Vehicles ready for export at Port Elizabeth harbour

New auto incentive plan approved

South Africa has approved a new Automotive Production and Development Programme, an ambitious plan to increase local vehicle production to 1.2-million units a year by 2020, while promoting skills development and increased use of local components.

R5bn investment for Joburg CBD

Johannesburg is reaping the rewards of South Africa's Urban Development Zone tax initiative, first proclaimed five years ago, with some R5-billion being invested in the country's largest inner city. The incentive is now being extended to 2014, while the city also wants the size of its zone to be increased.

Bandwidth price cuts for BPO investors

Telkom has announced its willingness to work with the government's incentive programme by significantly dropping bandwidth costs for the business process outsourcing and offshoring industry in South Africa.

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