July 2017 – The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) is pleased to announce the appointment…
SEIFSA REPRESENTS SMALL AND BIG COMPANIES, AND SEEKS A WIN-WIN DISPENSATION WITH LABOUR JOHANNESBURG, 12 JULY 2017 – Contrary to propaganda maliciously spread by another employer organisation, the Steel and…
The South African economy is struggling to support manufacturing, says SEIFSA JOHANNESBURG, 3 JULY 2017 – The decline in the June 2017 ABSA Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) is a confirmation…
SEIFSA welcomes automotive sector’s commitment to increase sourcing of locally-produced goods Johannesburg, 28 June 2017 – The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) welcomes the automotive industry’s…
PPI data point to margin pressure in the metals and engineering sector, says SEIFSA Johannesburg, 27 June 2017 – The Producer Price Inflation (PPI) data released by Statistics South Africa…
Johannesburg, 27 June 2017 – The employment figures released by Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) today indicate a deeply troubled economy which, in the absence of a solution, will see ordinary…
