The devastating drought, characterised by the lowest rainfall since 1904 and a sharp fall in dam levels during the 2015/16 production season has caused a 21% drop in the production of South Africa’s most precious fruit export – oranges. There is however a lot more that is impacting this fruit than just the recent drought. Oranges are by far the most precious of the important fruit industry in South Africa. In the 2016/17 season in a year in which the drought was at its peak saw the total … [Read more...] about Are Oranges Becoming Lemons?
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Government Prioritises Creation of Vibrant Export Culture to Increase Capability and Capacity
Government Prioritises Creation of Vibrant Export Culture to Increase Capability and Capacity: The Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) in partnership with Tshwane Economic Development Agency (TEDA) hosted the Exporter Development Training in Pretoria earlier today. The purpose of the training was to prepare small medium enterprises (SMEs) for the successful expansion of their businesses into international markets. According to the Director of Export Development at the dti, Mr … [Read more...] about Government Prioritises Creation of Vibrant Export Culture to Increase Capability and Capacity
Nurturing Export Culture and Capacity to Increase Exporters
Nurturing Export Culture and Capacity to Increase Exporters: The Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) will host three-day export training workshops in three provinces next month as part of its efforts to nurture the culture of export and increase the number of the country’s exporters. The workshops, which will be held in Polokwane, Pretoria, Cape Town and Johannesburg, are part of the Integrated National Export Strategy (INES) which is the country's blueprint towards ensuring … [Read more...] about Nurturing Export Culture and Capacity to Increase Exporters
Ten mistakes that export businesses should avoid
SMEs that have made it locally and are ready to attain the next level of growth by venturing into the export market should avoid making costly mistakes that could potentially harm their businesses. Bobby Madhav, Head of Trade and Collateralised Trade Finance at FNB Business says, businesses entering the export market for the first time often mistakenly assume that merely doing research and having a good concept and value proposition are enough to guarantee success. "In spite of these … [Read more...] about Ten mistakes that export businesses should avoid
Free Export Awareness Workshop
The Department Trade and Industry (the dti) in collaboration with the Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) and the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (NMBM) are organizing an Export Awareness Workshop, scheduled to take place on 26 & 27 June 2014, at no cost to the participating companies. Current exporters and export-ready companies are encouraged to attend. The main focus of the workshop will be on the EMIA Financial Assistance Scheme, Export Process, dti offerings, and Export … [Read more...] about Free Export Awareness Workshop
Exporter of the Year Awards 2012
On the 24 August 2012 the Exporters Club of South Africa - Eastern Cape hosted their prestigious Exporter of the year banquet. 440 guests were entertained by Amor Vittone, at the "BRICS" themed event hosted at Running Waters. Two new categories were introduced this year, being, the OEM award, and the SJM Flex Environment award, which was previously handed out at the business chamber banquet. The judges for the SJM Flex Environmental award were Dr Anton de Wit (NMMU), Johnny Pitorino … [Read more...] about Exporter of the Year Awards 2012
Additional Engine Export Order Welcomed
Volkswagen South Africa's Engine plant in Uitenhage is again operating at full capacity after receiving an additional export order from China. The additional order of over 12 000 engines means that the Engine plant will now run at full capacity with three working shifts for the remainder of the year. The plant is scheduled to produce 107 200 engines in 2012 of which 50 200 engines are for the locally built Polo and Polo Vivo models, whilst 57 000 engines will be produced for three export … [Read more...] about Additional Engine Export Order Welcomed
