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SA should align trade and climate policies – Treasury official
13th October 2011 South Africa would have to look at aligning its trade and climate change policies, if it wanted to drive ‘green’ infrastructure development and the... →
DPE drafting climate change, green economy policy for SoEs
13th October 2011 The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) has started a process of defining a policy to guide State-owned enterprises (SoEs) with regard to... →
SA will not deviate from African bloc in key climate talks
10th October 2011 South African will take an “African” position at the global climate change meeting in Durban later this year, Environmental Affairs chief... →
Labour laws make employing unskilled workers too expensive
4th October 2011 Centre for Development and Enterprise executive director Ann Bernstein said the closure of clothing factories in Newcastle, in KwaZulu-Natal,... →
SA aims to realign trade, investment policies to fast-growing African prospects
4th October 2011 South Africa would continue to focus on building its trade and investment relations with key countries in Africa, focusing on market integration,... →
Competing objectives diluting SA’s industrialisation plan
4th October 2011 South Africa’s Industrial Policy Action Plan (Ipap2) was being diluted by ancillary objectives, the biggest being unemployment and black economic... →
SA needs to make ‘right’ spectrum choices − Minister
3rd October 2011 South Africa would need to make the “right choices” regarding the licensing of high demand spectrum, including the so-called “digital dividend”,... →
Cape Town may seek court interdict to stop N2 toll project
23rd September 2011 The City of Cape Town may file a court interdict to prevent the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) from moving ahead with the N2... →
SA's reputation among G8 countries improving
21st September 2011 Perceptions of South Africa’s reputation among the Group of Eight (G8) countries were improving, the Reputation Institute revealed on Wednesday.... →
Black representation in JSE-listed companies remains low – Busa
20th September 2011 The representation of black people in general, and black women in particular, in executive positions in companies listed on the JSE remains low,... →
Universal energy access in Africa requires political will
14th September 2011 Political will was a key enabler in ensuring access to energy for all Africans by 2030, United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP’s) Energy... →
SA employers report positive hiring plans
13th September 2011 South Africans were likely to benefit from a positive, but conservative hiring pace in the fourth quarter of this year, with hiring intentions... →
SA signs agriculture MoU with Swaziland
13th September 2011 South Africa’s Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the government of Swaziland signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on... →
Invest in agriculture to reduce poverty – World Bank
13th September 2011 Mitigation and adaptation, political smartness and smart policy were crucial to developing Africa’s agricultural industry, the World Bank’s special... →
Infrastructure needed to help farmers cope with climate change
13th September 2011 Investments in rural infrastructure, both physical and institutional, were needed to enhance the resilience of agriculture in the face of the... →
SAA plays key role in SA’s international relations
9th September 2011 The aviation sector has an important role to play in supporting South Africa’s international relations and cooperation strategy, Public Enterprises... →
Broadcasting Bill being reviewed, says Padayachie
9th September 2011 Communications Minister Roy Padayachie said on Friday that it was necessary to “speedily” complete the review of the Public Service Broadcasting... →
SA placed second among Brics in global competiveness report
7th September 2011 South Africa moved up four places in the latest global competiveness ranking, and ranked second among the Brics (Brazil, Russia, India, China and... →
UN bomb blast victims to be treated in SA
29th August 2011 United Nations (UN) Development Programme resident representative Dr Agostinho Zacarias said on Monday that some people injured in the UN bomb... →
Innovative climate funding key to low-emission development − UNDP
29th August 2011 Finance would play a key role in supporting green, low-emission and climate resilient development, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)... →
Acsa takes regulatory-linked knock despite rise in volumes
22nd August 2011 Airports Company South Africa (Acsa) posted a net loss of R220.5-million for the twelve months ending March 2011, despite higher volumes and... →
Integrated housing developments to help with SA's housing backlog
17th August 2011 Integrated housing developments could play a key role in assisting government in tackling its housing backlog, Calgro M3 Holdings CEO Ben-Pierre... →
SA and Lesotho to build 1 200 MW hydropower plant
11th August 2011 Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa discusses phase two of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project. →
Nationalisation will set SA back 30 years – Baxter
5th August 2011 Nationalisation of the mining industry would set South Africa back 30 years and would not solve the country’s unemployment problem, Chamber of... →
PwC buys technology law firm Chetty Law
1st August 2011 PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) said on Monday it has acquired technology law firm Chetty Law in a bid to grow and enhance its technology practice... →
Durban COP17 meeting should focus on ‘fair’ climate regime – Molewa
29th July 2011 Economic, political and social challenges across the globe have exacerbated concerns about reaching a conclusive agreement at the United Nations... →
Manufacturing, mining jobs take a knock as unemployment hits 25.7%
28th July 2011 Unemployment climbed to 25.7 % in the second quarter, with the manufacturing, mining and trade sectors taking the largest knock in terms of job... →
DMR offices raided in prospecting rights investigation
28th July 2011 The Directorate for Priority Crimes Investigation (DPCI), also known as the Hawks, raided the offices of the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR)... →
Public Works says call for retired, unemployed engineers yields fruit
27th July 2011 The Department of Public Works (DPW) said on Wednesday that of the 9 000 applications it received from engineers and artisans in the built... →
Eskom says protracted coal strike could risk power supply
25th July 2011 As South African coal workers walked off the job this weekend to demand higher wages, power utility Eskom said on Monday that it had contingency... →
Seifsa inks wage deal, while Neasa refuses to sign industry agreement
18th July 2011 The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of South Africa (Seifsa) signed a three-year wage agreement with six trade unions on Monday, but... →
South Sudan gets 211 international dialing code
15th July 2011 Africa’s fifty-fourth country and world’s newest nation, South Sudan, was assigned an international dialing code of 211, the International... →
UN report paints mixed picture of global progress on MDG goals
12th July 2011 Sustained growth in developing countries is keeping the world on track to reduce the global poverty rate to below 15% by 2015, the United Nations... →
Airport tariffs to increase by 34.8% from October
7th July 2011 Airport tariffs would increase by 34.8% in the 2011/12 financial year, with increases capped at 37% in the following two financial years,... →
Companies fronting as BEE may face penalties, blacklisting
6th July 2011 Proposed changes to South Africa’s broad-based black-economic empowerment (BBBEE) legislation would result in penalties and blacklisting of parties... →
Conflicting nationalisation signals confusing investors, Sacci warns
1st July 2011 Conflicting policy signals about mine nationalisation are dampening investor enthusiasm, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci)... →
IDC approves record R8.4bn funding for SA investments
30th June 2011 The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) would be investing R102-billion over the next five years in sectors prioritised in government’s New... →
Developers call for sustainable form of renewable energy procurement
29th June 2011 Renewable energy industry associations on Wednesday appealed to policy makers to engage with the industry to ensure that a sustainable form of... →
NHBRC to investigate allegations against CEO
28th June 2011 The National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC) has been advised to investigate allegations against CEO Sipho Mashinini, including the... →
Used goods law to help combat stolen copper cable trade
24th June 2011 The Second-Hand Goods Act, No 6 0f 2009, which is expected to be fully implemented on January 1, would include several controlled metals and would... →
Copper cable theft declared a high-priority crime
23rd June 2011 Copper cable theft, which is estimated to cost the South African economy about R5-billion a year, has been declared a high-priority crime, Business... →
