Tag: Energy
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06 Jul 21 NewsNational
Iconic South African Mines Are Ravaged Economy’s Unlikely Savior (Bloomberg)
The world’s deepest precious-metals mines, together with giant iron-ore and coal pits ar...
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23 Jun 21 NewsNational
South Africa unearths hidden strengths during pandemic (OMFIF)
This October, OMFIF and ABSA launch the fifth edition of the ABSA Africa Financial Markets Index, the regi...
Ramaphosa raises self-generation cap – a promising step in the right direction, but more is needed
21 Jun 21 BlogPresident Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement on the 10th June, liberalising a significant part of the electricity supply industry, was as unexpected as it was welcome. Ramaphosa anno...
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09 Jun 21 NewsNational
South African Industrial Hub Has Found a Faster Route to the Sea (BloombergQuint)
A new inland transit facility between South Africa and Mozambique could slash transport...
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08 Jun 21 NewsNational
South Africa Parliament Calls for Comments on Fair Use (infojustice)
South Africa Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry has invited a further round of...
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07 Jun 21 NewsNational
Kganyago: Monetary policy entails trade-offs (The Mail & Guardian)
Demographically, the reserve bank has come a long way, the governor said. “But transformation is...
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05 May 21 NewsNational trade and trade-related news
Avian epidemic plunging poultry industry into turmoil (CAJ News)
Stakeholders are divided over South Africa’s prospects of containing the ...
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27 Apr 21 NewsNational trade and trade-related news
Small businesses urged to challenge govt over red tape (Eyewitness News)
The biggest stumbling block to entrepreneurship and a growing econo...
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16 Apr 21 NewsNational trade and trade-related news
South Africa president calls for ports’ enhanced effectiveness in boosting economy (Xinhua)
Enhancing the effectiveness and performance of...
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16 Mar 21 NewsCountry focus
Consumer protection bodies reminded of mandate (SAnews)
Trade, Industry and Competition Deputy Minister Nomalungelo Gina has reminded regulators with consumer prote...
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08 Mar 21 NewsCountry focus
Angola: IMF Hails Angola's Economic Reforms Amid Covid-19 (All Africa)
Despite the effects of Covid-19 on all economies in the world, the Angolan government had alr...
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02 Mar 21 NewsCountry focus
Namibia edges closer to South Africa with customs connectivity (The South African)
Namibia introduced customs connectivity with South Africa in February. The ...
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25 Feb 21 NewsCountry focus
Mboweni unveils R2 trillion Budget, focus on vaccine rollout, efficient spending (Eyewitness News)
Every national budget, in every nation across the globe, is a bal...
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09 Dec 20 NewsNational
This is the single biggest threat to South Africa right now: Ramaphosa (BusinessTech)
President Cyril Ramaphosa says that South Africa’s 13.5% rebound in GDP during th...
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24 Nov 20 NewsNational
South Africa’s refinery woes raise reliance on fuel imports (BusinessTech)
South Africa, which buys nearly a third of its fuel requirements from overseas, is undergoin...
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02 Nov 20 NewsNational
Trade stats shows domestic recession keeps imports low (Fin24)
A recovery in commodity prices and global demand saw SA record a trade surplus of R109.5 billion for the t...
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20 Oct 20 NewsNational
South Africa’s track record bodes ill for investment drive (IOL)
South Africa will be hard pressed to realise its ambitions of attracting R1 trillion ($61 billion) of ...
Legal principles pertaining to the powers exercised by South Africa’s energy regulator (Nersa) – what we can learn from recent court cases?
15 Oct 20 PublicationsServices are vital for economic growth. The services sector is the most rapidly growing segment of the world economy. It adds significant value to manufacturing and agricultural pr...
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16 Jul 20 NewsOkonjo-Iweala unfolds plans to rejuvenate WTO (ThisDay)
While noting that micro, small and medium scale enterprises have been bruised by the COVID-19, she stressed the need for di...
Africa will need a lot of energy to power its COVID-19 recovery, says Vera Songwe
16 Jul 20 NewsAfrica will need a lot of energy to build back better in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Vera Songwe, sa...