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STEEL & VANADIUM

Evraz Highveld may move ahead with first cogen plant in 2012

Steel and vanadium producer Evraz Highveld is pursuing a range of initiatives, including cogeneration, designed to reduce its fast-rising power-related costs – the JSE-listed group’s electricity bill has surged to represent nearly 20% of total...
11 Nov 11
 
 
News This Week

2010 FIFA’s World Cup – Infrastructure Legacy

The focus of this dialogue is on the anticipated legacy impacts of the infrastructure provided, both directly and indirectly, to support the hosting of the FIFA 2010 World Cup tournament.Mega events do hold all sorts of connotations and clearly...
 
 
WORLD CUP 2010

Sound organisation tools have been used 
to deliver World Cup, Treasury avers

South Africa has done exceptionally well in its preparations for the World Cup, despite there having initially been a lack of strategic thinking at some key implementing institutions, the National Treasury 2010 FIFA World Cup unit head Malcolm...
02 Apr 10
 
 
Breaking News

Draft 2010 ICT allocations expected by end-March

South Africa’s government hopes to have a draft agreement on the allocations for information communication technology (ICT) for the 2010 soccer World Cup by the end of the month, National Treasury head of 2010 World Cup Malcolm Simpson said on...
15 Mar 07
 
 
Breaking News

Sacob agrees foreign capacity may be needed in runup to 2010

The constraints arising from the South Africa's skills shortages could be alleviated by a more "relaxed attitude" towards employment and expatriate expertise, Sacob president Deidre Penfold said on Thursday.
08 Mar 07
 
 
Breaking News

Treasury’s 2010 head calls for skills importation for stadiums

The head of the 2010 unit in the National Treasury expressed his concern Wednesday, at the shortage of skills needed to implement key 2010 Fifa World Cup infrastructure projects including the construction or building of the ten stadiums.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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