SA set for massive infrastructure drive

SA set for massive infrastructure drive

South Africa will spend billions of rands on new infrastructure in the coming years, focusing on rail and road projects, economic links in five regions in the country, new universities and refurbished hospitals, President Jacob Zuma said in his 2012 State of the Nation address.

SA 'starting to win the jobs fight'

There are signs that South Africa is starting to win the war against unemployment, as the economy slowly recovers from the 2008-09 global recession, President Jacob Zuma said in his 2012 State of the Nation address.

The State of the Nation in numbers

365 000 new jobs in 2011, 5 major new state infrastructure projects, R300-billion for the country's ports and railways, 8-million learners at no-fee schools, 11 000 new artisans qualified ... take a quick run-through of the figures contained in President Jacob Zuma's 2012 State of the Nation address.

DTI moots regular small business census

The Department of Trade and Industry wants to run a regular small business census to help improve its support and funding to the sector as part of a revised policy to boost support to small businesses.

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