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Prasa blew billions
Wide-scale looting of public funds in the Passenger Rail Agency of SA was exposed when Public Protector Thuli Madonsela released her report... read more>>



Administration
Four cadets return from nuclear training programme
South Africa's need to develop its nuclear power plant operations knowledge was reiterated by a group of delegates returning from the South African Civil Nuclear Energy Training Programme, held in China earlier this year... read more>>
Gauteng MEC meets with Tembisa shopkeepers
The Gauteng MEC for Economic Development, Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Lebogang Maile, recently convened with township shopkeepers in Tembisa to discuss a dispute over municipal rates and service charges... read more>>
Application for PE fish farm referred back to DEA
BEE Molewa, the minister of environmental affairs, announced that the application by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) regarding the development of a fish farm in Port Elizabeth... read more>>
Tourism Department honors female employees
Women are a critical component in families. They nurture, build, educate, and raise nations. They are all-rounders and more than anything they provide warmth and love in every family and the community they live in. This is according to Mme Grace Masuku, a cultural veteran from Moruleng village near Sun City in the North West during the recently held provincial department of Tourism's Women's Day celebration... read more>>
Medupi to empower SA's economy
The completion of Medupi is expected to grow South Africa's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by about 0.35% a year, says President Jacob Zuma... read more>>
New machinery regulations launched
The Department of labour's Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Directorate has launched the new Driven Machinery Regulations (DMR)... read more>>
DTI director: improving policy environment will benefit SA
SA should aspire to having an enabling policy environment to attract foreign direct investments, green economy director at the Department of Trade and Industry... read more>>
[SA Innovation Summit] Reimagining the future

Nicci Botha

"It ain't about us, it's about creating a space for our children to flourish. We have a responsibility to the future," says Gavin Mageni, Head of the SABS Design Institute... read more>>
[SA Innovation Summit] Emerging companies insights: Where do we stand?

Nicci Botha

In a good news, bad news scenario, people would rather hear the bad news first. And in the case of emerging entrepreneurial businesses in South Africa, local is not so lekker, say Maija de Riijk-Uys and Alexandra Fraser of PwC Accelerator and Silicon Cape respectively... read more>>
WWF-SA concerned about government's INDC to the UNFCCC
WWF South Africa has expressed its concern about the vague and defensive position taken by the South African government in its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) to the 21st United Nations Climate Change Negotiations Conference (UNCCNC)... read more>>
Government
SADC judges conference set to kick off in Zimbabwe
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) chief justices conference is set to kick off in Zimbabwe on Wednesday, a report says... read more>>
Politics
Free trade agreement to offer limitless opportunities
PRETORIA: Once established, the Continental Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) will offer "limitless opportunities" to world markets such as Japan... read more>>
Business
LinkedIn is the new business card

Leigh Andrews

The problem with networking in real life is that you can't just click and connect, as business cards get bulky while you work your way through the room. That's why it's better to incorporate online networking into your offline meets... read more>>
Jobs offered
Assistant Board Secretary - Johannesburg
Provide administrative and governance support to the director: governance, legal and secretariat, and the board of trustees to enable the effective discharge of duties in carrying out the mandate of Brand SA. Read more >>



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