Pretoria - Eskom's Medupi power plant in October surpassed 4.5 million man hours without injury, said the parastatal. "The Medupi power station construction site this month reached a significant milestone, achieving 4 636 440 man hours without lost time injury (LTI)," said Eskom of the construction site located in Limpopo. "In this time, the site avoided any injuries resulting in productive time lost or restricted physical activity for employees. This accomplishment follows intensive …
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Chicken import tariffs increased
Pretoria - Trade and Industry Minister Dr Rob Davies has announced a tariff increase for five categories of imported poultry products. Briefing the media in Pretoria on Monday, Davies said the increase in the tariffs of imported chickens would kick in today. The move is aimed at somewhat cushioning South Africa's distressed poultry industry, which employs about 100 000 people. The increase will apply to imports from the Southern African Customs Union (SACU). The tariff hike, Davies said, …
Last call for South African tech innovators to Step Up
The path to successful commercialization is almost never straightforward or simple. If it was, we would all be wealthy entrepreneurs. The Step-Up Technology Innovation Competition gives individuals, groups and small businesses the opportunity to have their technology innovations evaluated and assisted with access to support programmes. These include introductions to investors and venture capital funds; consideration for TIA innovation and business support funding and non-financial support; …