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AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE

Acsa consortium awarded R70bn Brazil airport contract

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Guarulhos airport in Brazil Airports Company South Africa (Acsa), together with Brazilian joint venture partner Invepar, won a R70-billion ($9.2-billion) concession to overhaul and operate the busiest and most valuable of three Brazilian airports, Guarulhos, in São Paulo....
08 Feb 12
 
 
STATE OF THE NATION

Zuma speech should boost investor confidence, support SMEs

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Enterprise support, especially for small and medium-sized businesses (SME's), could be a key theme of President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation address in Parliament tomorrow, organised business said on Wednesday. Business Unity South Africa...
08 Feb 12
 
 
SKILLS DEFICIT

Shortage of materials engineers hobbling South Africa

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The shortage of technical engineering and technology skills, specifically materials engineers and concrete technologists, is threatening the future economic growth of South Africa, says Cement and Concrete Institute (C&CI) MD Bryan Perrie.
 
 
EDUCATION INFRASTRUCTURE

Gauteng to build 79 new schools, refurbish existing ones

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The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) is seeking expressions of interest from building contractors for the construction of 79 new schools and the refurbishment of 12 Phase 1 schools and 285 existing schools in the province. The GDE admitted...
02 Feb 12
 
 
ENGINEERING EDUCATION

Study seeks to understand why engineering students fail to graduate

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The Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) has embarked on a research campaign, the results of which will aid in understanding the challenges regarding tertiary institutions achieving higher pass rates in engineering bachelor’s degrees.
27 Jan 12
 
 
Corruption Watch

Cosatu to intensify call for ban on business overlap in public service Video Available

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Corruption Watch at the Womens' Gaol In the run-up to the African National Congress’ (ANC’s) June policy conference, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) plans to lobby aggressively for a change to the current public service framework allowing government officials...
26 Jan 12
 
 
ECONOMIC GROWTH

Zuma to promote job-creating partnerships at WEF

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President Jacob Zuma will market and promote opportunities offered through the New Growth Path (NGP) at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, this week. The President, who was accompanied by a number of Ministers including...
25 Jan 12
 
 
EMPLOYMENT

SA jobs target ambitious, says SAIRR

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South Africa aims to create five-million jobs by 2020 but has only created 624 000 in the last decade, according to a survey released on Monday.
23 Jan 12
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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