# President Cyril Ramaphosa says reliable electricity, strong infrastructure and strategic partnerships are key to attracting investment and processing more minerals locally. Speaking at the launch of Vedanta Zinc International’s Gamsberg Phase Two Expansion Project in the Northern Cape, Ramaphosa said the expansion will create jobs, and strengthen South Africa’s position in the global zinc […]
# Die Passasierspooragentskap van Suid-Afrika het 17 nuwe langafstandbusse tot sy City to City-vloot gevoeg. Dit is die eerste nuwe busse wat sedert 2010 aangeskaf is. Die minister van Vervoer, Barbara Creecy, sê die nuwe vloot sal help om toegang tot veilige, betroubare en bekostigbare openbare vervoer uit te brei. Die moderne busse is toegerus […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa het die tweede-fase uitbreiding van Vedanta Zinc International se Gamsberg-myn in die Noord-Kaap amptelik geopen. Die projek sal die myn se vermoë vanaf vier-miljoen na agt-miljoen ton per jaar verdubbel en die jaarlikse produksie van sink tot sowat 500-duisend ton verhoog. Die uitbreiding sal na verwagting tussen 800 en een-duisend werksgeleenthede […]
# The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa has introduced 17 new long-distance buses to its City to City fleet, the first new buses acquired since 2010. Transport minister Barbara Creecy says the new fleet will help expand access to safe, reliable and affordable public transport. The modern coaches feature air conditioning, Wi-Fi, charging points […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has inaugurated the second-phase expansion of Vedanta Zinc International’s Gamsberg Mine in the Northern Cape. The project will double mining capacity from four to eight million tonnes annually, increasing zinc-in-concentrate production capacity to approximately 500-thousand tonnes a year. The expansion is expected to sustain between 800 and one-thousand jobs, with recruitment […]
# Die Europese Unie sal Oekraïne waarskynlik met nóg ‘n lening moet bystaan om volgende jaar se verwagte befondsingstekort te help oorbrug en sy oorlog teen Rusland te ondersteun. Estland se eerste minister, Kristen Michal, sê Oekraïne se tekort vir verdediging en staatsbesteding kan volgende jaar sowat 1,1-duisend-miljard-rand beloop. EU-leiers het verlede jaar ingestem om […]
# Trade, Industry and Competition minister Parks Tau says South Africa will phase out existing semi-knock-down vehicle assembly operations and stop supporting new facilities. Speaking at South Africa Auto Week in Durban, Tau says the government will strengthen definitions of completely knocked-down manufacturing, which uses more locally produced parts. The policy excludes medium and heavy […]
# The European Union will probably have to provide Ukraine with another loan to cover a funding shortfall next year and support its war against Russia. Estonian prime minister Kristen Michal says Ukraine faces a gap of around 1.1-trillion-rand for defence and government spending next year. EU leaders agreed last year to lend Ukraine 1.6-trillion-rand […]
# Eskom ondersoek nuwe inkomste-strome namate Suid-Afrika sy elektrisiteitsmark oopstel en die kragvoorsiener se oorheersing verminder. Uitvoerende hoof Dan Marokane sê die hervormings is onomkeerbaar, met geleenthede in hernubare energie, die laai van elektriese voertuie, datasentrums en elektrisiteitsuitvoere. Hy sê Eskom is ondanks toenemende mededinging steeds ‘n belangrike streeksverskaffer van krag. Die nutsmaatskappy oorweeg dit […]
