A new engineering artisan training facility, which is expected to provide as many as 500 newly trained artisans to SA each year, was launched by the Production Management Institute (PMI) in Jet Park, east of Johannesburg, Tuesday.

The South African fruit industry is losing millions because of Thai ban on the exportation of South African fresh produce. On Friday, 18 February 2011, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) facilitated a meeting at its Head Quarters at the OR Tambo Building in Pretoria of various stakeholders to discuss the ban imposed [...]

TALKS WITH 40 COMPANIES PLANNED TO BOOST INVESTMENT IN THAILAND – Thailand Board of Investment: 2 Mar 2011 The Industry Minister will lead an investment promotion mission comprising representatives from the Board of Investment (BOI) and the Thailand Automotive Institute to Korea to discuss investment opportunities with 40 leading Korean firms, especially those in software, machinery and parts, and auto [...]

Daimler will invest R2bn in its Mercedes-Benz SA (MBSA) unit to produce next-generation C-class vehicles for global markets by 2014. The investment is a coup for SA’s automotive industry, after the German industrial giant identified its East London plant as a preferred manufacturer, along with facilities in Germany, China and the US. “Daimler is delighted [...]

South African Ambassador to Thailand Douglas Gibson met Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday, following her recent release after 15 years of house arrest. Mr. Gibson, who is also accredited to Myanma, offered Suu Kyi, leader of the National League for Democracy, the South African government’s help in trying to resolve her [...]