Transnet launches R300bn infrastructure

Transnet launches R300bn infrastructure

Pretoria – Transnet has launched a R300 billion infrastructure plan that is set to create 588 000 new jobs in the South African economy. Through its Market Demand Strategy (MDS) the company, which is the custodian of rail, ports and pipelines, will spend R300...
New tourism board announced

New tourism board announced

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. Zwelibanzi Mntambo, the...
Africas SKA prototype

Africas SKA prototype

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 spectral line...
Rates Bill to meet growth

Rates Bill to meet growth

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 provide support for job...