Policies

Capital investment to drive growth

Amid an uncertain global economic outlook, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan tabled a R1-trillion Budget in Parliament on Wednesday, detailing how South Africa's various social programmes and the massive infrastructure projects announced by President Jacob Zuma would be funded.

DTI moots regular small business census

The Department of Trade and Industry wants to run a regular small business census to help improve its support and funding to the sector as part of a revised policy to boost support to small businesses.

South Africa 'will not nationalise mines'

South Africa will not nationalise its mines, Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu told the 2012 Mining Indaba in Cape Town, welcoming the report of an ANC task team reaffirming that nationalisation was "not a viable policy" for the country.

SA reaffirms growth, job-friendly policies

South Africa remains committed to prudent economic policies supportive of growth and job creation, the National Treasury said following Fitch's revision of the outlook on the country's sovereign credit rating.