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Celebrating African creativity: Lucky Star and Chepa Streetwear collab on Phatsimo collection

Celebrating African creativity: Lucky Star and Chepa Streetwear collab on Phatsimo collection

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Klaus Plenge, managing director for Tetra Pak Southern Africa.

Klaus Plenge named MD for Tetra Pak Southern Africa

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Messe Frankfurt takes the reins of SA textile, footwear and apparel shows

Messe Frankfurt takes the reins of SA textile, footwear and apparel shows

Lauren Hartzenberg 11 Sep 2017

Automation, smart technology ushers in new era of manufacturing

Automation, smart technology ushers in new era of manufacturing

8 Sep 2017

(L-R) Joana Filipe Simplício, legal consultant; Silvia Fernandes, head of department (Chefe de departamento in Portuguese), UTIP; Martin Bachmann, group head active management, Quantum Global Group.

Angolan beverage plant gets approval

15 Aug 2017

Sweet end of packaging

Sweet end of packaging

1 Aug 2017

Digitalisation pushing boundaries of manufacturing

Digitalisation pushing boundaries of manufacturing

Dereshin Pillay 27 Jul 2017

The future of manufacturing lies in IoT investment

The future of manufacturing lies in IoT investment

Mike Vincent 11 Jul 2017

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa acquires Kenya's Equator Bottlers

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa acquires Kenya's Equator Bottlers

7 Jul 2017

Lagos Garage Training Programme graduates third batch of entrepreneurs

Lagos Garage Training Programme graduates third batch of entrepreneurs

7 Jul 2017

Inaugural Africa-ASEAN Business Expo kicks off in November

Inaugural Africa-ASEAN Business Expo kicks off in November

12 Jun 2017

Industry 4.0 and IoT central to manufacturing transformation

Industry 4.0 and IoT central to manufacturing transformation

5 Jun 2017

Putting people at the centre of multi-buy promotions

Putting people at the centre of multi-buy promotions

Lauren Hartzenberg 25 May 2017

Africa increases high-value production, global trends identify industrial growth

Africa increases high-value production, global trends identify industrial growth

16 May 2017

Will additive manufacturing inspire the next industrial revolution?

Will additive manufacturing inspire the next industrial revolution?

Nicholas Kitonyi 3 May 2017

Angola gains cosmetics factory

Angola gains cosmetics factory

28 Mar 2017

Coffee wars heat up – JDE vs Nestlé

Coffee wars heat up – JDE vs Nestlé

Matthew Barry 24 Feb 2017

Tiger Brands to exit controlling stake in Kenyan business

Tiger Brands to exit controlling stake in Kenyan business

22 Feb 2017

IKEA collaborates with Design Indaba to create IKEA's first all-African collection

IKEA collaborates with Design Indaba to create IKEA's first all-African collection

9 Feb 2017

Onyx Connect to build Africa's first smartphone plant

Onyx Connect to build Africa's first smartphone plant

8 Dec 2016

4th Addis Agrofood Exhibition in Ethiopia

4th Addis Agrofood Exhibition in Ethiopia

27 Sep 2016

Kayoola Solar Bus

#AfricaMonth: Driving Ugandan vehicle manufacturing

Lauren Hartzenberg 25 May 2016

Major Mauritian delegation to Source Africa

Major Mauritian delegation to Source Africa

24 May 2016

Middle East and Africa 3D printing market to total $1.3 billion by 2019

Middle East and Africa 3D printing market to total $1.3 billion by 2019

24 Feb 2016

SSA industrial adhesives market growing faster than traditional markets

SSA industrial adhesives market growing faster than traditional markets

Constance Nyambayo 13 Jul 2015

U.S. Department of Agriculture via

Deloitte report: consumers set to become manufacturing co-creators

2 Jul 2015

Africa has never looked better

Africa has never looked better

Louise Robinson 25 Jun 2015

Charles Brewer: 2015 to be a year of growth for the logistics industry in Africa

Charles Brewer: 2015 to be a year of growth for the logistics industry in Africa

Cari Van Wyk 8 Jun 2015

Electricity shortages in sub-Saharan Africa a key concern: Euromonitor

Electricity shortages in sub-Saharan Africa a key concern: Euromonitor

Ntsakisi Maswanganyi 10 Apr 2015

Nigerian economy remains strong - Okonjo Iweala

Nigerian economy remains strong - Okonjo Iweala

8 Apr 2015

Africa Business App launched by KPMG

Africa Business App launched by KPMG

17 Feb 2015

AECI's Mark Dytor is looking for opportunities in other parts of the world because of strikes in SA and the weak state of the economy. Image: AECI

AECI plans to reduce its reliance on a weak SA

Nick Hedley 30 Jul 2014

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Automation, smart technology ushers in new era of manufacturing

Automation, smart technology ushers in new era of manufacturing

8 Sep 2017

(L-R) Joana Filipe Simplício, legal consultant; Silvia Fernandes, head of department (Chefe de departamento in Portuguese), UTIP; Martin Bachmann, group head active management, Quantum Global Group.

Angolan beverage plant gets approval

15 Aug 2017

Sweet end of packaging

Sweet end of packaging

1 Aug 2017

Digitalisation pushing boundaries of manufacturing

Digitalisation pushing boundaries of manufacturing

Dereshin Pillay 27 Jul 2017

The future of manufacturing lies in IoT investment

The future of manufacturing lies in IoT investment

Mike Vincent 11 Jul 2017

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa acquires Kenya's Equator Bottlers

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa acquires Kenya's Equator Bottlers

7 Jul 2017

Lagos Garage Training Programme graduates third batch of entrepreneurs

Lagos Garage Training Programme graduates third batch of entrepreneurs

7 Jul 2017

Inaugural Africa-ASEAN Business Expo kicks off in November

Inaugural Africa-ASEAN Business Expo kicks off in November

12 Jun 2017

Industry 4.0 and IoT central to manufacturing transformation

Industry 4.0 and IoT central to manufacturing transformation

5 Jun 2017

Putting people at the centre of multi-buy promotions

Putting people at the centre of multi-buy promotions

Lauren Hartzenberg 25 May 2017

Africa increases high-value production, global trends identify industrial growth

Africa increases high-value production, global trends identify industrial growth

16 May 2017

Will additive manufacturing inspire the next industrial revolution?

Will additive manufacturing inspire the next industrial revolution?

Nicholas Kitonyi 3 May 2017

Angola gains cosmetics factory

Angola gains cosmetics factory

28 Mar 2017

Coffee wars heat up – JDE vs Nestlé

Coffee wars heat up – JDE vs Nestlé

Matthew Barry 24 Feb 2017

Tiger Brands to exit controlling stake in Kenyan business

Tiger Brands to exit controlling stake in Kenyan business

22 Feb 2017

IKEA collaborates with Design Indaba to create IKEA's first all-African collection

IKEA collaborates with Design Indaba to create IKEA's first all-African collection

9 Feb 2017

Onyx Connect to build Africa's first smartphone plant

Onyx Connect to build Africa's first smartphone plant

8 Dec 2016

4th Addis Agrofood Exhibition in Ethiopia

4th Addis Agrofood Exhibition in Ethiopia

27 Sep 2016

Kayoola Solar Bus

#AfricaMonth: Driving Ugandan vehicle manufacturing

Lauren Hartzenberg 25 May 2016

Major Mauritian delegation to Source Africa

Major Mauritian delegation to Source Africa

24 May 2016

Middle East and Africa 3D printing market to total $1.3 billion by 2019

Middle East and Africa 3D printing market to total $1.3 billion by 2019

24 Feb 2016

SSA industrial adhesives market growing faster than traditional markets

SSA industrial adhesives market growing faster than traditional markets

Constance Nyambayo 13 Jul 2015

U.S. Department of Agriculture via

Deloitte report: consumers set to become manufacturing co-creators

2 Jul 2015

Africa has never looked better

Africa has never looked better

Louise Robinson 25 Jun 2015

Charles Brewer: 2015 to be a year of growth for the logistics industry in Africa

Charles Brewer: 2015 to be a year of growth for the logistics industry in Africa

Cari Van Wyk 8 Jun 2015

Electricity shortages in sub-Saharan Africa a key concern: Euromonitor

Electricity shortages in sub-Saharan Africa a key concern: Euromonitor

Ntsakisi Maswanganyi 10 Apr 2015

Nigerian economy remains strong - Okonjo Iweala

Nigerian economy remains strong - Okonjo Iweala

8 Apr 2015

Africa Business App launched by KPMG

Africa Business App launched by KPMG

17 Feb 2015

AECI's Mark Dytor is looking for opportunities in other parts of the world because of strikes in SA and the weak state of the economy. Image: AECI

AECI plans to reduce its reliance on a weak SA

Nick Hedley 30 Jul 2014

PwC's Johan Potgieter says that digital and mobility are key issues that need to be addressed by businesses in South Africa. Image: LinkedIn

Mobile technology expansion needed

23 Jul 2014

Famous Brands revenue up 12%, expands further in Africa

Famous Brands revenue up 12%, expands further in Africa

Zeenat Moorad 20 May 2014

The Lumia 1020 and the Samsung side by side. Image:

Nokia, Microsoft never the twain

Toby Shapshak 12 May 2014

Ford's sub-Saharan drive may benefit SA plants

Ford's sub-Saharan drive may benefit SA plants

David Furlonger 11 Apr 2014

Telecel Zimbabwe has denied rumours that it is leaving the country. Image:

Telecel denies rumours of disinvestment in Zimbabwe

Samuel Mungadze 18 Feb 2014

An illegal diamond dealer in Zimbabwe holds gems from Marange mine. Zimbabwe has stopped illegal mining and is now selling its diamonds in Antwerp. Image:

Zimbabwe takes heart from Antwerp trial sale of gems

Ray Ndlovu 24 Dec 2013

Kenya seizes four tons of ivory as elephant slaughter surges

Kenya seizes four tons of ivory as elephant slaughter surges

11 Oct 2013

Of inventors and innovators: South Africa's pioneering entrepreneurs

Of inventors and innovators: South Africa's pioneering entrepreneurs

9 Oct 2013

Counterfeit medicine trade targets Africa's poor

Counterfeit medicine trade targets Africa's poor

24 Aug 2013

GM reopens its Egyptian operations

GM reopens its Egyptian operations

21 Aug 2013

Retail consumer markets offer promise

Retail consumer markets offer promise

Zeenat Moorad 9 Jul 2013

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