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SA: Barbara Thompson: Address by the Deputy Minister of Energy, at the Energy Department Budget Vote 2013/14, Parliament, Cape Town (14/05/2013)

SPEECH

Ugesi ubalulekile ezimpilweni zayinoma ibaphi abantu abaphilayo ezweni elithuthukayo. Ngaphandle kwawo, konke kungacishe kufikelele kwanqhiketshe. Amandla awumgogodla wawonke umnotho oqinile. We...

SA urged to improve its maths, science education at primary school level

EDUCATION

South Africa would have to continue to find ways to support teachers and schools, provide strong primary school education and increase the country’s pool of mathematics specialists who taught at...

Solidarity: Statement by Schalk de Bruin, Solidarity Spokesperson, trade union questions rationale for retrenchments at the Development Bank of Southern Africa (03/04/2013)

STATEMENT

Trade union Solidarity yesterday learnt that Pravin Gordhan, Minister of Finance, and Trevor Manuel, Minister of the National Planning Commission, were not only aware of the controversial...

Solidarity: Statement by Schalk de Bruin, Solidarity Spokesperson, on large-scale retrenchments at the Development Bank of Southern Africa (01/04/2013)

STATEMENT

Trade union Solidarity requested Finance Minister, Pravin Gordhan, to confirm whether the large-scale retrenchments at the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) are proceeding with his...

SA: Statement by civil society organisations, on Brics-from-below civil society summit (20/03/2013)

STATEMENT

As the five heads of states of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) meet on African soil in Durban next week for the developing nations’ summit, civil society in Durban will be...

SA: Qedani Mahlangu: Address by the MEC for Infrastructure Development, at the new Natalspruit Hospital, Vosloorus, Ekurhuleni (13/03/2013)

Topics

Good morning ladies and gentlemen of the media. We called you here today to share with you some of the exciting plans in the pipeline for the 2013/14 financial year. The aim is to shed further...

SA: Statement by Transnet, South African rail, port and pipeline company, on appointment of Mathane Makgatho as Transnet Group Treasurer (12/03/2013)

STATEMENT

Ms Makgatho will be responsible for driving Transnet’s funding strategy as well as managing rating agencies, investor and lender relationships. This amongst other things includes raising a third...

Solidarity: Statement by Johan Kruger, Solidarity Spokesperson, states that the National Treasury must stop retrenchments and get its house in order (12/03/2013)

STATEMENT

Trade union Solidarity today demanded in a written letter to Pravin Gordhan, Minister of Finance, that the National Treasury, the shareholder of the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), see...

DBSA: Statement by the Development Bank of Southern Africa, development finance institution, Green Fund sets aside R34-million for research proposals on Green Economy (06/02/2013)

STATEMENT

The Green Fund is inviting interested parties to submit proposals for research and policy development projects on themes that advance green economy policy objectives in South Africa. Up to 34...

SA: Statement by the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Treasury, on KwaZulu-Natal investors (01/02/2013)

STATEMENT

Today, the world investors listened attentively to the team from KwaZulu-Natal which was led by KZN MEC for Finance, Ms Ina Cronjé and KZN MEC for Local Government and Traditional Affairs, Ms...

SA: Jacob Zuma: Address by the President of South Africa, during the AU/NEPAD Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee Summit, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (26/01/2013)

SPEECH

Africa has bounced back rapidly from the global economic crisis, despite the on-going European financial crisis and a fragile economic recovery in the USA. Continental growth rates of over 5% are...

SA: Statement by the National Treasury, on Business Day’s article on the Jobs Fund (04/12/2012)

STATEMENT

The 745 jobs mentioned in the Business Day article refer to the number of unemployed youth who have been placed by Harambee with various companies since August last year. Harambee is one of the...

Next Jobs Fund bidding round opens as 54 projects move ahead

JOBS FUND

The third bidding round for employment-rich initiatives seeking to access funding from the South African government’s R9-billion Jobs Fund has officially opened, with 54 projects having been...

SA: Statement by the National Treasury, Jobs Fund opens third call for proposals (03/12/2012)

STATEMENT

The third call for proposals is a request for applications from initiatives in enterprise development and infrastructure. Due to over-subscription in previous funding rounds, applications for the...

SA’s Green Fund attracts 590 applications

DEVELOPMENT FINANCE

A total of 590 funding applications for potential sustainable-development projects worth R10.9-billion have been received following the issuance of request for proposals (RFP) under the South...

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