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19 Oct 2021Daily NewsNational
South Africa’s electricity woes continue to place manufacturing at risk (Engineering News)
The lack of reliable electricity supply is not only leading to lost producti...
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18 Oct 2021Daily NewsNational
Many challenges in expanding SA agricultural exports into Africa (The Herald)
SA’s agricultural sector is arguably one of the most vibrant on the continent. This has l...
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14 Oct 2021Daily NewsNational
New high-capacity railroad planned for South Africa (BusinessTech)
The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) plans to build a new rail corridor between Ga...
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13 Oct 2021Daily NewsNational
IMF revises SA’s growth outlook up to 5% (Engineering News)
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has upwardly revised South Africa’s growth outlook from 4% to 5%. T...
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12 Oct 2021Daily NewsNational
SA’s removal from UK’s travel red list welcomed, but concerns remain (IOL)
While industry partners and stakeholders in the tourism sector across Cape Town and South ...
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11 Oct 2021Daily NewsNational
CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: SA must seize opportunities in move to green economy (Eyewitness News)
It is no exaggeration to say that the world is facing a climate crisis of unprece...
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08 Oct 2021Daily NewsNational
Transforming mining industry an ‘imperative’ (SAnews)
Mineral Resources and Energy Minister, Gwede Mantashe, says despite a Gauteng High Court judgment setting aside...
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07 Oct 2021Daily NewsNational
Growth in South Africa is projected to rebound from -6.4 percent to 4.6 percent –World Bank (IOL)
The World Bank has revised South Africa’s growth forecast for 2021 ...
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06 Oct 2021Daily NewsNational
SA can't only rely on commodities for economic recovery - Reserve Bank (Fin24)
It is risky for the South African economy to rely so heavily on higher commodity pric...
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04 Oct 2021Daily NewsNational
Clear understanding between govt, business needed to boost economic recovery – Mavuso (Engineering News)
Little can be done to drive an economic recovery without a cle...
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01 Oct 2021Daily NewsNational
Sars releases preliminary trade statistics for August 2021 (African Reporter)
These statistics include trade data with Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho and Namibia (BELN...
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30 Sep 2021Daily NewsNational
JOHN STUART: Why the policy environment matters for SA (Business Day)
More than 18 months into a global pandemic, African countries have been harder hit economically tha...
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29 Sep 2021Daily NewsNational
SA must implement structural reforms to accelerate economic growth – CDE (Engineering News)
Centre for Development and Enterprise (CDE) CEO Ann Bernstein said South Af...
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28 Sep 2021Daily NewsNational
South Africa has first quarterly primary surplus in three years (Engineering News)
South Africa recorded its first quarterly primary budget surplus since 2018 in the thr...
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27 Sep 2021Daily NewsNational
The importance of investing in SMEs (Vutivi Business New)
Banks and equity funders in South Africa plan to ramp up their support for SMEs over the next five years as the...
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24 Sep 2021Daily NewsNational
Innovation Stimulates Economic Growth - Deputy Minister Majola (the dtic)
The Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Mr Fikile Majola says innovation h...
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23 Sep 2021Daily NewsNational
Members commend considerable progress by the Comoros to secure WTO membership (World Trade Organisation)
WTO members welcomed the concrete and comprehensive steps taken...
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22 Sep 2021Daily NewsAfrica
Common currency is key enabler for growth of AfCFTA (Ghana Web)
The AfCFTA Secretariat is located in Ghana-West Africa The Managing Director of Bank of Africa, Kobby...
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21 Sep 2021Daily NewsNational
Research group reports low level of market concentration in SA agriculture (Engineering News)
In a recent brief report, the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP...
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16 Sep 2021Daily NewsNational
Government moves ahead with controversial ‘localisation’ plans for some products in South Africa (BusinessTech)
Trade and industry minister Ebrahim Patel says the go...
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