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20 May 2013
                       
 
 
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27 Feb 2013
 
 
Strikes cost SA R15.3bn in mining output in 2012
BUDGET 2013
The total value of mining production lost owing to strikes and stoppages in 2012 amounted to R15.3-billion, the National Treasury revealed in its 2013 Budget, released on Wednesday. Mining...
 
 
26 Feb 2013
 
GDP growth likely to remain flat in 2013
ECONOMY
South Africa was likely to maintain its soft gross domestic product (GDP) growth over the next year, despite growth seen in the manufacturing; agriculture, forestry and fishing; and finance, real...
 
 
20 Feb 2013
 
NUMSA: Statement by Castro Ngobese, National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa, welcomes Minister Manuel’s decisive comments against power hikes (20/02/2013)
STATEMENT
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) welcomes Minister in the Presidency Trevor Manuel’s strong pronouncements that the proposed massive electricity hikes are unacceptable.
 
 
10 Jan 2013
 
Mining, manufacturing sectors shed 15 000 jobs in Dec – Adcorp
Job Creation
South Africa’s mining and manufacturing sectors shed up to 15 000 jobs in December, but overall employment figures across all sectors grew by 12 556 jobs, according to the latest Adcorp...
 
 
06 Dec 2012
 
Business confidence remains gloomy as strikes hurt
BUSINESS CONFIDENCE
Business confidence in South Africa remained depressed in November, weighed down by the high level of strike action in the country, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci)...
 
 
SA: Statement by the Department of Trade and Industry, on Inter-Departmental Task Team on iron ore and steel (06/12/2012)
STATEMENT
Cabinet has agreed to a set of recommendations put forward by the Inter Departmental Task Team (IDTT) on Iron Ore and Steel which was established to design a set of inter-related policy instruments...
 
 
27 Nov 2012
 
Mining drags down SA’s third-quarter growth
ECONOMY
South Africa’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth slowed in the third quarter, dragged down by a sharp contraction in the mining sector. Statistics South Africa’s (Stats SA’s) latest...
 
 
19 Nov 2012
 
SA: Statement by the Department of Trade and Industry, on boost for the manufacturing sector (19/11/2012)
STATEMENT
Since the launch of the Manufacturing Competitiveness Enhancement Programme (MCEP) by The Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) in May this year,187 projects with grant requests of R2.3...
 
 
08 Jul 2012
 
SA: Statement by Rob Davies, Minister of Trade and Industry, the automotive industry is heading to the promising future (08/07/2012)
STATEMENT
The automotive industry is heading to the promising future, emboldened by an upward growth momentum. This was said by the Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies. He was speaking at the R70...
 
 
11 May 2012
 
SA: Motlanthe: Address by the Deputy President of South Africa, Public Lecture, University of Finland (10/05/2012)
Topics
I am deeply honoured to share with you my humble reflections on the vexed but critical question of 'Enhancing South Africa's and Africa's Development through Regional and Continental integration'.
 
 
02 Mar 2012
 
Mining in Africa: Preventing holes in the ground and the pocket
SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
How can Africa extract lasting dividends from the growing global commercial engagement in its mineral and oil resources? The marketing pitch of the 2012 "Investing in Africa Mining Indaba" that...
 
 
22 Feb 2012
 
NC: Cjiekella: State of the Province Address, by the acting Premier, in the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature (22/02/2012)
Topics
I stand before you this morning filled with deep emotion, unbridled excitement and a sense of great optimism. Ladies and Gentlemen, also take note that I stand before you as a humble representative...
 
 
19 Jan 2012
 
SARB: Statement by Gill Marcus, South African Reserve Bank Governor, on the Monetary Policy Committee meeting (19/01/2012)
Statements

Since the previous meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee, the outlook for domestic inflation and economic growth has deteriorated, posing a serious challenge for monetary policy going...

 
 
15 Dec 2011
 
 
 
Daily podcast – December 15, 2011
PODCAST
The contribution of South Africa’s mining and manufacturing sectors is likely to remain weak in 2012, Absa Capital argued in its latest quarterly economic outlook, in which the bank also cut it...
 
 
14 Dec 2011
 
 
 
Mining, manufacturing to remain a drag on SA’s growth in 2012
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
The contribution of South Africa’s mining and manufacturing sectors is likely to remain weak in 2012, Absa Capital argued in its latest quarterly economic outlook, in which the bank also cut its...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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