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18 Blockchain set to change transactions,
information flow and business processes
News & Insight
8 Growing domestic demand at heart of plan
to create one-million manufacturing jobs
9 Eskom’s ‘death spiral’ under the microscope
10 Speciality chemicals now core as Sasol transitions
out of capex-heavy phase
11 Popular small cars to undergo independent crash
test assessments
11 Kariba dam works on track
12 First vanadium redox flow battery to be tested
in SA
12 Cesa members’ optimism for 2018 waning
13 Metair and partners to produce lithium-ion
batteries
13 Number of auto aftermarket franchises rising
15 Volvo Financial Services makes Southern African
debut
15 Poor fuel consumption raises hackles of vehicle
buyers
16 CSIR nanotechnology centre: foundations laid,
future challenging
16 CSIR national nanomaterials centre celebrates
decade of achievement
17 Two South Africans shortlisted for engineering
innovation prize
23 SA stainless steel industry worth $3bn, provides
100 000 jobs
36 Local presence key to capitalising on African
infrastructure opportunity
40 Rail operator incidents decrease, safety incidents
increase
41 Diepsloot mall targets community-specific retail
requirements
42 Small business agency in venture to incubate tech
hardware startups
43 Phase 1 of Nelson Mandela Bay housing project
under way
43 African operations shine for PPC during interim
period
44 IoT and data set to be at the heart of African smart
cities
45 Biggest African phone-tower firms said to be
mulling 2018 listings
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