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Barloworld verstommende groei : Hoewel min internasionale nywerheidsmaatskappye hul omset en bedryfswins in die jaar van die World Trade Centre katastrofe laat styg het, het Barloworld se omset met 29% tot 'n verstommende R35 999 miljard in die jaar tot einde Oktober 2002 gestyg. Dit kom neer op 'n omset van sowat R100 miljoen per dag, 365 dae per jaar. Die bedryfswins het met 39% gestyg tot R2,067 miljard.. Bedrywighede buite Suid-Afrika het 51% van die winste opgelewer.
Eskom to expand beyond Africa : Eskom has announced ambitious long-term plans to light up the entire African continent and export surplus electricity to Europe. A linked continental power grid will export Africa's surplus electricity to Europe while still meeting all local energy needs. Eskom is already operating in 31 African countries and is planning an electricity supergrid spanning the entire continent, with links to the Middle East and Europe.
2003 World Cup in SA not just cricket : The World Cup to be hosted in SA next year, is clearly to be not only cricket. By the start of the competition, some R32 million will have been spent on scoreboards, more than R60 million on upgrading stadiums. R14 million on ticketing and between R25 million and R30 million on upgrading turnstiles and constructing new booths. In addition, R43 million will have been spent on media and other accreditation, R25 million on the opening ceremony, R30 million on marketing and R20 million on insurance, including cancellation insurance and public liability insurance.
Nine SA cities founded support network : South Africa's nine largest cities have formed a network to share their information and find innovative solutions in the face of demographic changes, growing urban poverty and increasingly fierce global competition. The network was launched in Johannesburg in November 2002 to coincide with UN World Habitat Day. The nine cities that are founder members of the network are Buffalo City (East London), City of Cape Town, City of Johannesburg, City of Tshwane (Pretoria), Ekurhuleni Metropole (East Rand), eThekwini Municipality (Durban), Mangaung Municipality (Bloemfontein), Msunduzi Municipality (Maritzburg) and the Nelson Mandela Metropole (Port Elizabeth).
New Witwatersrand gold find : The much exploited Witwatersrand gold reef has yielded a new find - at Modder East, north of Springs, near Daveyton and traversed by the N12 freeway to Witbank. Modder East, in the East Rand sub-basin within the Witwatersrand Basin, is an amalgamation of the old Modder East Mine and a portion of the old Modder B mining title area, incorporated in 1917. The pioneering company undertaking this gold mining venture is New Kleinfontein Mining Company (NKMC) headed by Messrs. Neal Froneman and Peter Skeat. The idea is to mine at some 60 000 t a month and, at that rate a new Modder East mine would have a 20-year life.
SA-German trade : Bilateral trade between SA and Germany has reached a total of about R77 billion per year, in which South Africa exports into Germany increased by 3,5% to R33 billion, while German exports into South Africa grew by 18,6% to about R44 billion. German exports to South Africa consist mainly of motor vehicles, electrical products, other machinery and pharmaceutical products, while exports from South Africa to Germany consist of amongst others of motor vehicles and parts, semi-finished products and coal. About 450 German companies operate in South Africa, employing about 100 000 workers in a country where unemployment levels are high. For South Africa, Germany is the second most important source of direct investment.
Largest transport project ever in SA : The largest transport project to be undertaken in South Africa's history, the rapid-rail link dubbed the Gautrain, will see R7 million spent a day on the project for 1 200 days, from February 2004 till the end of 2006 or early 2007. This ambitious Blue IQ project, which will enable a 34-minute ride between Johannesburg and Pretoria and a 12-minute ride between Johannesburg International Airport and Sandton, is expected to get 20% of private vehicles off the heavily-congested Ben Schoeman freeway between Johannesburg and Pretoria. It is envisaged that government will make its financial contribution during the construction process and that the winning consortium will be responsible for the operational costs. It is being anticipated that it will cost R500 000 a day to run the system, with the income being around R1 million a day.
Sasolburg nuwe R2 miljard aanleg : Die Sasol groep van maatskappye gaan R2 miljard bestee aan 'n nuwe aanleg in Sasolburg vir die vervaardiging van laedigtheidpoli-etileen. Sasol het 'n ooreenkoms met die Amerikaanse maatskappy ExxonMobil gesluit om sy tegnologie in die vervaardiging te gebruik. As die nuwe fabriek in 2005 in gebruik geneem word, sal Sasol sy produksie van laedigtheidpoli-etileen met 220 000 metrieke ton verhoog. Met die uitbreidings sal Sasol tot in die volgende dekade kan voldoen in die vraag na laedigtheidspoli-etileen.
E-government is coming fast : A newly-released report, Roadmap for E-government in the Developing World, reveals that in every region of the globe from developing to industrialised countries national and local governments are putting critical information online, automating once cumbersome processes and inter-acting electronically with their citizens. Thus countries around the world are embracing the concept of electronic government. In simple terms E-government is being defined as about using technology to facilitate service delivery. Meanwhile Public Services and Administration Minister, Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi has indicated at a media brief in November 2002, that South Africa is currently in the process of implementing its own E-government strategy with a view to changing the face of service delivery in the country.
Onderstepoort maak sterk wins : Die maatskappy Onderstepoort Biologiese Produkte (OBP), wat entstof vir diere produseer, het sy wins in die afgelope jaar met bykans R2,5 miljoen tot meer as R8 miljoen opgestoot. OBP het in sy jaarverslag aan die Parlement gesê sy kontantposisie het die afgelope boekjaar so versterk dat hy sy verouderde toerusting kan begin vervang en broodnodige verbeteringe van R31 miljoen oor die volgende drie jaar kan aanbring. OBP het sy produksie van 89 miljoen dosisse tot 96 miljoen in die afgelope jaar en sy omset tot R48,9 miljoen verhoog. OBP voer ook ál meer van sy entstowwe en ander produkte uit.
Nog tolroetes voorgestel : Die Nasionale Padagentskap (NPA) het in 'n Parlementêre voorlegging nog sewe roetes, met 'n gesamentlike lengte van by die 3 000 km, op die land se padnetwerk vir moontlike ontwikkeling as tolroetes geoormerk. Die sewe voorgestelde roetes is die 671 km op die N1 tussen Drie Susters en Kroonstad; die 901 km op die N12 tussen Drie Susters en Johannesburg; die 224 km op die N5 tussen Winburg en Harrismith; die 374 km op die N8 tussen Kimberley en Maseru; die 436 km op die N2 tussen Richardsbaai en Ermelo; die 349 km op die N11 tussen Ladysmith en Middelburg; en die 27 km op die N12 tussen Edenvale en Daveyton.
UK trade website : A portal website - i-uk.com - has been launched to provide information about doing business in and with the UK. The site provides information on trade support, laws, regulations and standards, investment support and the UK workforce. The site also covers the UK economy, UK stocks and shares, currency and taxes, business events, travel and communications. The website is run in association with various partner agencies, including Invest UK's sister organisation Trade Partners UK, the British Tourist Authority and the British Council.
Ontwikkelings in Kimberley : Beplande ontwikkelings van onderskeidelik 'n gholflandgoed en 'n tronk in en naby Kimberley is in 'n gevorderde stadium. Die gholflandgoed is 40 km suid van Bloemfontein en 3 km vanaf Modderrivier Stasie en behels 'n gholfbaan, 67 individuele woonerwe, 'n bed-en-ontbyt, natuurpark en ander geriewe. Dié beplande tronk in Kimberley vir 3 000 gevangenes is een van die stad se grootste ontwikkelings nog. Teen 'n kapitale belegging van tussen R250 miljoen en R300 miljoen sal dit vir 500 tot 600 nuwe werksgeleenthede voorsiening maak.
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