Global safety concerns grow over popular squishy toys for kids

From a factory in Paarl to projects across 36 countries, Fabrinox is proving that South African manufacturing skills can compete on an international stage. Led by Managing Director Wessel van Zyl, Fabrinox has grown its capabilities far beyond manufacturing individual metal components.

Francois Hougaard is used to taking on challenges, but his next one will look a little different from a rugby match. Speaking to Breakfast with Martin Bester, the former Springbok chatted about life after rugby, his years overseas and what he expects from ‘Tropika Island of Treasure’.

The talented Kelly Khumalo joined Breakfast with Martin Bester to talk all things music, situationships and her new song ‘Merry Go Round’.

One of South Africa’s biggest exports to the global entertainment industry, Arnold Vosloo, has welcomed a baby at the age of 64. ‘The Mummy’ actor and his 32-year-old girlfriend, Anika du Toit, welcomed a baby boy, and the pair’s lives have already changed for the better.

Look around a supermarket and almost everything you see carries a label. Before the brand, barcode and product information are added, many of those labels begin as rolls of self-adhesive material. South African manufacturer Morgancoat makes enough of that material every year to cover Robben Island about 11 times. Its…