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Tourism, Press Review
12. March 2009
Foreigners Flock to South African Shores
South Africa recorded its highest tourist levels yet last year. Despite the global economic crisis, the country broke the nine-million mark for visitor arrivals for the second consecutive year, with...
|+| [more]Economy, Press Review
12. March 2009
Treasury unveils tax breaks for industry
THE Treasury has finally released the structure of tax incentives worth about R5bn to encourage large industrial projects in support of SA’s industrial strategy. The tax incentives were mooted in...
|+| [more]South Africa
12. March 2009
African languages in SA courts
The Zwelitsha Magistrate’s Court in the Eastern Cape recently joined the ranks of other indigenous language courts in South Africa when it committed itself to hearing cases in isiXhosa. English and...
|+| [more]Economy, Press Review
12. March 2009
Employers still upbeat on hiring, albeit ‘very cautious’
SOUTH African employers in nine of 10 sectors surveyed by an international body said they expected to hire new employees in the second quarter of the year, with only the construction sector...
|+| [more]Press Review, Politics
12. March 2009
Movement Democratic Party to head SA ballot paper
A relatively unknown political party - the Movement Democratic Party - is to head the list of 26 parties that will appear on the ballot paper for the national elections on April 22. The National...
|+| [more]FIFA World Cup 2010, Press Review
11. March 2009
Government confident SA will have enough paramedics for 2010
The government has conceded that advanced paramedics are being poached from SA, but has given the assurance that there will be enough emergency health professionals to cover the influx of tourists...
|+| [more]Press Review, South Africa
11. March 2009
Climate change White Paper to be drafted by 2010
The National Climate Change Conference has laid the foundations for a Policy White Paper on climate change to be drafted by 2010 as part of government's response to the global phenomenon. Speaking...
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