Pretoria – South Africa says as host of the next BRICS summit next year, it has a duty to ensure that the grouping realises its dream of a Development Bank. “As the host of the next BRICS Summit, we have a contribution to make to the realisation of the...
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 – South Africa’s targeted budget deficit is achievable, says Deputy Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene. The Deputy Minister was responding to scepticism over whether government’s targeted budget deficit of 4.6% in 2012/13 is achievable. “The end of the...
Pretoria – Business Unity South Africa (BUSA) has confirmed that it will be sending a delegation of over 50 companies to South Africa’s second BRICS Business Forum in New Delhi, India, which kicks off on Wednesday. BUSA CEO, Nomaxabiso Majokweni, said the...
Cape Town – The Department of Trade and Industry wants to run a regular small business census to help improve its support and funding to the sector as part of a revised policy to boost support to small businesses. Briefing the National Council of Provinces’ select...
