Tag: Import
TNPA signs agreement with Mnambithi Terminals for a liquid bulk facility at the Port...
Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) on Thursday 23 May, signed a Terminal Operator Agreement (TOA) with Mnambithi Terminals for the development of a liquid bulk facility at the port’s Maydon Wharf...
The South African Valve And Actuator Manufacturers Association (SAVAMA)
Formed in 1974, the organisation currently has 21 members who collectively account for a substantial number of the valves and actuators manufactured or assembled in South Africa.
Regular meetings of the association...
TNPA issues requests for information for potential hydrogen initiatives
IN support of South Africa’s transition into a low carbon economy, Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) for the development of a terminal facility and...
Government assurances needed for egg importers to step up to the plate
The ongoing egg shortage crisis requires immediate legislative intervention and assurances for importers to step up and plug the gap on shelves, warn experts at Hume International, a major South African...
What does South Africa stand to gain from an expanded BRICS?
By Hannah de Nobrega, Quantitative Analyst at Prescient Investment Management
It is difficult to assess what an expanded Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS) grouping will mean for South African...
Another annual handling record for Transnet Port Terminals
Focused revitalisation efforts across Transnet Port Terminals’ agricultural sector has seen the Durban Agribulk Terminal handle its highest volumes in ten years as the 2022/2023 financial year ends this month. Having...
Steel Import tariffs destroying local manufacturing efforts
Tal-Tec’s Greg Talbot, MD of the Brits-based local manufacturer of modular farming solutions for managing livestock, describes how South Africa’s steel import tariffs are impacting the competitiveness of his business.
“For manufacturers...
Citrus crisis: SA government lodges WTO dispute
By Justin Chadwick, CEO of the Citrus Growers Association (CGA).
ON 22 July 2022, the Permanent Mission of South Africa to the United Nations and other International Organizations wrote to Mr. Joao...
Feathers set to fly over poultry import tariffs, job losses
The increase ‘will rob many consumers of a favoured protein, will shut businesses and lead to the loss of up to 12,000 jobs’.
The SA Poultry Association has been accused of gate-keeping...
Cement import growth of 85% is driven by Vietnam
Vietnam was the major driver of an 85 percent year-on-year increase in cement imports into South Africa last year, according to construction market intelligence firm Industry Insight.
It said a total of...
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