Pretoria – Business should report incidents of key projects being delayed as a result of red tape, Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel says. “Business, in particular, as well as the Gauteng provincial government has been invited to identify the key Read the full story
Pretoria – New Energy Efficiency (EE) building regulations that will come into effect in November will boost job creation, says Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies. The EE building regulations requirements include: all new buildings must have solar water heaters, Read the full story
A Johannesburg-based publisher and businessman, Saki Mabhele, today said TransformSA, a new sassy quarterly publication covering transformation and BEE issues, would hit the shelves on Friday this week. Developed by Mabhele and his business partners, TransformSA will be available by Read the full story
Johannesburg – African countries need to find new and improved methods of cooperation at regional and continental level to ensure complementary economic and social policies that create decent work opportunities. This is according to President Jacob Zuma, who was addressing Read the full story
Pretoria – Trade conditions remained weak in September, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) said on Tuesday. “The results of the monthly Trade Conditions Survey for September 2011 indicate that overall trade conditions remained weak and have Read the full story
Johannesburg – Small businesses are set to benefit from an agreement signed by Massmart and the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) by improving the quality of their products and becoming more competitive. According to the agreement, Massmart has agreed Read the full story
Pretoria – Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies has commended the multibillion rand contribution made by the Motor Industry Development Programme (MIDP) into the sector over the years. The MIDP will be replaced by a new programme – the Automotive Read the full story
Mbombela – Nearly 500 young people from Mpumalanga have graduated from the National Youth Service skills development programme. Provincial Public Works, Roads and Transport MEC, Dikeledi Mahlangu, awarded the 498 graduates with certificates during a ceremony held in Mbombela. The Read the full story
Ga-Kgatla – Government needs to intensify its fight against poverty if South Africa is to meets its Millennium Development Goals, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe has conceded. “There is a consensus that we have to do more ground work in addressing Read the full story
Financial services and insurance group Aon has unveiled a black economic empowerment (BEE) deal that will see the Vurhonga Consortium acquire a 25.1% shareholding in Aon’s South African business for an undisclosed sum. The consortium consists of BEE investment company Read the full story
