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24 Aug 2012
 
 
‘Financialisation’ of SA undermines fixed investment, job creation
SA ECONOMY
Despite its depth, sophistication and size, South Africa's financial sector is “non-developmental” in its outcomes and “crowds out” investment into manufacturing, agriculture and mining, a...
 
 
02 Apr 2012
 
 
 
Davies sets May launch date for new R5.8bn manufacturing incentive
MANUFACTURING INCENTIVE
South Africa’s newest R5.8-billion incentive scheme, which has been established to support the embattled domestic manufacturing sector, should become operational during the course of May, Trade...
 
 
11 Apr 2011
 
DTI-led initiative to leverage global finance for renewable energy
RENEWABLE ENERGY
With the aim of supplementing the money available for the renewable energy feed-in tariff (Refit), the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has been leading work on the South African Renewables...
 
 
06 Apr 2011
 
Updated Ipap adds impetus to big local-content push
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
The South African government is pursuing legislative and regulatory processes that will seek to ensure that the R800-billion-plus infrastructure investment programme, as well as other public...
 
 
23 Mar 2011
 
Ipap succeeds in attracting investment – Davies
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
Transnet’s decision to assemble 90 of the 100 locomotives on order from General Electric and the securing of R14-billion in planned investments in the automotive sector, are some of the immediate...
 
 
07 Feb 2011
 
 
 
SA moves to develop new cadre of ‘real’ economists
EDUCATION
Collaboration between the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) has led to the introduction of a new capacity building programme to tackle the skills...
 
 
03 Sep 2010
 
Govt will intervene on steel price — Davies
TRADE & INDUSTRY
Government is intent on using policy tools to achieve competitive steel pricing to benefit downstream industries, Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies said on Thursday.
 
 
26 Mar 2010
 
New industrial offset instrument to include ‘stronger’ targets
REAL ECONOMY: INDUSTRIAL POLICY
While the key thrust of “leveraging procurement” for industrialisation in South Africa hinges on a transition from unstructured procurement practices toward “fleet-type” purchasing...
 
 
15 Mar 2010
 
 
 
Industrial plan to include 'stronger' localisation targets
INDUSTRIAL POLICY
The revamp of South Africa's preferential procurement policy will include stronger localisation targets for State-owned enterprises and government departments that will be pursuing ongoing...
 
 
23 Sep 2009
 
DTI keen to include green industries in revised industrial-policy plan
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on Wednesday said that although its exploration of ‘green industries' was at an early stage, it was "very keen" to include them in the revised...
 
 
18 Jun 2009
 
SA: Statement on the Cabinet meeting held on 17 June 2009 in Cape Town (18/06/2009)
Statements

Government congratulates Bafana Bafana for their excellent performance against New Zealand last night and wishes them well in their next match against Spain. We call on South Africans to support...

 
 
 
                       
 
 
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