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5 key trends driving the manufacturing sector in 2025

Trends

5 key trends driving the manufacturing sector in 2025

Mark Wilson 5 Feb 2025

Source: Ngaa Murombedzi, AHF regional advocacy and policy manager for Southern Africa.

Healthcare

The WHO is nearing a Global Pandemic Agreement - the impact on SA and the Global South

6 Nov 2024

First board produced at PG Bison's new Mkhondo MDF Line

Materials & Equipment

First board produced at PG Bison's new Mkhondo MDF Line

Issued by PG Bison 4 Jun 2024

Source: City of Hope.

Healthcare

Breakthroughs in medicine: top virologist on the two most important developments for Africa

Oyewale Tomori 2 Nov 2023

Healthcare

AUC, Africa CDC, and Gavi forge strategic vaccine partnership

16 Oct 2023

Covid-19

#BRICS2023: Pandemic fund in focus for Brics Bank

Katja Hamilton 30 Aug 2023

Source: Reuters.

Covid-19

Covid-19 vaccine scheme for poorest has $2.6bn left to spend as pandemic recedes

Jennifer Rigby 26 Jun 2023

Source: Supplied.

Public Health

Mastercard Foundation and IPD bolster the continent's capacity to produce vaccines

5 Jun 2023

Introducing the Detpak paper lid

Packaging

Introducing the Detpak paper lid

Issued by Mpact 18 Oct 2022

Economy

Local vaccine production boosts economic transformation and job creation in South Africa

Patrick Tippoo 22 Jun 2022

Source: REUTERS.

Covid-19

New vaccine plant in Senegal gets €75m from EIB

6 Jun 2022

Packaging

Ardagh's $1bn takeover of African glass maker Consol concludes

3 May 2022

Covid-19

Biovac gears up to manufacture Pfizer vaccine

6 Dec 2021

Source: © Jozef Polc

Economy

Steel strike & loadshedding sees drop in October's Absa PMI

3 Nov 2021

Source: © Dmitry Kalinovsky

Medtech

Medtech sector key to SA's economic recovery

2 Nov 2021

Source: ©Stepan Popov

Covid-19

Covid-19 vaccine plant in Africa? This is what it would take to build one

23 Jun 2021

Design & Manufacturing

Many African countries had a surprise manufacturing surge in 2010s - it bodes well for the years ahead

Gaaitzen de Vries, Emmanuel B Mensah, Hagen Kruse and Kunal Sen 2 Mar 2021

African self-reliance in meeting Covid-19 challenges

Manufacturing & Parts

African self-reliance in meeting Covid-19 challenges

28 Jul 2020

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Research

Africa should focus on industrialisation. Free trade will follow

Michael E Odijie 27 Nov 2019

Durban conference set to focus on Africa's green economy

ESG & Sustainability

Durban conference set to focus on Africa's green economy

14 Nov 2019

Workers pack coffee sachets at the Dormans coffee factory in Nairobi, Kenya. Credit: The Conversation Africa/EPA/Daniel Irungu.

Research

African countries can't industrialise? Yes, they can

Wim Naudé 13 Nov 2019

First 'I AM Tech - Africa Forum and Exhibition' to lead the way into a 3D future

Exhibitions

First 'I AM Tech - Africa Forum and Exhibition' to lead the way into a 3D future

Issued by Optimize Agency 11 Oct 2019

Strengthening of trade, investment ties at Africa ASEAN Business Expo

Import/Export

Strengthening of trade, investment ties at Africa ASEAN Business Expo

16 Nov 2017

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Agriculture

Digitisation, smart agriculture shaping the future of the African chemicals market

27 Oct 2017

Manufacturing East Africa launches this month

Retail

Manufacturing East Africa launches this month

3 Apr 2017

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Design & Manufacturing

IoT innovation could help South African manufacturers compete internationally

24 Nov 2016

Clayton Whitaker

Manufacturing & Parts

Local plant manager to head up GM manufacturing in Africa

18 Dec 2015

Nissan builds a car in Nigeria after new automotive policy

Manufacturing & Parts

Nissan builds a car in Nigeria after new automotive policy

25 Apr 2014

Winners of business ideas competition announced

Technology

Winners of business ideas competition announced

25 Nov 2013

Don't forget the rest of Africa

Retail

Don't forget the rest of Africa

Ivor Ichikowitz 18 Sep 2012

Retailers

Retail competition 'leads to new risk in industry'

28 Feb 2012

Design & Manufacturing

Manufacturing increases could aid South Africa

10 Feb 2012

South Africa key market for Kraft Foods

Trends

South Africa key market for Kraft Foods

21 Apr 2011