Idéle Esterhuizen
SA growth forecast lowered as world economy struggles
17th July 2012 Weaker recovery in the world economy over the past three months has seen the International Monetary Fund (IMF) slightly lowering South Africa’s... →
Solar water heater target exceeded – Peters
16th July 2012 The Department of Energy (DoE) has installed over 281 000 solar water heaters (SWH) by the end of March, exceeding its target of 250 041... →
Carbon emission targets lack ambition – Basic Ministers
13th July 2012 Ministers from the Brazil, South Africa, India and China (Basic) grouping raised concerns on Friday over the lack of ambition shown by... →
Infrastructure, labour hurdles holding back SA growth
10th July 2012 If the South African government kept to infrastructure spending targets and labour unions limited wage increases to 1% above inflation, the... →
AMD feasibility study to be completed in 2013
9th July 2012 A feasibility study to find long-term solutions for acid-mine drainage (AMD) in the Witwatersrand would be completed in February next year, said... →
DTI to establish a cooperatives development agency
9th July 2012 The Cooperatives Amendment Bill would result in the establishment of a Cooperatives Development Agency, which would offer financial and... →
Gigaba unveils climate change policy framework for State firms
5th July 2012 The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) on Thursday launched the Climate Change Policy Framework for State-owned companies (SOCs), a move which... →
Rail investments to facilitate trade among African countries – Molefe
26th June 2012 Although intra-African trade was currently low compared with other major continents, its growth was inevitable and would require significant... →
Innovation Africa summit to encourage investment in education and training
21st June 2012 The objective of the Innovation Africa Summit, to be held October 5 to 7 in Cape Town, was to encourage greater investment in education and... →
Positive hiring expectations in most industrial sectors – survey
13th June 2012 The strong hiring prospects reported in nine of the ten measured industry sectors for the third quarter of 2012, augured well for job seekers, the... →
Skilled youth key to future of manufacturing in SA
8th June 2012 The manufacturing sector’s ability to attract young, skilled people would be a determining factor in its success going forward, business software... →
Gauteng industries well positioned to participate in SKA project
8th June 2012 Gauteng is “ideally” placed to capture some of the benefits of the €1.5-billion international Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope project,... →
Govt should create conducive environment for private sector growth – FMF
5th June 2012 The government’s primary economic role is to create an environment in which the private sector can flourish, Free Market Foundation (FMF) director... →
DoT calling back retired engineers to help with roads
5th June 2012 The Department of Transport (DoT) has finalised a project delivery support mechanism with the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral)... →
User-pay system for GFIP still not clearly defined – Outa
1st June 2012 The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (Outa) said government still failed to adequately define of the proposed user-pay system for the Gauteng... →
Shift in policy required for SEZs to be successful – CDE
30th May 2012 A bold paradigm shift in South Africa’s economic policy is required to ensure the success of the country’s new Special Economic Zones (SEZs)... →
Govt to challenge e-toll ruling in Constitutional Court
23rd May 2012 Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan, on behalf of the government, has applied for leave to appeal against the interdict by the North Gauteng High Court... →
WWF warns of over-consumption, calls for sustainable policies
15th May 2012 The ever-growing demand for resources, driven by a growing global population, which could hit 10.9-billion by 2050, is putting “tremendous”... →
Resignation of Sanral’s Alli sheds little light on future of e-tolling
8th May 2012 South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) on Tuesday announced the resignation of its CEO Nazir Alli, less than two weeks after a High... →
Consumers still underpinning SA’s growth, bank shows
16th April 2012 Consumption was continuing trumping production in South Africa, Absa Investments GM Craig Pheiffer said on Monday. Real retail sales grew by 3.9%... →
Africa to spend $72bn a year on infrastructure, but shortfall persists
11th April 2012 Africa is able to spend about $72-billion a year on infrastructure, but there remains a $480-billion shortfall over the next decade, President... →
DTI disbursed over R700m to food-processing sector
26th March 2012 The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has invested R736-million in incentives in the food-processing sector over the past three years, Trade... →
DTI leads trade initiatives to Russia, Zimbabwe
26th March 2012 The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will lead a delegation of more than 30 South African enterprises to the Moscow International Trade... →
SA may turn to private sector for help with mine-water pollution
22nd March 2012 The South African government is considering turning to the private sector to help it close the prevailing funding gap to implement projects to deal... →
Minister says short-term AMD plan sufficient, but more needs to be done
20th March 2012 There is sufficient dilution capacity to ameliorate the untreated acid mine drainage (AMD) and neutralised AMD decanting from basins in the... →
State unable to ensure implementation of development plan alone
7th March 2012 The biggest challenge that could hinder the success of the National Planning Commission’s (NPC’s) National Development Plan (NDP) was... →
SEZs to address key weaknesses of IDZs – DTI
6th March 2012 The proposed special economic zones (SEZ) legislation, which is currently out for public comment, has highlighted some of the key weaknesses of... →
Public buy-in key to toll road success
1st March 2012 Political support and efficient communication between the public, concessionaires and governments are key to toll road implementation in Africa,... →
New procurement rules for power pylons to create some 1 500 jobs
28th February 2012 The designation of power pylons under government’s preferential procurement rules would create an estimated 1 500 new jobs, Southern African... →
Control Risks sees no major SA policy changes this year
13th February 2012 Major policy changes in South Africa are unlikely this year ahead of the December national conference of the governing African National Congress... →
SA-Swiss venture to build R1.6bn pharmaceuticals plant
10th February 2012 South Africa will set up a R1.6-billion plant to manufacture active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) for antiretroviral medicines (ARVs) in a... →
2012 Budget needs to underpin business confidence – Busa
1st February 2012 With limited room left in monetary and fiscal policy, South Africa needed to focus on structural factors to promote growth and employment, and... →
IWMSA welcomes withdrawal of Redisa approval
27th January 2012 The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) has welcomed the withdrawal of approval for the Recycling and Economic Development... →
Redisa waste tyre plan approval withdrawn
25th January 2012 Acting Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Collins Chabane on Wednesday withdrew the approval for the Integrated Industry Waste Tyre... →
Power situation improving – Eskom
12th January 2012 The performance of the Eskom power supply system has improved since Monday, when it warned of a "very high" risk of rolling blackouts, the utility... →
Expected decline in job creation owing to removal of Section 46
5th August 2011 Relocation service provider Relocation Africa immigration director Tracy du Plessis is concerned that the Immigration Amendment Bill might hamper... →
