https://www.bizcommunity.com//196/365.htmlSouth Africa Manufacturing news15Manufacturing news - South Africahttps://biz-file.com/res/img/logo.gifhttps://www.bizcommunity.com//196/365.htmlen-usSat, 12 Aug 2023 05:25:06 +0200https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/330/240917.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2308/708619-208x117.jpg?5" width="208" height="117" alt="Source:" align="left"><br><span >Source: [[https://www.pexels.com/search/vaccine%20manufacturing/ Pexels]]</span><p>On Thursday, 11 August, the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) formally presented equipment valued at $750,000 (R14,083,950) to the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra) - marking the inaugural donation of its kind on the continent.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/330/240917.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=330&ct=1&ci=240917">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/330/240917.htmlFri, 11 Aug 2023 11:14:00 +0200Bizcommunity Manufacturing South Africahttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/494/240802.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2308/708127.jpg" width="208" height="117" alt="Financial management in South African businesses: Why patchwork systems are a real problem" align="left"><p>In South African businesses, garnering accurate and timely financial insights has become a mammoth task. The current landscape is characterised by a <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2022/06/10/todays-enterprises-have-a-complexity-problem-their-profits-productivity-and-security-depend-on-solving-it/?sh=769c73ed70f1" target="_blank">patchwork of disparate applications and systems</a> that focus on their one thing: accounting, operations, business intelligence (BI), sales, you name it.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/494/240802.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=494&ct=1&ci=240802">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/494/240802.htmlMon, 07 Aug 2023 13:47:00 +0200Bizcommunity Manufacturing South Africahttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/410/398/240745.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2308/707920-208x117.jpg?5" width="208" height="117" alt="Source: Reuters." align="left"><br><span >Source: Reuters.</span><p>GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Nigeria said on Thursday, 3 August, it plans to stop doing business after evaluating the options for moving to a third-party distribution model for its drugs and consumer healthcare goods.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/410/398/240745.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=410&c=398&ct=1&ci=240745">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/410/398/240745.htmlFri, 04 Aug 2023 11:08:00 +0200Bizcommunity Manufacturing South Africahttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/861/240668.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2308/707611-208x117.jpg?1" width="208" height="117" alt="Source: Reuters." align="left"><br><span >Source: Reuters.</span><p>The dollar barely budged on Wednesday as investors shrugged off Fitch's downgrade of the US credit rating, although the yen made up ground against the US currency as traders assessed the Bank of Japan's approach to monetary policy.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/861/240668.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=1&c=861&ct=1&ci=240668">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/861/240668.htmlWed, 02 Aug 2023 10:28:00 +0200Bizcommunity Manufacturing South Africahttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/861/240648.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2308/707556-208x117.jpg?5" width="208" height="117" alt="Source:" align="left"><br><span >Source: [[https://www.pexels.com/search/trade/ Pexels]]</span><p>In June 2023, South Africa's preliminary trade balance showed a deficit of R3.5bn, as reported by the South African Revenue Service (Sars).</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/861/240648.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=861&ct=1&ci=240648">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/861/240648.htmlWed, 02 Aug 2023 09:15:00 +0200Bizcommunity Manufacturing South Africahttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/365/240644.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2308/707544-208x117.jpg?2" width="208" height="117" alt="Image source: kzenon –" align="left"><br><span >Image source: kzenon – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span><p>The manufacturing sector is suffering a slow start to the third quarter, following a promising second quarter in terms of growth momentum. This is according to the latest seasonally adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI). Although the headline index was only marginally lower in July at 47.3 index points (47.6 in June), this stability masks substantial changes in some of the major PMI subcomponents.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/365/240644.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=365&ct=1&ci=240644">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/365/240644.htmlTue, 01 Aug 2023 12:03:00 +0200Bizcommunity Manufacturing South Africahttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/399/240464.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2307/706862.png" width="208" height="117" alt="Driving quality in local shoe manufacturing" align="left"><p>With an eye for production efficiency and improving supply chain processes, Muhammad Ajmal Khan's career in the shoe manufacturing industry has seen him work in all corners of the factory floor, and - due to Bata's global presence - he's gained experience in just about all corners of the world.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/399/240464.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=399&ct=1&ci=240464">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/399/240464.htmlTue, 25 Jul 2023 11:45:00 +0200Bizcommunity Manufacturing South Africahttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/647/240410.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2307/706623-208x117.jpg?3" width="208" height="117" alt="Some US companies still failing to meet conflict minerals rules, GAO says" align="left"><p>Some US companies buying minerals from countries including the Democratic Republic of Congo and its eastern neighbours are still failing to properly authenticate that the metals don't come from conflict zones, the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a report.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/647/240410.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=1&c=647&ct=1&ci=240410">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/647/240410.htmlMon, 24 Jul 2023 07:50:00 +0200Bizcommunity Manufacturing South Africahttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/485/240403.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2307/706602-208x117.jpg?5" width="208" height="117" alt="Automotive manufacturing returning to previous levels. Source: Pexels" align="left"><br><span >Automotive manufacturing returning to previous levels. Source: Pexels</span><p>Cars are quickly becoming rolling computers that require many microchips to power the various electronic functions. And in a world transitioning to battery electric vehicles (BEV), carmakers cannot differentiate on pure performance because everyone is user similar motors and getting similar on-road performance.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/485/240403.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=485&ct=1&ci=240403">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/485/240403.htmlFri, 21 Jul 2023 16:15:00 +0200Bizcommunity Manufacturing South Africahttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/162/240282.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2307/706094-208x117.jpg?3" width="208" height="117" alt="Nestle opened a processing unit for its coffee brand Nescafe on Tuesday in Hamanskraal. Source: Supplied." align="left"><br><span >Nestle opened a processing unit for its coffee brand Nescafe on Tuesday in Hamanskraal. Source: Supplied.</span><p>Swiss food company Nestle said on Tuesday it would be locally sourcing over 40% of raw materials for a new processing plant in South Africa to offset supply chain challenges and cut costs.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/162/240282.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=162&ct=1&ci=240282">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/162/240282.htmlWed, 19 Jul 2023 09:13:00 +0200Bizcommunity Manufacturing South Africa