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10 February 2012
                       
 
 
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03 Feb 2012
 
 
Good news, but . . .
REAL ECONOMY: FOREIGN INVESTMENT
Amid the prevailing economic gloom and doom, it came as welcome relief to learn that South Africa’s foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows rose 269% in 2011 – climbing to $4.5-billion last...
 
 
27 Jan 2012
 
News this week
UPDATE
In the run-up to the African National Congress’ (ANC’s) June policy conference, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) plans to lobby aggressively for a change to the current...
 
 
23 Jan 2012
 
Heavyweight industry group issues carbon tax warning
CARBON TAXES
An industry lobby group comprising large mining groups and mineral processing companies is cautioning against the proposed introduction of a carbon tax in South Africa until South Africa has fully...
 
 
08 Dec 2011
 
SA: Pandor: Address by the Minister of Science and Technology, at the Cleantech competition award ceremony, Durban (08/12/2011)
2011
Good evening and a special word of welcome to all of the 2011 SA CleanTech Competition finalists.
 
 
IDC lends R5.2bn in support to 12 renewables bidders
RENEWABLE ENERGY
State-owned development financier the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) reports that it has approved funding worth R5.2-billion for 12 of the 28 preferred bidders recently identified by the...
 
 
25 Nov 2011
 
Thinking Green
REAL ECONOMY: GREEN ACCORD
As maddening as it may be for those who believe the current emphasis on greenhouse gas emissions is misplaced (particularly in the context of South Africa’s massive poverty, unemployment and...
 
 
17 Nov 2011
 
Renewables sector makes local content pledge as SA unveils new green deal
GREEN ACCORD
South Africa's emerging renewable-energy industry committed to a minimum local content level of 35% for the initial roll-out of renewables projects, but indicated that steps would be taken to raise...
 
 
14 Nov 2011
 
World Bank’s African renewables funding rises to $3.6bn
RENEWABLE ENERGY
South Africa and the World Bank signed a $250-million loan agreement on Monday for the two utility-scale Eskom renewable-energy projects, which the bank said would accelerate the development of...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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