Budgets are always a delicate balancing act – but in 2013/14 getting the balance right was more important than usual. Accordingly, the 2013/2014 Budget was the first budget to be drawn up within the framework of the National Development Plan. Read the full story
The South African government’s plans for schools to generate their own electricity are at an advanced stage. This is part of the drive to promote the use of clean energy sources. It is also an area that has been identified Read the full story
Even before the dust has settled after the Swaziland Government said they could do without a R2.4 billion loan from South Africa, experts have predicted that more than 10 percent of Swazis will go hungry this year. It would seem, Read the full story
A new day has dawned for Africa’s energy community with a major milestone in the use of information and communications technology to assist companies understand and reduce their carbon footprint – whilst tapping into innovative solutions to create long-term saving Read the full story
For most developed economies like the US, the UK and Netherlands, hunger is a fleeting inconvenience, easily elucidated by stepping out to the stores or ransacking the fridge. However, persistent hunger is part of everyday life for many people in Read the full story
It is a crucial time for the 51 million people of South Africa, the 1 billion people of Africa and a large section of the world – as President Jacob Zuma gears up to present his state of the nation Read the full story
COSATU will next month [March 2013] host a major conference, bringing together trade unions, civic society, government and business to discuss the state, level and impact of wages, bargaining, unemployment and inflation in various sectors in the country. Patrick Craven, Read the full story
The South African School of Motion Picture Medium and Live Performance (AFDA), has officially opened its doors in Glen Anil, Durban. This is the third AFDA School to open in South Africa. The first opened in Johannesburg in 1994, followed Read the full story
As was the case was with the mining sector’s fatalities in Marikana, the farming industry’s painful loss of life in De Doorns can be viewed as a rude awakening to all and sundry that two decades into a new democratic Read the full story
“Severe depletion of soils has occurred increasingly over the past 100 years, to the detriment of our planet and health. This has resulted in polluted soils due to the use of agro-chemical fertilisers and pesticides, thereby reducing our food quality, Read the full story