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UASA: Statement by André Venter, UASA Spokesperson, on the retrenchment of 538 highly qualified Denel South Africa Air Force employees (18/01/2013)

STATEMENT

The retrenchment of 538 Denel employees as of 14 February 2013, confirmed by Major Gen Mbambo (Acting Chief of the Air Force) from the South Africa Air Force earlier this week, will without a doubt...

SA: Statement by Natasha Michael, DA Shadow Minister of Public Enterprises, asserts that clarity on the National Transport Movement is needed to avoid further strike action at South African Airways (13/01/2013)

STATEMENT

It has been reported that South African Airways (SAA) again narrowly avoided ongoing strike action by reaching an interim agreement with new transport union, the National Transport Movement (NTM)....

DA: Statement by Natasha Michael, Democratic Alliance Shadow Minister of Public Enterprises, on South African Airways crisis (06/01/2013)

STATEMENT

A report in today’s Sunday Times confirms that South African Airways (SAA) is once again in a state of severe crisis. Thousands of passengers narrowly missed having their flights grounded this...

DA: Statement by Natasha Michael, Democratic Alliance Shadow Minister of Public Enterprises, on the appointment of Zuma ally Dudu Myeni as chairperson of South African Airways (14/12/2012)

STATEMENT

The appointment of Zuma ally Dudu Myeni as chairperson of South African Airways (SAA) would be another gross example of the ANC’s “jobs for friends” ideology and must be fully justified by...

Signs of Life?

REAL ECONOMY: INFRASTRUCTURE

Two significant announcements made last week have the optimists among us wondering whether there are signs that South Africa’s infrastructure promises are, finally, becoming tangible. Firstly,...

Perennial protests, industrial action and the risks to the security of energy supply

WERKSMANS ATTORNEYS

As the country continues to count the costs of widespread industrial action including the loss of lives of mine workers and members of the security police, the long term socio-economic effects are...

SA: Statement by Transnet, South African rail, port and pipeline company, wagons order boosts Transnet's Eastern Cape factory (11/12/2012)

STATEMENT

Public Enterprises Minister, Mr Malusi Gigaba, today delivered the 100th salt wagon produced at Transnet SOC Ltd’s manufacturing plant in Uitenhage for Botswana Rail. This places the Eastern Cape...

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...

SA: Statement by Natasha Michael, Shadow Minister of Public Enterprises, on the future of AMG’s aircraft maintenance contract with Denel (05/12/2012)

STATEMENT

The Minister of Public Enterprises, Malusi Gigaba, must convene a meeting with relevant stakeholders to provide clarity on the future of AMG’s aircraft maintenance contract with state-owned...

DA: Statement by Natasha Michael, Democratic Alliance Shadow Minister of Public Enterprises, on cost overruns incurred through the mismanagement of infrastructure projects by State Owned Enterprises (03/12/2012)

STATEMENT

Reports in the media yesterday outlined cost overruns incurred in the construction of the 555km fuel pipeline from Durban to Johannesburg. Initial phase 1 cost estimates for the New Multi Product...

SA: Statement by Transnet, South African rail, port and pipeline company, on celebrating progress in the development of Transnet’s New Multi-Product Pipeline (29/11/2012)

STATEMENT

Public Enterprises Minister, Malusi Gigaba, today marked the last stage of phase 1 in the development of Transnet’s New Multi-Product Pipeline (NMPP) project – the construction of the coastal...

SA: Noxolo Kiviet: Address by the Eastern Cape Premier, on the occasion of the EU-EC Energy Summit, East London International Convention Centre (28/11/2012)

SPEECH

I bring you warm greetings from the “Ubuntu” loving people of the Eastern Cape. You are in the province of Nelson Mandela and Thabo Mbeki, the first two Presidents of a democratic South Africa...

Task team formed to look at Medupi strikes

ELECTRICITY

State-owned power company Eskom and its major contractors have set up a task team to make recommendations on dealing with strike action at its Medupi power station project, near Lephalale, in...

Daily podcast – November 16, 2012.

PODCAST

Lawmakers finalised the Constitution’s 17th Amendment Bill on Thursday after agreeing to extend the jurisdiction of the Constitutional Court to hear any matter that it deems to raise an arguable...

Infrastructure needed to boost entrepreneurs – Gigaba

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

South Africa needs to diversify its economy and invest in infrastructure to encourage entrepreneurship, Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba said on Thursday. "The structure of the South...

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