The Rembrandt Hotel, 2 December 2011 –The Rembrandt Hotel, Emirates Airlines and South African Embassy proudly presents The South African Food & Wine Festival from January 12th – 21st at 4 award winning restaurants at the Rembrandt Hotel, Sukhumvit Soi 18. Come taste authentic South African cuisine prepared by three of the most famous [...]
(www.businessday.co.za, 20111229) – Trade with Africa should help to cushion SA in the face of a global slowdown, according to figures from the South African Revenue Service (SARS). SA’s growing exports to Africa this year may help the economy to stave off the alarming prospect of a recession in Europe, its main trading partner. Asia’s [...]
Summary of flooding situation Updated flooding situation since 25 July 2011 up to present, the total flooding area and announced to be the emergency flooding area were 64 provinces with 680 Districts, 4,917 Sub-districts, 43,593 villages, and 562 people were died. At present situation still effected by the flooding were 17 provinces, 118 District, 855 [...]
South Africa’s debt-to-GDP ratio is 32% (USA 100%, Japan 200%, UK 90%). The World Bank recommends a ratio of 60%. South Africa sold $1.8 billion worth of cars to the US in 2010, putting us ahead of Sweden and Italy as suppliers to the US market. Car sales are projected to grow 10% in 2011 [...]
(www.thenewage.co.za, 20111115) – South Africa’s tax system was ranked number one among emerging economies, SABC news reported on Tuesday. The system was ranked for its efficiency and for easing the compliance burden on taxpayers, according to a report by the World Bank, the International Finance Corporation and accounting firm Price Waterhouse Coopers. It found that [...]
(www.engineeringnews.co.za, 2011-11-03) — The local launch of the new Ford Ranger would be delayed until the first quarter of next year, owing to the floods in Thailand which had crippled a number of component suppliers to the Pretoria plant, said Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa (FMCSA) president and CEO Jeff Nemeth on Wednesday. The [...]
South Africa will be hosting the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Framework on Climate Change (NFCCC) and the 7th Session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties ( CMP7) to the Kyoto Protocol to take place in Durban from 28 November – 9 December [...]
The Africa Energy Indaba, adopted by the World Energy Council (WEC) as the African regional event of the WEC, receives global recognition as the foremost event for energy professionals from across the globe and is rapidly gaining momentum as the energy business forum in Africa.
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Ladies and Gents of the Chamber and Jabulani, The Embassy and your Chamber are trying to put together a delegation of potential Thai investors to visit KwaZulu Natal, South Africa in September this year. There are numerous opportunities for investment along the North coast of KZN especially since the new King Shaka international airport has opened between Durban and Richards Bay. Aside [...]
