SA will not nationalise mines

SA will not nationalise mines

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. The Indaba is regarded as the world’s largest...
PetroSA funds schools programme

PetroSA funds schools programme

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 of the programme lies in...
Upgrade to North-South Corridor needed

Upgrade to North-South Corridor needed

Billions of dollars will be needed to upgrade and maintain the North-South Corridor road network said President Jacob Zuma. “In order to upgrade and maintain the North-South Corridor road network, we will need 6.9 billion US dollars, of which 4.5 billion is for...
SA working to improve economy

SA working to improve economy

  Pretoria – South Africa is working towards a thriving mixed economy that is integrated into the Southern African region and African continent as a whole, says President Jacob Zuma. “Looking ahead in our economic transformation programme, we continue to...
MPs to engage on Info Bill

MPs to engage on Info Bill

  Cape Town – Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee looking into the Protection of State Information Bill has adopted an ambitious public hearing drive aimed at getting maximum input from as many South Africans as possible. The Bill, which has drawn much interest and...
Plan to root out waste tyres

Plan to root out waste tyres

Pretoria – South Africa’s new waste tyre management plan is set to support government’s targets to put the country’s economy onto a stronger job growth trajectory while meeting ambitious climate change goals, government said on Tuesday. This follows the announcement...