Consumers have spoken; Santam is once again rated SA’s top insurer
South African consumers have spoken. They have for the second year running named short-term insurer Santam the top insurer in the country when it...
Junk status puts increased pressure on fleet operators
The recent announcement by S&P that it has lowered the long-term foreign currency credit rating from BBB- to BB+ and is cutting the local...
SEZ programme attracting billions
South Africa’s Special Economic Zones (SEZ) programme is attracting billions in foreign direct investment, says Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies.
There are...
How to survive the downgrade
The best response to SA being “junked” is to follow the advice of Rudyard Kipling and “keep your head when all about you are...
Transnet launches first ever train
Transnet has officially launched it’s the first ever train which it designed, engineered and manufactured.
The locomotive, which will serve the African continent,...
The effect’s ‘junk status’ will have on ordinary South Africans
What ordinary South Africans need to do now is look at the down-to-earth effects of the credit rating down grade and how junk status...
62% of Cape businesses in favor of closing down on Friday
Nearly 62% of Cape businesses are in favour of closing down on Friday in protest against the sacking of former Finance Minister, Mr Pravin...
E- commerce to boost economic growth
Entrepreneurship and Small, Medium and Micro-sized Enterprises (SMME’s) are the catalyst to achieving economic growth and development in South Africa. This according to the South African Government...
Koeberg generates R29bn towards Western Cape’s GDP
The Koeberg Power Station in the Western Cape contributed R29bn to the province’s gross domestic product (GDP) between 2013 and 2016.
This was...
Eskom’s Medupi Unit 5 reaches commercial operation
State-owned power utility Eskom announced on Monday that Unit 5 at the Medupi coal-fired power station project, in Limpopo, has reached commercial operation.
“Commercial operation status ensures technical compliance to...
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