Stop looting our national treasures

Pretoria – Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has urged South Africans to work with law enforcement agencies and game park authorities to stop the “looting” of rhinos, which she described as a national treasure. “The on-going scourge of rhino...

SA seeks to boost renewables industry

Pretoria – In a move geared towards reducing the country’s carbon footprint, South Africa will launch an ambitious project aimed at boosting the green economy during COP 17. The South African Renewables Initiative (SARi), which will be unveiled at the 17th Conference...

Reserve Bank sounds warning

Pretoria – The South African Reserve Bank views risks to the country’s inflation projections as being skewed slightly to the upside. “Uncertainty regarding future developments in cost–push pressures and the exchange rate pose an upside risk to the outlook, which...

SA challenges Moody views

  Pretoria – The decision by bank rating agency Moody’s Investor service to downgrade the stability rating of South African banks from “stable” to “negative” demonstrated  the “superficial” way in which world rating agencies tend to conduct their...

APC Wins 2011 Start-Up Award

Dublin, Ireland 18 November 2011, APC Ltd, a new pharmaceutical research and technologies company, has won the NovaUCD 2011 Start-Up Award after being declared overall winner of the 16th NovaUCD Campus Company Development Programme. APC provides pharmaceutical...

Taxation amendments aim to assist economy

Pretoria – Adjustments to the country’s taxation bills currently before Parliament aim to help grow the South African economy, and will alleviate the burden on ordinary working citizens, says Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan. Speaking at the debate on National...