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NUM welcomes SA’s quarterly safety report move
26th April 2011 The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) on Tuesday welcomed a new Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) initiative to ensure safety compliance at... →
Four working days to review new Companies Act regulations
21st April 2011 Companies have four working days to review the regulations of the new Companies Act, released on Wednesday ahead of the May 1 implementation date,... →
Zuma signs new Companies Act into law
20th April 2011 The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on Wednesday announced that President Jacob Zuma has signed the Companies Amendment Act of 2010 into... →
Success of SA cities crucial to rural areas – Deputy Minister
20th April 2011 The success of South Africa’s cities, which provide 60% of the country’s economic output, is crucial to the strengthening of the rural areas and... →
Human settlements budget to grow to nearly R27bn next year
19th April 2011 The Department of Human Settlements' (DHS's) budget for the 2011/12 financial year has increased by 38% to R22,5-billion from 2010/11 and is... →
Cosatu expresses reservations over benefits of SA joining Brics
15th April 2011 The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) on Friday said it has reservations and concerns about the tangibility of gains that could... →
Education and small businesses key to SA’s competitiveness
13th April 2011 Poor education and skills levels are “serious” impediments to job creation in South Africa, which aims to create five-million jobs over ten year,... →
Survey finds 38% of metro adults support nationalisation
11th April 2011 More than a third of South Africa’s metropolitan residents indicated that South Africa’s mines should be nationalised, TNS Research Surveys... →
R9bn social housing project launched, institutions now accredited
7th April 2011 The Department of Human Settlements (DHS) on Thursday introduced accreditation procedures to regulate social housing institutions, to ensure... →
SA cannot only rely on consumer to drive economic recovery
6th April 2011 A healthy economic recovery in South Africa requires more than the consumer and business investment will be needed to create some symmetry, Absa... →
Infrastructure maintenance could create ‘jobs for life’
6th April 2011 Infrastructure maintenance could account for many of the much-needed five-million jobs that South Africa is looking to create in the next ten... →
Gauteng toll roads building costs more expensive than international norm
5th April 2011 The building cost per kilometre spent on the Gauteng toll road project is between 106% and 228% more expensive than that of equivalent global road... →
Ndebele launches R22,3bn roads maintenance initiative
1st April 2011 Transport Minister S'busiso Ndebele on Friday launched a R22,3-billion roads upgrade and maintenance initiative to fix and upgrade the entire... →
DTI delays implementation of Companies Act to May 1
1st April 2011 The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has recommended May 1 to the Presidency as implementation date for the Companies Act of 2008. This... →
New Companies Act going through final approval processes – DTI
31st March 2011 All systems are in place for the long-awaited new Companies Act to be up and running on Friday, with only President Jacob Zuma’s signature needed... →
$356bn Africa energy investment needed to meet 2030 demand
30th March 2011 Fundamental changes in investment, financing, technology, markets and policy are needed for renewable energy generation in Africa, the World Energy... →
Energy efficiency should be seen as ‘another fuel’ to ensure reliable supply
30th March 2011 Energy efficiency could be the immediate solution to higher energy demand, while renewable energy sources were being considered for long-term... →
Stable policy implementation needed to encourage renewable energy investment
29th March 2011 Base-load renewable energy supply could be viable in South Africa in the next decade or two, depending on a mindset change, decentralised supply... →
Indigenisation set to hit Zim investment, platinum shares fall
28th March 2011 Zimbabwe’s controversial Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act is likely to discourage foreign investment in the country’s mining sector,... →
High wage demands hampering job-creation drive – Nene
28th March 2011 High wage demands from unions are a notable setback for government’s drive to create five-million jobs in the next ten years, Deputy Finance... →
Treasury DG Kganyago named SARB deputy governor
25th March 2011 President Jacob Zuma on Friday named Lesetja Kganyago as the new deputy governor of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB), with effect from May... →
Busa wants Sanral funding model scrutinised
24th March 2011 Business Unity South Africa (Busa) is considering making a proposal to Parliament for closer scrutiny of the funding model of the South African... →
R75m affordable housing project launched in Cape Town
24th March 2011 The Department of Human Settlements (DHS) on Thursday launched a R75-million social housing project in Brooklyn, Cape Town, as part of its aim to... →
India considers SA as an important trade partner
23rd March 2011 The trade relationship between South African and India will be defined by economic growth in the years to come, the Indian high commissioner to... →
Business, government set up joint team to support job creation thrust
18th March 2011 Business Unity South Africa (Busa) on Friday proposed the creation of a small implementation group to work towards improving the attractiveness of... →
Panel stresses importance of changing perceptions about water use
16th March 2011 South Africa will face a water challenge until perceptions about water use and reuse have changed and more attention has been given to preventing... →
Communications Department outlines 3-year strategic plan
11th March 2011 The Department of Communications (DoC) on Friday unveiled its strategic plan for 2011 to 2014, which promises a “new wave of change” through a... →
Gijima CEO says DHA settlement better than years of court action
9th March 2011 The R373,9-million settlement that JSE-listed Gijima reached with the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) was a difficult business decision, but was... →
Public and private sector infrastructure collaboration key to driving growth
8th March 2011 The public and private sectors should strengthen collaboration to deliver economic infrastructure that supported growth and job creation, the... →
Pandor denies meeting Shell over Karoo gas exploration
8th March 2011 Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor on Tuesday denied ever meeting with Shell South Africa or discussing the international energy group’s... →
Low-cost housing gets a boost with €150m EIB loan
7th March 2011 The European Investment Bank (EIB) will provide €150-million to build 34 000 new low-cost homes in South Africa, as part of its social and... →
CoM says working on lung disease compensation framework reform
4th March 2011 The Chamber of Mines (CoM) said on Friday that it had been actively working in tripartite forums to align and reform the statutory framework for... →
SA court ruling opens door for claims against mines
3rd March 2011 A Constitutional Court ruling on Thursday in favour of a former AngloGold Ashanti worker in an occupational health disease case has opened the door... →
Parliamentary hearings on climate Green Paper get under way
3rd March 2011 Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Water and Environmental Affairs on Thursday started its public hearings on the Climate Change Green Paper, in... →
Oversubscribed Sanral auction ‘shows investor confidence in toll roll out’
2nd March 2011 The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) said on Wednesday that it had raised R750-million in its first auction for 2011, which was... →
Gauteng to plan its infrastructure spending more efficiently – MEC
2nd March 2011 The Gauteng Department of Finance identified planning for infrastructure delivery as the most significant challenge that the province faces in the... →
Petrol price to go up 43c/l next week
25th February 2011 The price of petrol and diesel will rise sharply next week, with inland consumers set to pay 43c/l more for petrol and between 63c/l and 64c/l more... →
Public Works wants retired engineers to help with training
22nd February 2011 Public Works Minister Gwen Mahlangu-Nkabinde on Tuesday launched a campaign recalling retired built environment engineers and artisans to provide... →
SA economy expands 4,4% in Q4 on mining and agriculture growth
22nd February 2011 South Africa’s economy grew by 4,4% in the final quarter of 2010, while growth for the year came in at 2,8%, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA)... →
SA's economic growth nears 4%, BER raises 2011 forecast
17th February 2011 South Africa’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth accelerated towards 4% quarter-on-quarter in the final three months of 2010, after the economy... →
IDC allocates R25bn for green economy investments
16th February 2011 State-owned development finance institution the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) would allocate R25-billion to investments in the ‘green’... →
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