Following the visit of the Burundian president to South Africa, SAA has been requested to reintroduce direct flights between the two countries to foster and improve trade between the two […]
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SADC Leaders Summit opens in Zimbabwe
The newly appointed SADC chair, Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe, has urged the regional body to lessen its dependence on foreign resources. SADC gets 60 percent of its funding from foreign […]
Transforming the South African economy to increase competitiveness and innovation
The Minister of Finance Nhlanhla Nene outlines the government plan to transform the economy in a speech to dignitaries and the business fraternity in Pietermaritzburg. Below is his speech where he […]
President signs Infrastructure Development Act
The Infrastructure Development Act signed by President Jacob Zuma on 30 May aims to speed up and improve the delivery and implementation of social and economic infrastructure and to maximise […]
Special Economic Zones Act signed by the president
Revitalising the economy, improving the investment climate, strengthening the manufacturing sector and job-creation. These according to minister of trade and industry Dr Rob Davies will result following president Jacob Zuma […]
BEE, employment equity to be improved in new government
At his inauguration President Jacob Zuma said his government will improve the the implementation of the employment equity and BEE laws during his next term. Zuma said, “While progress has […]
B-BBEE Amendment Bill signed into law
Trade and Industry Minister, Dr Rob Davies, said the signing into law of the bill by President Jacob Zuma was a significant step towards streamlining the monitoring and evaluation of […]
AU committed to tackling intra-Africa trade bottlenecks
African heads of state have prioritised tackling infrastructure bottlenecks to enable intra-Africa investment to happen in a bid to boost the continent’s growth. President Jacob Zuma says this commitment was […]
Zuma visits Balfour railway
Celebrating the progress of the countries rail transport plans on Friday 20 September, President Jacob Zuma inspected the Balfour railway line construction site in Mpumalanga. Zuma said during his visit, […]
Zuma to inspect railway line construction
Progress on the construction of the Balfour railway line will be inspected by President Jacob Zuma on Friday, 20 September before he officially re-opens the Grootvlei Power Station in Balfour. […]