SA's arms industry is
highly developed, but more investment is needed to keep SA in the technology race if it is to remain competitive. Not only can the sector be a far bigger foreign-exchange earner, but it can also be a far bigger generator of skills and jobs.
Some of us might sometimes think of the agricultural sector as one in which technology is used in farm machinery, some farm operations, and not much else. Wrong! The sector, in fact, is evermore technology "savvy" and now agriculture is
sparking the creative talents of developers.
SA has entered the war on piracy, and now there has been a
large order for an SA-designed VPS Anti-piracy device. South African company Vessel Protection Systems (VPS) has won a large order to supply commercial charterers with more than 90 anti-pirate devices invented and perfected by VPS in Cape Town.
South African Airways has plans for new investments, so the government
guarantee for SAA is "not a bail-out", or so the cash-strapped airline's annual general meeting heard last week.
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Famous Brands has entered into what it terms a "ground-breaking joint-venture partnership" with the Coega Dairy Company to supply cheese to the group. Coega Dairy Company in Port Elizabeth is owned by a group of local farmers‚ factory workers and farm employees. 
ESI-Africa reports that Alastair Campbell‚ Standard Bank's executive vice-president for mining‚ energy and infrastructure finance, said that there is significant interest in Mozambique's 1‚500MW Mphanda Nkuwa hydropower project. Standard Bank is the financial adviser on the project. The Mphanda Nkuwa plant‚ estimated to cost about R34.4bl‚ will consist of four turbines of 375MW each and 870MW of the capacity from the project will be firm power. 
According to News24, intense negotiations continue after South Africa won its bid to host the massive Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope. Dr Bernie Fanaroff, SKA South Africa project director told News24 that although organisers have finished negotiating the SKA site, other negotiations are ongoing. "The two key agreements we're busy with now are the funding agreement and the hosting agreement," he said. Hosting duties of participating countries have to be finalised as well, while customs policies on equipment and the issuing of work visas for staff still need to be hammered out. 
Saint-Gobain Gyproc has announced the launch of Activ' Air, a revolutionary plasterboard that uses an innovative technology to actively improve indoor air quality, which removes volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from the air and keeps them out, offering a healthier living, learning and working environment. 
The call by President Jacob Zuma for speedy solutions to the housing needs of mining communities could turbo charge the pace of roll-out of alternative building technologies (ABT) in the human settlements arena of community infrastructure in South Africa. 
3rd South Africa, the Official Licence Holder of Corporate Games South Africa, are excited to announce that the Corporate Games will once again be held in Cape Town. 
