Jade Davenport
DAVENPORT, MA (UCT), is a freelance journalist and historian – jade@engineeringnews.co.za
R140m worth of investments approved under R10bn jobs scheme
6th April 2011 State-owned development finance institution the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) has already approved R140-million worth of new investments... →
Eskom sets up renewable energy unit
15th March 2011 State-owned Eskom has established a new renewable-energy focused division to drive the power utility’s efforts in the renewable energy sector.... →
Sub-Saharan Africa needs to spend $41bn/y to meet power needs
14th March 2011 Sub-Saharan Africa’s energy sector requires an investment of $41-billion each year, approximately 6,4% of the region’s gross domestic product, to... →
Negotiations for Africa free trade area to start by mid-year – Davies
8th March 2011 Negotiations for a tripartite free trade area (FTA), which would include 26 East and Southern African member states, were expected to begin by... →
Renewables scale-up core to Zille's sustainability road map
8th July 2010 Western Cape Premier Helen Zille officially released the Western Cape Provincial Government's (WCPG) strategic plan on environmental sustainability... →
New SA energy plan running behind schedule – DDG
14th May 2010 Progress on the much-anticipated integrated resource plan, or IRP2, which will provide a power investment and energy-mix road map for the next 20... →
Ipap2 firmly in implementation mode – Davies
5th May 2010 The much-vaunted 2010/11 to 2012/13 Industrial Policy Action Plan (Ipap2) has moved beyond the realm of public debate and is now firmly in... →
R5,3bn energy efficiency incentive confirmed
21st April 2010 Details of a R5,3-billion financial incentive, aimed at promoting energy efficiency among South African electricity consumers, was confirmed by... →
New EIA regulations to be effective from July
16th April 2010 New environmental-impact assessment (EIA) regulations, which will be published shortly, will come into effect in July this year, Water and... →
New fund considered to tackle R75bn road maintenance backlog
13th April 2010 The Department of Transport, in conjunction with the National Treasury, is considering the introduction of a dedicated Road Infrastructure... →
Stringent conditions placed on SA bail-out beneficiaries
2nd March 2010 Those financially distressed companies that have received or are seeking State support have to comply with stringent conditions, covering... →
Land reform green paper to be release in May
2nd March 2010 A green paper detailing government's overhaul of the country's contentious land reform and land tenure policy and legislation was expected to be... →
Cabinet to consider new growth plan by mid-year
2nd March 2010 Government's economic sectors and employment cluster, which has been mandated to grow the economy and create jobs, is in the process of developing... →
Eskom to sign first cogen contracts in March – Hogan
1st March 2010 State-owned enterprise (SoE) Eskom is expected to sign cogeneration contracts within the next month and will seek to source up to 1 143 MW from... →
Industrial policy success hinges on job creation, Davies says
19th February 2010 An estimated 825 706 direct and 2,5-million indirect jobs could be created over the next ten years through the successful implementation of South... →
FDI expected to rebound in 2010
3rd February 2010 Foreign direct investment into emerging markets was expected to rebound in 2010, says Edith Quintrell, the operations director of Multilateral... →
Expanded regional trade would provide buffer against meltdown
11th June 2009 African leaders on Thursday strongly rejected the notion that protectionist policy responses by developed and developing countries would in any way... →
Annan, Zuma call for global governance reforms
11th June 2009 The global economic meltdown has underscored the need for transformation of the global financial system and the reform of world financial... →
African leaders urged to focus on postcrisis economy
11th June 2009 While the global economic downturn was dominating political and commercial discourse currently, it was essential to look beyond the current... →
Second phase of Public Works programme to create 4,5m jobs
19th November 2008 On the back of the success of South Africa's Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP), which created 1,3-million jobs over a five-year period,... →
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