Pretoria - New vehicle sales registered substantial gains in the first month of the year, growing by 14.1% compared to the 48 202 vehicles sold in January last year, said the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa … [Read more...]
Theron wins WEF Crystal Award
January 24, 2013 By
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has congratulated South African-born Hollywood star, Charlize Theron, for scooping the WEF Crystal Award at the World Economic Forum. … [Read more...]
SARS deadline looms
January 24, 2013 By
Pretoria - The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has reminded taxpayers that the submission of 2012 income tax annual returns (ITR12) by provisional taxpayers who use the eFiling system is on 31 January. … [Read more...]
WEF to be used to promote investment
January 22, 2013 By
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will use the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, as a platform to call for the world's top economies and business to invest in South Africa's and Africa's infrastructural projects for the long … [Read more...]
Govt dismisses reports on NDP
December 12, 2012 By
Pretoria - Government says it has noted the “reckless” statements made by the chief economist at Pan African Investment and Research, Iraj Abedian, which were published by the Business Report regarding the alleged “absence of buy-in” of the … [Read more...]
Create jobs, buy local
November 27, 2012 By
Johannesburg - Promotion of locally manufactured goods was critical to South Africa’s growth and job creation, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe said on Monday. “All of us have a vested interest in promoting our country as an investment … [Read more...]
SA, Ireland seek closer economic ties
November 16, 2012 By
Cape Town - Ireland is emerging from its economic slump and views Africa as a continent that will become an economic giant in years to come, says Joe Costello TD, Minister of State for Trade and Development in Ireland. … [Read more...]
Food security linked to land reform
October 23, 2012 By
Pretoria - Government cannot talk about improving food security without referring to land reform, President Jacob Zuma told members of the African Farmers Association of South Africa (AFASA) at a gala dinner on Monday. … [Read more...]
SA, Indonesia to enhance trade
October 17, 2012 By
Pretoria - South Africa and Indonesia have agreed to enhance bilateral relations and will conduct a joint study to explore trade opportunities, says Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies. … [Read more...]
SA to strengthen relations with the Philippines
September 20, 2012 By
Pretoria - International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim is to pay a two-day working visit to the Philippines next week to strengthen relations with that country, in the areas of trade, investment, tourism and … [Read more...]
