100MW of new solar power was added to the grid, as the Karoshoek Solar One project went live in Upington, Northern Cape. This project is the latest success of Government’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) which mobilises Read the full story
The Department of Trade & Industry (the dti), Woolworths and the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) officially opened the doors of K9 Pet Foods’ new 3 600 m² factory premises in the Western Cape. This opening is testament to the entrepreneurial Read the full story
The determination of three gritty Cape Town businesswomen to defy the odds and make success of their business paid off when they became the first beneficiaries of the much-talked about Black Industrialists Programme. Their company, K9 Pet Foods, which is Read the full story
In a landmark breakthrough for South Africa’s quest for inclusive growth and radical economic transformation, the Ministers of Trade and Industry and of Economic Development announced in Cape Town on Tuesday that the National Empowerment Fund (NEF) will become a Read the full story
New entrants in the agricultural sector find it hard to survive, especially when they are previously disadvantaged individuals. That is not the case with a Western Cape based citrus project in Upper Olifants River Valley near Citrusdal. Cedar Citrus (Pty) Read the full story