Pretoria – Discussions around the spike in unsecured lending, global challenges and infrastructure growth formed the crux of the meeting held on Monday between Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and the banking industry. [Read more…]
Grand Inga Project draft
Pretoria – Cabinet has approved the draft treaty between South Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for the development of the Grand Inga Project, says Cabinet spokesperson Jimmy Manyi. [Read more…]
SA among top business destinations
Pretoria – South Africa remains in the top 15 ‘long-haul’ business events destinations in the world and is the premier business events destination in Africa, says Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk. [Read more…]
Transnet forging ahead with infrastructure programme
Johannesburg – Despite a softening of cargo categories, Transnet is going ahead with its infrastructure build programme.
“In the earlier months of the current financial year, we have seen a softening particularly with the container volumes – imports and exports that we handle – for a variety of reasons,” Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) chief executive officer Karl Socikwa said at a breakfast briefing of the Africa Ports and Harbours Show. [Read more…]
Singh new Transnet CFO
Pretoria – Anoj Singh has been appointed as Transnet’s chief financial officer (CFO). [Read more…]
SA, Switzerland boost trade ties
Pretoria – South Africa’s Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies, has arrived in Zurich, Switzerland, on an official visit to deepen bilateral economic relations between the two countries. [Read more…]
SA must bolster industrial base to weather economic crisis
Johannesburg – South Africa must strengthen the industrial arm of its economy if it is to successfully weather the fallout from the ominous Eurozone crisis, says Trade and Industry Director-General Lionel October. [Read more…]
Govt working with mining industry
Midrand – Government remains committed to working with the mining industry to enable it to achieve optimal returns on investment in a manner that will serve the best medium and long term interests of all South Africans. [Read more…]
SA wont implement mining super tax
Cape Town – South Africa will not follow Australia in implementing a mining super tax, Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu said on Thursday. [Read more…]
India, SA trade targets
Pretoria – South Africa and India are set to reach a target of 15 billion US dollars of trade before the agreed upon deadline of 2014, President Jacob Zuma stated. [Read more…]