SA economy receives rude introduction to 2020
by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG – SOUTH Africa has gotten off to a worst possible start to the New Year with load shedding returning to haunt the country. The setback that is an ...
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Load shedding mars SA mining sector prospects
by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG - THE resumption power cuts, elevated operational costs and an uncertain policy environment as well as the unclear global growth outlook and flat ...
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South Africa-financed bridges commissioned in Zimbabwe
from MARCUS MUSHONGA in Cimanimani, Zimbabwe CHIMANIMANI - SOUTH Africa has spent R59 million to construct bridges in Zimbabwean communities left stranded by the deadly Cyclone Id ...
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Kabila sucked into UK probe against Swiss firm
from JEAN KASSONGO in Kinshasa, DRC KINSHASA – A BRITISH probe into alleged bribery incriminating a global mining and commodity trading group is the latest setback for the company ...
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Lax operators threaten South Africa’s 4IR future
by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG - SOUTH Africa’s participation in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is potentially under threat as local information and communications techno ...
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Russia digitalises Africa’s mining sector to increase output
by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG - RUSSIAN companies have offered African countries solutions based on the internet of things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) to boost minin ...
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Mixed fortunes for SA export commodities
TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG - SOME of South Africa’s main export commodities have been under pressure in recent weeks amid growing concerns about the global growth outlook. Amo ...
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Downgrades, US-China impasse hammer SA’s Rand
by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG - SOUTH Africa’s volatile Rand currency is bearing the brunt of escalating trade tensions between China and the United States as well as possibili ...
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IoT can revive exhausted SA health sector
from DION HENRICK in Cape Town CAPE TOWN - THE internet of things (IoT) could be the solution to South Africa’s health problems, marked by ageing infrastructure and a growing popu ...
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SA motor show garners international interest
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG - SOME African countries have shown an unprecedented interest in the Automechanika Johannesburg set for South Africa in September. This follows the at ...
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