BRICS customs heads meet

BRICS customs heads meet

Pretoria – The heads of the customs services of the BRICS member countries – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – have met for the first time to discuss common problems and outline ways to extend cooperation. The representatives from...
OECD report into South Africa

OECD report into South Africa

Midrand – Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan had welcomed the latest OECD report into South Africa which states that although strides have been made, the country is not fully reaching its potential. The third Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development...
Model to boost SA’s financial system

Model to boost SA’s financial system

Pretoria – South Africa’s move to a Twin Peaks model of regulation will boost the country’s resilience, as well as create a stable financial system, says the Financial Stability Board (FSB). In 2011, the South African National Treasury issued a policy document...
Govt committed to thriving mining industry

Govt committed to thriving mining industry

Cape Town – The government of South Africa is committed to creating a thriving and successful mining industry, the Minister of Mineral Resources Susan Shabangu said today. Addressing hundreds of policymakers and delegates from mining companies from around the...
Brics to benefit African continent

Brics to benefit African continent

Polokwane – The 5th Brics Summit, to be hosted in South Africa in March this year, is expected to benefit the entire African continent, says Minister in the Presidency for Performance Monitoring and Evaluation, Collins Chabane. Chabane was speaking during the...