Govt backs South Africa's auto sector
The government views South Africa's vehicle manufacturing industry as "strategic" and will continue supporting it, while steering it more towards the manufacture of components and commercial vehicles, says Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies.
South Africa 'working to combat crisis'
Delivering his first State of the Nation address, President Jacob Zuma said the government was working on ways of minimising the impact of the global economic crisis on South Africa, including introducing a programme of retraining workers who faced retrenchment.
Manuel now SA's planning chief
Former Finance Minister Trevor Manuel is now in charge of South Africa's new National Planning Commission, which seeks to accelerate the government's efforts to boost the economy, reduce poverty and ensure smooth infrastructure development.
Stats SA to widen scope of data
Statistics South Africa is to broaden the scope of information it collects to serve the planning needs of the new government, improve its method of gauging producer inflation, and test its readiness for the 2011 national population census.
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