Kumba invests in SA child development
Kumba Iron Ore, a business unit of mining company Anglo American, has invested
R32-million in the construction of nine early childhood development centres in South Africa's Northern Cape province.
China invests in South African wine
Yangzhou-based Perfect China has made the Asian country's first investment in South Africa's wine industry, acquiring the Val de Vie estate in the Western Cape in a deal expected to boost exports of South African wine to the Far East.
BP invests in South African youth
Global energy group BP, in partnership with University of the Witwatersrand's Targetting Talent Programm, is to invest R105-million over the next six years in developing a pipeline of talented professionals for South Africa.
Canadian miner set to invest in SA
Canadian company Ivanplats has filed a mining right application for a major project in South Africa's Limpopo province which could see the first serious foreign direct investment in the country's platinum sector in a number of years.
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Investing in African youth
The Rockefeller Foundation is investing $100m in a seven-year project to assist a million young people in Africa through jobs and skills in the information communication technology sector. Its focus will be on high potential youth who lack access to jobs and economic opportunities.
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Google invests in SA renewable energy
Search engine giant Google has invested R103-million in the Jasper power project, a
96 megawatt solar photovoltaic plant near Upington in South Africa's Northern Cape
province that will be capable of generating enough electricity to power 30 000 homes.
SA seminars for Japanese investors
The Department of Trade and Industry is partnering with the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi United Financial of Japan to host seminars in Yokohama this week to promote Japanese investment in South Africa.
Zuma urges Canada to invest in SA
South Africa offers good investment prospects for countries like Canada, President Jacob Zuma said in Cape Town on Tuesday during the state visit of Canadian Governor-General David Johnston.
Middle East ‘looking to invest in Africa’
South Africa and the rest of sub-Saharan Africa present significant potential for
business investment by companies in the Middle East, according to a report released by the Economist Intelligence Unit in Dubai this month.
