Working to transform the economy

Working to transform the economy

Pretoria – Government and its social partners continue to work towards transforming the South African economy so as to address unemployment and other challenges, says President Jacob Zuma. “Government, along with our social partners, continues to work hard to...
Japanese investment encouraged

Japanese investment encouraged

Pretoria – The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) has urged Japanese companies to choose South Africa as a preferred investment destination. “The fact that the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Index ranked South Africa first in the strength of...
Steps needed to curb labour unrest

Steps needed to curb labour unrest

Pretoria – Government, trade unions, business and civic leaders need to take bold steps to resolve unrest in the mining sector to reduce the impact on the economy. Opening a debate on the National Treasury budget vote in Parliament on Tuesday, Finance Minister Pravin...
Emerging tourism entrepreneurs named

Emerging tourism entrepreneurs named

Durban – South Africa’s top emerging tourism entrepreneurs have been selected for the 2013 Emerging Tourism Entrepreneur of the Year Awards (ETEYA) competition. The South African Tourism and the Tourism Enterprise Partnership (TEP) made the announcement on Saturday at...
Germany a crucial agricultural investor

Germany a crucial agricultural investor

Pretoria – Germany remains an important agricultural investment partner for South Africa – Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson said on Monday. “… Germany is quite important to the South African agricultural industry because...