South Africa's KAT-7 telescope - a seven-dish array which is a precursor to the much larger MeerKAT telescope and a prototype for the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) - has reached another milestone by producing the first atomic hydrogen … [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...]
Tourism minister concludes Australia visit
February 22, 2012 By
Pretoria - Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk ends his three-day visit to Australia, today, to promote South Africa as a tourism destination. South Africa views Australia as an important source market. By October 2011 over 84 000 … [Read more...]
Enrolments in sciences, engineering up
February 16, 2012 By
Cape Town - The Department of Higher Education and Training says the number of first year students taking up studies in sciences and engineering at universities is on the rise. … [Read more...]
MTB hit by Antelope
February 14, 2012 By
This is an absolutely incredible video and it is the first time I have seen it. It took place during the MTB race at Albert Falls Dam. The mountain biker is Evan van der Spuy of Team Jeep South Africa and he literally gets taken out by … [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...]
PetroSA funds schools programme
February 6, 2012 By
Pretoria - PetroSA is to fund an eco-schools programme aimed at encouraging environmental responsibility among the youth to the tune of R4.5 million. “We understand the need to preserve our environment for future generations. The beauty … [Read more...]
Upgrade to North-South Corridor needed
January 29, 2012 By
Billions of dollars will be needed to upgrade and maintain the North-South Corridor road network said President Jacob Zuma. … [Read more...]
