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- African share of global FDI increases over past 5 years says Ernst & Young07 May, 2013
Africa’s share of global foreign direct investment (FDI) has grown over the past five years highlighting the growing interest from foreign investors, according to Ernst & Young’s third Africa Attractiveness Survey (http://www.ey....
- International business research conference gets off to start in East London23 Apr, 2013
Impassioned discussions and interrogations about the intricacies of business and its effects the world over are set to have a few people hot under the collar at an international research conference started today in East London. In w...
- Electricity costs in Nelson Mandela Bay amongst highest in world - Chamber16 Jan, 2013
The cost of electricity to industry in Nelson Mandela Bay was “one of the highest in the world,” Angus Clark of the Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber’s Strategic Resources Forum said this morning. He was speaking on behalf of the Chamber in opposing Eskom&rsquo...
- Making women issues business issues11 Jan, 2013
With women representing 52% of South Africa's population (Statistics South Africa) controlling 60% of global spending and representing 60% of university graduates (HBR: Avivah Wittenberg-Cox), it is not surprising that businesses globally are increasingly following diversity programme...
- Value of building plans passed in Eastern Cape increase by 11.8%14 Dec, 2012
The value of building plans passed by larger municipalities in the Eastern Cape in the first 10 months of this year increased by 11.8% compared with the same period in 2011. The total value of building plans passed for the first 10 months of the year was just over R3 billion....
- R300 million investment for Coega IDZ 05 Dec, 2012
DCD Heavy Engineering General Manager Gary Colegate says the company is poised to make a significant invest-ment of approximately R300-million into a new manufacturing facility in the Coega IDZ that will produce wind tower structures for OEMs. Engineering News reports Colegate as sa...
- MBSA in top 10 Loeries official brand ranking 07 Nov, 2012
Awards and accolades are always well received and the team at Mercedes-Benz South Africa were ecstatic by their achievement - number two – in the Top Ten Brands announced by the Loeries. The innov...
- Border chamber welcomes IPP agreements06 Nov, 2012
The Border-Kei Chamber of Business (BKCOB) welcomes the first agreements being signed between Government and independent power producers (IPPs). This first signing of agreements with 28 IPPs will hopefully introduce the landscape of power generation and supply in South Africa. It ...
- Growth in Eastern Cape declines to 1.6% in 2nd quarter02 Nov, 2012
Economic growth in the Eastern Cape declined “drastically” in the second quarter of this year to 1.6%, the Eastern Cape Development Corporation says in its latest edition of “Eastern Cape Matters”. The Corporation says that real GDP growth stood at 2.7% in ...
- Buffalo bridge in East London nearing completion17 Oct, 2012
Refurbishment of the Buffalo River Bridge, a joint project between the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality and Transnet National Ports Authority is nearing completion and will be open to the public within the next few weeks. Contractors have encountered several challenges in rece...
