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Busa seeks meeting with Ndebele on Gauteng toll roads tariffs
14th February 2011 Business Unity South Africa (Busa) has requested an “urgent” meeting with Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele to discuss the widespread economic... →
Eskom probes fire at Duvha unit, severe damage reported
10th February 2011 Power utility Eskom has started an investigation into a fire at its Duvha power station in Mpumalanga, after a 600 MW unit at the power station was... →
IFAD provides $13m to assist Niger with its food crisis
8th February 2011 The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) said on Tuesday that it would provide $13-million in loan and grant facilities to the... →
SA moves to develop new cadre of ‘real’ economists
7th February 2011 Collaboration between the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) has led to the introduction of a... →
R32m artisan training programme launched
1st February 2011 The Public Works Department has invested R32-million in the development of essential skills for young people, particularly in the built environment... →
SA business owners more optimistic about economic prospects
19th January 2011 Optimism among South African business owners is on the rise and remains well above the global average, the International Business Report (IBR)... →
Free State and KZN lose housing grants
18th January 2011 The Human Settlements Department will move a total of R463-million in grant funding from two underperforming provinces to provinces that have met... →
SA saves 1 800 MW through energy-efficient lighting – Eskom
17th January 2011 South Africa has saved 1 800 MW of electricity – enough to power a city the size of Durban – through retrofitting power-guzzling incandescent bulbs... →
AG to probe 13 Gauteng roads, transport contracts
13th January 2011 The Gauteng Roads and Transport Department has asked the Auditor-General to investigate 13 contracts, worth about R1-billion, which were awarded... →
Sub-Saharan Africa needs $30bn/y investment in agriculture
3rd January 2011 At least $30-billion a year would have to be invested in the sub-Saharan Africa agricultural sector if the first Millennium Development Goal of... →
Eskom’s Dames appointed to WBCSD executive committee
8th December 2010 National power utility Eskom CE Brian Dames has been appointed to the executive committee of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development... →
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