GDP forecast upped

GDP forecast upped

Pretoria – South Africa’s Growth Domestic Product (GDP) is likely to grow by 0.1 percent to 3.8 percent at the end of the year, said the Bureau for Economic Research (BER). In its economic prospects report for the third quarter of 2011, it said that the  actual...

SMME financial literacy support

Durban – The KwaZulu-Natal Treasury has taken its financial literacy education initiatives to the fast growing business hubs in the Richards Bay and Empangeni areas, in northern KZN. Small, medium, micro enterprises (SMMEs) play a vital role in South...

Mpuma women set for Women of the Year

Hazyview – Two women from Mpumalanga have made it into the finals of the 2011 Shoprite Checkers Women of the Year awards. The awards celebrate exceptional and visionary women in five categories, namely: health care-givers, educators, socio-economic business...

Denel guns for R44bn in contracts

Pretoria – Denel is on track to generating income, with confirmed contracts in its order book already exceeding R21 billion, and prospects to the value of R44 billion being currently pursued. Zwelakhe Ntshepe, Group Chief Executive of Business Development and...