Cape Town – The Small Enterprise Finance Agency (Sefa) will have access to millions of rands of funding from the balance sheet of the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), says the Minister of Economic Development Ebrahim Patel. Unveiling Sefa on Monday,...
Pretoria – Brics trade ministers have asked their counterparts in the G20 to strengthen coordination in promoting a rigorous response to the current economic uncertainties. “We have made this call so that all economies may pursue a sustainable and...
Pretoria – King Juan Carlos of Spain wants to see more South African music, films and crafts in their country, Spanish Ambassador Benavides Orgaz told Arts and Culture Minister Paul Mashatile during the signing of a cultural agreement between the two countries...
Johannesburg – South Africa’s economy is improving but is vulnerable to problems in the Eurozone, says Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan. “Economic growth is reasonably stable,” Gordhan said at the Foreign Correspondents Association breakfast meeting in...
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...
