The Africa Print Johannesburg Expo, where industry meets opportunity, is taking place from 8-10 September 2026. The event will feature live on-stand demonstrations, conducted by product experts from all the leading brands and companies. They will also advise you about the latest and most relevant products to help streamline and grow your business. https://youtube.com/shorts/6MuIeWTRbgk The event is a platform for visitors to get their fingers on the pulse of this vibrant, ever-evolving industry. It will assist with your digital technology investments and allow you to research product diversification as [...]

Roy Mahabier recently retired after 53 years in the packaging industry. His most recent role was Factory Manager at Nurscon. Mahabier, who is now 71 years old, shares his career highlights, advice and more. Mahabier was born and raised in Pietermaritzburg and completed his matric certificate at Woodlands Indian High School in 1972. How did you get into the packaging industry? I was forced to urgently find employment when my father had fallen ill and I was faced with the challenges of providing for my family, and getting my [...]

As South Africa continues to search for solutions to unemployment, entrepreneurship stands out as one of the most practical and powerful drivers for income and success. According to SA’s new Entrepreneur of the Year, Taryn Hunter Sharman, business success is possible if you are willing to embrace the realities of the journey. ‘Building a business takes more than a good idea, passion, or a strong social media presence,’ she said. ‘It takes discipline, commercial thinking, consistency, and the ability to keep going when cash flow is tight, deals fall [...]

The successful Africa Print Durban expo, which took place from 15-16 March, attracted 1010 visitors from all over KwaZulu-Natal including Durban, Kokstad, Richards Bay, Pongola, Pietermaritzburg, Amanzimtoti, Margate, Stanger and Vryheid, as well as Welkom, Virginia, Graskop, Rooihuiskraal North, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Spain. Visitors were inspired by the latest technologies and trends in printing, branding, T-shirt printing, vehicle graphics, direct to film and garment solutions, laser engraving, digital label printing and other cutting edge technology. Exhibitor feedback was positive: ‘The show was absolutely great, our stand had a lot of [...]

The Africa Print Expo in Durban is taking place on 16 March at the Durban ICC. Visitors will have the opportunity to meet with industry-leading companies, who will showcase their latest innovations in litho print solutions, encapsulating and laminating, digital label printing, branding, binding equipment, digital packaging solutions, graphics, digital printing and other cutting edge technology. Explore new label, printing and packaging solutions that will help your business thrive. See live product demonstrations, and get a feel for how they can benefit your business. Exhibitors will be on hand to answer [...]

Visitors to the Africa Print Expo, taking place on 22 February at Emnotweni Arena in Mbombela, will have an opportunity to interact with product experts about how to streamline production for faster turnaround and cost savings. Let your print, graphics and signage business thrive by checking out the newest digital printing presses, binding equipment, digital packaging solutions, screen printing, digital textile printing, finishing equipment, ink, software, pad printing, paper and board, litho print solutions, encapsulating/laminating and digital label printing, and more. The exhibition delivers a wide array of products [...]

There is still time to register for next week’s Africa Print Expo, taking place on 22 February at Emnotweni Arena in Mbombela. Visitors will have an opportunity to interact with product experts about how to streamline production for faster turnaround and cost savings. Let your print, graphics and signage business thrive by checking out the newest digital printing presses, binding equipment, digital packaging solutions, screen printing, digital textile printing, finishing equipment, ink, software, pad printing, paper and board, litho print solutions, encapsulating/laminating and digital label printing, and more. The exhibition [...]

Kemtek is showcasing the Epson ColorWorks C3500 and ColorWorks CW-C6500Ae label printers at the Africa Print Expo in Mbombela, taking place on 22 February at Emnotweni Arena in Mbombela, 9am-5pm. ColorWorks C3500 Whether users are printing labels, tickets or tags, the ColorWorks C3500 (TM-C3500) is designed to help businesses print a wide variety of colourful labels, in-house. Featuring high quality print speeds of up to 103mm/sec and individual pigment ink cartridges, businesses can save money on outsourcing label production by printing labels on demand. CW-C6500Ae This 20.32cm (8 inch) [...]