South African Business 2018 edition
Welcome to the sixth edition of the South African Business journal. First published in 2011, the publication has established itself as the premier business and investment guide to South Africa, supported by an e-book edition at www.southafricanbusiness.co.za. Regular pages cover all the main economic sectors of the South African economy and give a snapshot of each of the country’s provincial economies. Feature articles on topical issues such as sustainability and African trade provide unique insights, together with an interview with the newly elected chairman of the African Association of Automotive Manufacturers, Mr Thomas Schaefer. Another special feature focusses on an exciting project to transform South Africa’s small harbours and coastal properties. South African Business is complemented by nine regional publications covering the business and investment environment in each of South Africa’s provinces. The e-book editions can be viewed online at www.globalafricanetwork.com. First published in 2011, the publication has established itself as the premier business and investment guide to South Africa, supported by an e-book edition at www.southafricanbusiness.co.za Regular pages cover all the main economic sectors of the South African economy and give a snapshot of each of the country’s provincial economies. Feature articles on topical issues such as sustainability and African trade provide unique insights, together with an interview with the newly elected chairman of the African Association of Automotive Manufacturers, Mr Thomas Schaefer. Another special feature focusses on an exciting project to transform South Africa’s small harbours and coastal properties. South African Business is complemented by nine regional publications covering the business and investment environment in each of South Africa’s provinces. Visit www.globalafricanetwork.com for more business and investment news, opportunities and events.
Welcome to the sixth edition of the South African Business journal. First published in 2011, the publication has established itself as the premier business and investment guide to South Africa, supported by an e-book edition at www.southafricanbusiness.co.za.
Regular pages cover all the main economic sectors of the South African economy and give a snapshot of each of the country’s provincial economies. Feature articles on topical issues such as sustainability and African trade provide unique insights, together with an interview with the newly elected chairman of the African Association of Automotive Manufacturers, Mr Thomas Schaefer. Another special feature focusses on an exciting project to transform South Africa’s small harbours and coastal properties.
South African Business is complemented by nine regional publications covering the business and investment environment in each of South Africa’s provinces. The e-book editions can be viewed online at www.globalafricanetwork.com.
First published in 2011, the publication has established itself as the premier business and investment guide to South Africa, supported by an e-book edition at www.southafricanbusiness.co.za
Regular pages cover all the main economic sectors of the South African economy and give a snapshot of each of the country’s provincial economies. Feature articles on topical issues such as sustainability and African trade provide unique insights, together with an interview with the newly elected chairman of the African Association of Automotive Manufacturers, Mr Thomas Schaefer. Another special feature focusses on an exciting project to transform South Africa’s small harbours and coastal properties.
South African Business is complemented by nine regional publications covering the business and investment environment in each of South Africa’s provinces. Visit www.globalafricanetwork.com for more business and investment news, opportunities and events.
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OVERVIEW<br />
most important manufacturing sectors (automotive, food and beverages,<br />
and pharmaceuticals and chemicals) are dealt with in separate<br />
sections of this book.<br />
The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) is the state’s lead promoter<br />
of the sector, as seen in the MCEP example above. The main vehicle<br />
for the dti is the Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP), the seventh version<br />
of which was launched in 2016. The Support Programme for Industrial<br />
Innovation (SPII), run by the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC)<br />
on behalf of the dti, promotes technology development.<br />
New technology has been embraced by some innovative manufacturers.<br />
Desert Wolf’s Skunk Riot Control Chopper is an unmanned light<br />
aerial vehicles (UAV) that has proved popular in the world market. Denel<br />
makes a drone product that can be adapted for use by conservationists.<br />
Another IDC initiative has allocated R23-billion over three years to support<br />
the Black Industrialist Programme to help existing entrepreneurs grow.<br />
Part of the drive to improve <strong>South</strong> Africa’s rail infrastructure involves<br />
getting local companies to manufacture rolling stock. The Passenger Rail<br />
ONLINE RESOURCES<br />
Aluminium Federation of <strong>South</strong> Africa: www.afsa.org.za<br />
Centre for Advanced Manufacturing: www.cfam.co.za<br />
Manufacturing Circle: www.manufacturingcircle.co.za<br />
National Department of Trade and Industry: www.thedti.gov.za<br />
<strong>South</strong> <strong>African</strong> Textile Federation: www.texfed.co.za<br />
Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of <strong>South</strong>ern Africa:<br />
www.seifsa.co.za<br />
Agency of <strong>South</strong> Africa (PRASA)<br />
has signed local consortium<br />
Gibela to deliver 600 passenger<br />
trains. Transnet Freight Rail<br />
has contracted four suppliers to<br />
build 1 064 new diesel and electric<br />
locomotives.<br />
There has been a recovery in<br />
the textiles sector, greatly helped<br />
by an injection of R7-billion<br />
from the state in various forms<br />
since 2009. There are about<br />
90 000 workers employed in the<br />
sector, which means numbers<br />
are increasing after a big dip<br />
when the sector suffered from<br />
cheap imports.<br />
KwaZulu-Natal is home<br />
to 219 clothing companies<br />
(Coface). Ninian & Lester is one<br />
of the larger employers in the<br />
textile sector, with 1 500 people<br />
making clothing (including<br />
the Jockey brand), textiles and<br />
polypropylene.<br />
The footwear sector is also<br />
showing a good recovery. Two<br />
international safety footwear<br />
firms operate out of Pinetown:<br />
Bata Industrial and Beier. The<br />
latter company joined forces<br />
with three other <strong>South</strong> <strong>African</strong><br />
safety footwear manufacturers<br />
in 2014 to form the BBF Safety<br />
Group, making them more<br />
competitive. K-Way is a very<br />
successful outdoor clothing<br />
manufacturer with a factory in<br />
Cape Town which supplies Cape<br />
Union Mart.<br />
The furniture sector is not<br />
growing but there are about<br />
2 200 companies in the country,<br />
employing more than 26 400<br />
workers (1% of manufacturing<br />
GDP and 1.1% of manufacturing<br />
employment).<br />
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