The Centre for Sustainability in Mining and Industry (CSMI) at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg has announced that Professor Caroline Digby has been appointed director of the centre. Read more >>
South Africa has come second after Mauritius on the African Transformation Index released on Monday (3 March 2014)‚ indicating its economic transformation is better than most other African countries. Read more >>
Activity in the manufacturing sector picked up in February‚ according to the latest Kagiso purchasing managers index (PMI). Activity was boosted mainly by an improvement in the new sales orders index. Read more >>
Economic growth expanded more than expected in the fourth quarter of last year supported by a resumption in manufacturing sector activity following strikes in the third quarter. Moderate growth in all other sectors except electricity‚ gas and water contributed to the rise. Read more >>
Despite the sluggish local economic growth brought about by the 2008 global recession, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has not gone back on his 2013 growth projections. Read more >>
WearCheck, a local specialist in condition monitoring, has expanded into West Africa with the opening of an oil analysis laboratory in Ghana. Read more >>
With South Africa celebrating 20 years of freedom this year, more has to be done to ensure the entry of black people into big business, says President Jacob Zuma. Read more >>
Government is working towards cutting more red tape to allow small and established businesses to increase their competitiveness and to promote local and foreign investment. Read more >>
