The Merseta recently participated in the Wits School of Governance offering in Research Contextualisation and enrolled a cohort of Merseta Chamber members into the 3-month programme. Plastics|SA’s Kirtida Bhana was part of the group and passed with flying colours.  We congratulate Kirtida on her achievement and a further ‘shout out’ on being Top Student in […]

No immediate power tariff impact, but first court ruling portends material future hikes   The Eskom tariff increase for 2020/21 tabled before lawmakers this week provides no scope for any further hikes this year beyond those already sanctioned for April 1 by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) in previous price determinations and […]

The use of plastics in agriculture helps farmers increase crop production, improve food quality and reduce the ecological footprint of their activity. Not only do plastics allow for vegetables and fruits to be grown throughout the year, no matter the season, these products are also usually of better quality than those grown in an open […]

South Africans breathed a collective sigh of relief last week when Finance Minister Tito Mboweni announced that the tax threshold of income earners has been lowered and when nothing came of the dreaded VAT increase during the 2020 Budget Speech. Whilst it was good news for consumers, the Minister made it clear that certain other […]