Manufacturers will receive incentives to produce electric vehicles in South Africa, says Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies.
The government’s latest version of the industrial policy action plan is doomed to fail, the Democratic Alliance has said.
We gauged the response across political and business spectrums following Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan’s budget speech. It seems he won their favour.
The department of trade and industry has responded to reports that a French company is attempting to trademark "rooibos" in France.
Unless you are trying to bury an unpopular announcement, an intervening news event of terrible magnitude is every spin doctor’s worst nightmare.
Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies said an agency will be established to offer co-operatives financial and non-financial support in South Africa.
Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies says Switzerland is the "key partner" for investment into South Africa.
Africa is the next growth frontier but industrialisation and regional economic diversification is vital to ensure its growth spurt can be sustained.
Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies says Consumer Commission head Mamodupi Mohlala-Mulaudzi hasn’t been fired for clashing with his DG.
South Africa should establish economic enclaves that are free from normal rules, similar to what Hong Kong is doing for China.
The South African government’s latest three-year strategy has aimed to boost manufacturing capacity and create jobs but business is sceptical.
Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies says the Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment Amendment Bill will put in place measures to tackle fronting.
The department of trade and industry launched the industrial policy action plan, saying the manufacturing sector needs to grow and create jobs.
Arcelor Mittal South Africa has decided to halt local production of certain lines and this has the motor industry up in arms.
The government has roundly welcomed the ruling on the Walmart/Massmart merger and appears unlikely, at present, to take the matter to court.
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/ 20 January 2012
SEZ offer little detail and don’t clarify government’s policy, say critics.
The draft Special Economic Zones Bill, which aims to improve the concept of industrial development zones, has been opened for public comment.
Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies says there is no confusion regarding the beneficiaries of the B-BBEE Amendment Bill.
A new black empowerment policy shake-up aims to oust fat cats and tenderpreneurs once and for all from the procurement landscape.
SA is backing plans for a single currency unit within the exclusive Brics grouping that the emerging giants could use to trade among themselves.
Volatility in the country’s exchange rate due to the eurozone debt crisis is hurting the country’s competitiveness and may limit economic growth.
Existing state development schemes have fallen way short of their first-half targets.
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/ 17 October 2011
SA’s manufacturing sector has been the hardest hit by the global slowdown, but there is hope Pravin Gordhan will announce measures to support it.
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/ 16 September 2011
Many supermarket products currently marked "product of Israel" could soon carry new labels.
<b>Rob Davies</b> sets the record straight on the South African government’s approach to the Southern African Customs Union.
Government says Walmart’s takeover of Massmart poses a risk to the economy if more stringent conditions are not applied to the merger agreement.
The government remains concerned that the Walmart-Massmart merger will lead to job losses or will stifle job creation, Jimmy Manyi has said.
British Prime Minister David Cameron is due to arrive in South Africa for a meeting with Jacob Zuma on investment and sustainable development.
New procurement regulations will empower the Department of Trade and Industry to designate specific industries of critical or strategic importance.
The Lotteries Distribution Trust Fund isn’t sitting on billions of rands of unspent money that could be used for good causes, the trade minister says.
The 26-nation Tripartite Free Trade Area will draw investment to SA by making it a springboard for low-duty access to the rest of Africa, the DTI says
Southern and eastern African countries are moving toward a free trade agreement that is about development, opening borders and dropping tariffs.