Feb 27, 2019 | Government & Municipal, KZN Industrial & Business News, SMME Development & Support
THE MEC for Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs, Sihle Zikalala, has welcomed the appointment of the new Chief Executive Officer of the KwaZulu-Natal Growth Fund (KZNGF), Aubrey Shabane. “Mr Shabane has been a valuable assert since he joined the...
Feb 27, 2019 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, Consulting Engineers & Project Management, Government & Municipal, KZN Industrial & Business News, Projects, SMME Development & Support
HUNDREDS of jobs have been created thanks to the building of safer walkways for pedestrians and periodic road maintenance in far-flung rural areas in Northern KwaZulu Natal. That’s according to the South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) which is managing the...
Feb 27, 2019 | Commerce & Trade, Government & Municipal, KZN Industrial & Business News, Property – Commercial & Industrial
IN a first of its kind event at Durban’s ICC recently, three leading property organisations joined forces with government with the aim of fast-tracking transformation in the multi-billion-rand sector in KwaZulu-Natal. The breakfast, hosted jointly by the South African...
Feb 27, 2019 | Agriculture & Sugar, Commerce & Trade, Food & Beverage, Government & Municipal, KZN Industrial & Business News
SUGAR farmers have reacted with shock to Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s decision to hike the sugar tax by 5.2 percent amidst an imminent industry collapse and extensive job losses. “There is no way of sugar coating this tax hike. It is a bitter pill for every...
Feb 20, 2019 | EC Industrial & Business News, Education & Training, Government & Municipal, Green Industries & Renewable Energy, Power Generation, Social Development
ENEL, through its renewable subsidiary Enel Green Power RSA (EGP RSA), has begun construction of its 140 MW Nxuba wind farm in the Amatole District, making it the group’s third wind project in the Eastern Cape. The construction of Nxuba, which is expected to be...
Feb 20, 2019 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Finance & Investment, Government & Municipal
By Tertius Wessels THE National Minimum Wage Act (NMW) came into effect as of January 1, 2019. The act stipulates that all employees (save for farm workers, domestic workers and people employed through Extended Public Works Programme) are now entitled to earn no less...
Feb 6, 2019 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Government & Municipal, Green Industries & Renewable Energy, Power Generation
By Nomkhita Mona WITH Nersa’s public hearings around the Eskom MYPD 4 application behind us, the power utility is likely to face more scrutiny in the coming weeks. A controversial aspect of their application – which seeks an increase of 15% per year in tariffs for the...
Jan 30, 2019 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, Government & Municipal, KZN Industrial & Business News, Projects, Water & Effluent Management
THE Lower Thukela Bulk Water Supply project is in line for a major upgrade aimed at doubling its capacity from 55 megalitres (ml) of potable water per day to 110ml. That’s according to Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation Pamela Tshwete, who visited the weir at the...
Jan 30, 2019 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, Government & Municipal, ICT In Industry, KZN Industrial & Business News
The real manufacturing gross value added (GVA) for KwaZulu-Natal was estimated at R80.8-billion, making it the second highest contributor to the South African GVA behind Gauteng. That’s according to Nick Sarnadas, Portfolio Director at Specialised Exhibitions...
