Industrial Policy plan reaps benefits

Industrial Policy plan reaps benefits

The Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP2) has stabilised the clothing sector, turned around the automotive sector, added jobs in the business process services sector and had introduced procurement designation to boost local production, Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies says.

Evans, George smash Sani2c MTB record

In 2011, a wrong turn only 12 kilometres from the finish cost Nedbank 360Life's Kevin Evans and David George victory in the Sani2c mountain bike race. They made no mistake in 2012, smashing the course record as they claimed victory in Scottburgh on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast on Saturday morning.
SA climbs trade efficiency rankings

SA climbs trade efficiency rankings

South Africa outperformed the rest of Africa, as well as its upper middle-income economy peers, in a World Bank survey of trade efficiency, improving its previous performance despite a general slowdown in trade logistics performance in the wake of the global recession.
SA's mobile mass market embraces web

SA's mobile mass market embraces web

The number of internet users in South Africa accelerated dramatically over the past year, driven by mobile phones, as the internet "finally arrived in the hands of the mass market", according to the latest Internet Access in South Africa study.
'Social consensus, jobs' to cut inequality

'Social consensus, jobs' to cut inequality

For the country to overcome inequality, South Africans must reach consensus on workers' wages and executive pay and get on with speeding up job creation, Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel said during a Parliamentary debate on income inequality.
South Africa to push for SKA decision

South Africa to push for SKA decision

South Africa will be pushing for a decision on the site of the €1.5-billion Square Kilometre Array radio telescope at the next meeting of the international SKA organisation members on 25 May, says Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor.
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