Cape Town - The Department of Arts and Culture is aiming to create tens of thousands of jobs through its rolling out of 28 heritage projects and with the launch of various new programmes under a new arts strategy, the Minister of Arts and … [Read more...]
Archives for 2012
New Small Business Agency
April 24, 2012 By
Cape Town - The Small Enterprise Finance Agency (Sefa) will have access to millions of rands of funding from the balance sheet of the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), says the Minister of Economic Development Ebrahim Patel. … [Read more...]
SA to produce more doctors
April 23, 2012 By
Johannesburg - Government is looking at increasing the number of doctors produced by the country to ensure the success of the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme. Speaking at a New Age business briefing on Monday, Health Minister Dr … [Read more...]
Spain wants more SA music and films
April 17, 2012 By
Pretoria - King Juan Carlos of Spain wants to see more South African music, films and crafts in their country, Spanish Ambassador Benavides Orgaz told Arts and Culture Minister Paul Mashatile during the signing of a cultural agreement … [Read more...]
Germany, SA initiative to boost local innovation
April 16, 2012 By
Cape Town - A research co-operation initiative between Germany and South Africa can help South Africa develop more local innovations, the Minister of Science and Technology Naledi Pandor said on Monday. … [Read more...]
Conference looks at ways to improve safety at sea
April 13, 2012 By
Cape Town – Amid a dramatic increase in piracy, South Africa may have to amend its maritime laws if it decides to supply any foreign commercial vessels that carry armed security guards and dock at its ports, Defence and Military Veterans … [Read more...]
Transnet launches R300bn infrastructure
April 12, 2012 By
Pretoria - Transnet has launched a R300 billion infrastructure plan that is set to create 588 000 new jobs in the South African economy. … [Read more...]
New series Leaps onto SABC3
April 4, 2012 By
Just when you thought the commissioning of local programming by the SABC had come to an (almost) grinding halt - a new series has just leapt onto the small screen. I Am Woman Leap of Faith, a new weekly series which launched on SABC3 on … [Read more...]
New tourism board announced
March 25, 2012 By
Pretoria - Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk has announced the appointment of the new board members of South African Tourism (SAT), which will now be headed by Frank Kilbourn, the deputy chairperson of the previous SAT board. … [Read more...]
In Living Colour
March 23, 2012 By
On the 14 March 2012, The Barnard Gallery launched the highly anticipated Group Exhibition “In Living Colour” by artists Ndikhumbule Ngqinambi and Lonwabo Kilani. A successful evening that was well received by these artists’ strong … [Read more...]
