Pretoria – Chairperson of the African Union Commission and Home Affairs Minister, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has challenged women to this month concentrate their activities on making sure that they remove barriers to their economic emancipation. “I am not talking Read the full story
By Nthambeleni Gabara Tzaneen – Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson will today unveil the Ezemvelo Direct Farm Programme aimed at developing and supporting small farmers to enable them to supply Massmart with fresh produce in Tzaneen, Limpopo. The Read the full story
Pretoria – Trade and Industry Deputy Minister Elizabeth Thabethe has called on the South African private sector to take advantage of the abundant investment opportunities that exist in various African countries. Thabethe was on a visit to Megratron Federal Company Read the full story
Durban – The KwaZulu-Natal government has taken a bold step to implement broad-based black economic empowerment – at least 50 percent of all goods and services bought by all provincial departments must now be locally produced and supplied by BBBEE-compliant Read the full story
Pretoria – Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan says job creation is a central priority of government. Focusing on government proposals on THE Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) during his Budget Speech on Wednesday, Gordhan said an additional R4.8 billion over the Read the full story
Pretoria – SizweNtsalubaGobodo has been appointed as the first locally grown and black-owned firm to handle the audit account of Transnet, says Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba. Gigaba said the appointment was a major milestone in the transformation of the Read the full story
Johannesburg – A new research report on South Africa, expected to be released next year, is to provide unique insight into the workings of the country’s economy, says the Department of Trade and Industry. The department, together with the Oxford Read the full story
Pretoria – South Africa has enormous potential as an investment destination that offers promising opportunities in automotive components, aerospace, chemicals and agro-processing, says Trade and Investment Minister Rob Davies. Speaking at the Emirates Business Forum, held as part of President Read the full story
Pretoria – Relations between South Africa and India should promote the development of small and medium businesses across all sectors, Deputy Trade and Industry Minister Elizabeth Thabethe says. Speaking at the opening of the India International Trade Fair (IITF) in Read the full story
With South Africa’s economic recovery remaining hesitant and the global growth outlook uncertain, the Reserve Bank has decided to leave interest rates unchanged, Governor Gill Marcus said at the Bank’s monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting on Thursday. “The MPC has Read the full story