Automotive component manufacturer produces face shields for adults, kids . Rosslyn Automotive Supplier Park (ASP) tenant PolyGen has joined a group of factories in the automotive sector that are modifying their production lines to manufacture goods that will assist in the fig...

Patel offers insight into Level 4 balancing act as South Africans smart over irrational restrictions . Amid growing opposition to some of the restrictions to be imposed as part of South Africa’s Level 4 Covid-19 lockdown, which begins on May 1, Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Ebrahim Patel has ...

Renewables to be only energy growth source in 2020 as markets experience ‘biggest shock since Second World War’ . Renewables will be the only energy source to experience growth in 2020, as Covid-19 lockdowns trigger a plunge in demand for all other energy sources amid what the International Energy Agency (IEA) is ...

Intellidex now expects 10.6% contraction in South Africa's GDP . Financial consultancy Intellidex has revised its gross domestic product (GDP) outlook for South Africa for this year to a contraction of 10.6%, adding that about 1.7-million jobs could be lost owing to...

Solar body calls for overhaul of distributed-generation rules in open letter to Ramaphosa . The South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) has written to President Cyril Ramaphosa endorsing his call for the forging of a “new economy”, while also appealing for decisive policy and...

Govt set to lose up to R7bn in April on fuel levies, says AA . With the significant drop in fuel use seen during April’s lockdown, government’s revenue from the general fuel levy (GFL), which comprises about 25% of every litre of fuel, is set to suffer a major dec...

Despite drop in revenue, fuel price could save taxi industry . South Africa’s minibus taxi industry will, most likely, see a reduction in fare revenue of between R100-million to R200-million a month, or R300 to R600 per taxi a month, owing to the Covid-19 lockdown...

TERS benefit set to be extended to staff of non-UIF compliant firms . The South African government is willing to consider extending the Temporary Employee/Employer Relief Scheme (TERS) to employees of firms that are currently not fully compliant with the Unemployment Ins...

Eskom says all repurposing options on table for Komati, Hendrina and Grootvlei . State-owned power utility Eskom insists that all options are on the table as it considers proposals for the repurposing of three coal-fired power stations – Komati, Hendrina and Grootvlei – that are sc...

Toyota to produce face shields, hand over operation to small business . Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) president and CEO Andrew Kirby has announced that the local arm of the Japanese manufacturer has started production of face shields in South Africa.

The Toyota team ...