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...]
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...]
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...]
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 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...]
Rates Bill to meet growth
March 14, 2012 By
Pretoria – Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan on Tuesday tabled the Rates and Monetary Amounts and Amendment of Revenue Laws Bill in Parliament, which he said would go a long way towards helping government fulfil its growth priorities and … [Read more...]
SADC urged to integrate energy structures
March 7, 2012 By
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) member countries should look into ways of integrating energy structures in order to reduce the cost of energy resources, Energy Minister Dipuo Peters says. … [Read more...]
Investment good news for E Cape
February 24, 2012 By
East London - A R1.3 billion investment by government into three economic zones in the country will breathe life back into the Eastern Cape’s economy. … [Read more...]
Massive infrastructure spend
February 9, 2012 By
Cape Town - South Africa will spend billions of rands over the coming years on new infrastructure, with the government to focus on building rail, road, and economic links in five regions in the country and building new universities and … [Read more...]
SA will not nationalise mines
February 7, 2012 By
Cape Town – Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu has reiterated that South Africa would not nationalise its mines. Shabangu was at the critical African Mining Indaba on Tuesday, where she gave a keynote address. … [Read more...]
