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            <title>Lawfulness of temporarily withholding equitable share from 69 municipalities scrutinised</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The National Treasury’s temporary withholding of the transfer of the July equitable share funds to 69 municipalities came under intense scrutiny in Parliament on Friday, where questions were raised about the lawfulness of the intervention. On July 7, the National Treasury announced the withholding decision, which it said had been taken in terms of Section 216(2) of the Constitution, read with Section 38 of the Local Government: Municipal Finance Management Act 56 of 2003.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Automotive manufacturer Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) on July 16 held a line-off ceremony to commemorate the first ninth-generation Hilux coming off the production line at the company’s Prospecton plant, in KwaZulu-Natal. Speaking to Engineering News on the sidelines of the ceremony, TSAM CEO and president Andrew Kirby said the company was targeting production of about 140 000 units a year, with just over 50% slated for export.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The V&A Waterfront and Damen Shipyards Cape Town have marked the official start of pontoon production for the Quay 7 Superyacht Marina, with a keel-laying ceremony at Damen Shipyards’ factory in the Port of Cape Town. The R230-million marina is on track for completion on October 31, with the official opening planned for November. Work is roughly 45% complete.]]></description>
            <author>Irma Venter</author>
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            <title>NAACAM-ILO study calls for action to secure jobs as auto sector moves to EVs</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A worst-case scenario could see South Africa’s shift to new-energy vehicles (NEVs) place an estimated 8 200 direct jobs at risk up to 2035, indicates a new research study by the National Association of Automotive Component and Allied Manufacturers (NAACAM), in partnership with the International Labour Organization (ILO). The study examines the employment impacts of South Africa’s shift from the manufacture and use of internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, to the assembly and use of NEVs, which includes hybrids, plug-in hybrids and battery electric vehicles.]]></description>
            <author>Irma Venter</author>
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            <title>Ramaphosa highlights importance of collaboration during South Africa-Namibia Binational Commission</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Given the shared geology and geographical proximity between South Africa and Namibia, there is a compelling case for closer collaboration in exploration, infrastructure development, skills development and investment promotion. This was noted by President Cyril Ramaphosa during the fourth session of the South Africa-Namibia Binational Commission (BNC) on July 17, co-chaired by Ramaphosa and Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah.]]></description>
            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
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            <title>Opinion: Energy reform remains critical to South Africa’s industrial ambitions</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[In this article, Etana Energy CEO Evan Rice writes that South Africa’s Industrial Development Strategy (IDS) rightly identifies affordable, reliable and decarbonised electricity as essential to industrial growth, but delivering on that ambition will require coordinated electricity reform pursued with urgency.]]></description>
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            <title>Cargo and fuel projects feature strongly in R20bn ORTIA investment plan</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) has put in place a roughly R20-billion project pipeline for the OR Tambo International Airport (ORTIA), running up to the end of 2031. ACSA spokesperson Ofentse Dijoe says a key focus of the capital expenditure rollout is the Midfield Cargo Complex and its associated infrastructure.]]></description>
            <author>Irma Venter</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Uganda, in 2015, worked with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to build roads in the eastern DRC, which enabled goods manufactured in Uganda to be exported to this region, benefitting Uganda and the DRC. During the second day of the Manufacturing Indaba, in Johannesburg, on July 15, natural resource development organisation Uganda Chamber of Energy and Minerals CEO Humphrey Asiimwe cited this as an example of the benefits of African countries not focusing solely on their own needs, but also considering how they could support their neighbours and trade partners through the auspices of regional bodies.]]></description>
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