A campaign to sensitise South Africans to extreme weather conditions is well underway in the continued spate of bad weather which has killed people and destroyed houses and road infrastructure. 15 Feb 2012 08:01
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) is to spend R136bn to acquire about 7000 new trains and upgrade and modernise train stations. 15 Feb 2012 07:45
Trade conditions started off the year low, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) said in its January Trade Conditions Survey. 15 Feb 2012 07:28
Significant economic results show that the volume growth of electricity was up by 20% year-on-year (y/y) and Business Live says that coal exports from Richards Bay surged by 34,3% y/y in January. 13 Feb 2012 13:44
[Paul Vecchiatto] The Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry has welcomed the announcement in the state of the nation speech that port tariffs are to be reduced by about R1bn. 13 Feb 2012 12:21
Moeletsi Mbeki became the darling of local commercial farmers when he advised South Africa's agricultural trade association (AgriSA), late last year and again last week, to dump its strategy of engagement with the government and get confrontational, Business Live reports. 13 Feb 2012 12:11
Engineering News Online reports that 14 scientists, drawn from 12 countries and writing in the January edition of the peer-reviewed journal Science, argue that the world's agriculture sector can contribute to climate change mitigation, while at the same time helping countries to adapt to climate change. 10 Feb 2012 11:55