Batlharos - Government has made available R2 billion to support Fetsa Tlala (End Hunger), government’s Integrated Food Production Initiative aimed at producing enough food to meet the population’s needs. … [Read more...]
Archives for 2013
Tax revenue remains resilient
October 23, 2013 By
The Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan says despite the tougher economic climate, tax revenue collection has demonstrated resilience, with expected gross tax revenue only being revised down by R3 billion to R895 billion. … [Read more...]
Hope to Read the Future
October 19, 2013 By
In a country where illiteracy among primary learners is a prevalent challenge, there are hints of hope. The 2012/2013 Stats SA report notes that “more than nine-tenths (92, 9%) of South Africans are able to read and write”. This … [Read more...]
Macro-economic stability since 1994
October 7, 2013 By
Midrand - South Africa has achieved over the past 19 years a level of macro-economic stability not seen before the dawn of democracy in 1994, says Transport Minister Dipuo Peters. … [Read more...]
Govt takes stock of BEE policy
October 3, 2013 By
The first Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Summit kicked off on Thursday, with government taking stock of the positives and challenges in the implementation of BEE since its implementation 10 years ago. … [Read more...]
Businesswoman creates jobs for her community
October 3, 2013 By
Pretoria – “I didn’t think I’d become a businesswoman,” says Mavis Sibanyoni, who employs over 60 people in her cleaning services business. Mdito Cleaning Services, which is based in Mpumalanga, was started in 2004 after Sibanyoni had … [Read more...]
Building reliable, safe transport
October 1, 2013 By
Transport Minister Dipuo Peters has officially launched this year’s Transport Month, where she highlighted the on-going interventions to curb road carnage and the progress made by government on providing efficient and reliable public … [Read more...]
Update on energy programmes
September 27, 2013 By
The Department of Energy (DoE) on Thursday gave an update on programmes and projects presented in its 2013/14 budget vote speech. … [Read more...]
Mahikeng Airport City Project starts
September 19, 2013 By
Pretoria - The Mahikeng Airport City Project, which has been approved by the North West Executive Council (Exco), is expected to pave the way for job creation and the growth of the economy. … [Read more...]
Scientists develop first digital laser
September 17, 2013 By
Pretoria – Researchers at South Africa’s Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have developed the world’s first digital laser. … [Read more...]
