Pretoria - The South African government will continue to prioritise higher economic growth and job creation at the core of its economic policy, National Treasury said. On Wednesday, Moody’s Investor Services revised the country’s A3 … [Read more...]
SA girls get techno skilled
November 1, 2011 By
Pretoria – Thousands of young South African girls will be given an opportunity to get a glimpse of the working world through job shadowing. At least 4 000 disadvantaged girls will be able to shadow their role models working in the fields … [Read more...]
SA Tourism appoints new CEO
October 27, 2011 By
Pretoria - Tourism Minister, Marthinus van Schalkwyk, has announced the appointment of Thulani Nzima as the new Chief Executive Officer of South African Tourism. … [Read more...]
Unfair Consequences of Best Intentions
October 4, 2011 By
Astonishingly, 17 years after the end of apartheid, millions of South African Blacks are deprived of the same home ownership rights as Whites, says my friend Leon Louw, director of the country’s Free Market Foundation. They are the … [Read more...]
Private sector encouraged to buy local
September 30, 2011 By
Pretoria - Trade and Industry Deputy Minister Thandi Tobias-Pokolo has called on the private sector to commit itself to buying and using domestically-produced goods so as to contribute to job creation. “The importance and role of buying … [Read more...]
Limpopo signs R25m research deal
September 8, 2011 By
Thohoyandou - The Limpopo provincial government has signed a R25 million research agreement with the University of Limpopo (UL) and the University of Venda (Univen) respectively. The Limpopo Research Observatory (LRO) agreement will see … [Read more...]
Black, women lawyers to benefit
September 7, 2011 By
Pretoria - The Justice Department is working on a model to ensure that the legal work dished out by government is spread out to include the services of black lawyers and women, says Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Jeff … [Read more...]
Witness Hilton Arts Festival
August 31, 2011 By
One of the country’s most established and respected arts festivals: the annual Witness Hilton Arts Festival, which is now in its 19th year, will take place on the beautiful grounds of the Hilton College from 16 – 18 September … [Read more...]
SA keen to boost exports to India
August 29, 2011 By
Pretoria - Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies has urged the private sector to come up with projects that will enhance South African exports to India. “The minister has urged the private sector to explore opportunities presented by … [Read more...]
DTI promotes intra-Africa trade
August 25, 2011 By
Pretoria – Supporting intra-Africa trade should be a matter of urgency, says Trade and Industry Deputy Minister Elizabeth Thabethe. “The recently launched agreement for the establishment of the Tripartite Free Trade Area has made it more … [Read more...]
