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South African Marius Kloppers, recently appointed CEO of BHP Billiton, is the 18th most powerful man in business, according to Fortune magazine.

Petrochemicals giant Sasol, iGas and Compania Mozambicana de Gasoduto are to build a R1.1-billion gas compression station to facilitate a 20% expansion of natural gas delivery from Mozambique to South Africa by the end of 2009.

Cellular operator MTN has announced plans to build a 5 000km fibre-optic network, which could cost up to R1.3-billion, covering the major centres across South Africa within the next two years.

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa has released the findings of an audit into 11 major electricity distributors in the country, recommending that the government spend more than R400-million on refurbishing of infrastructure.

A delegation from South Africa will visit Oman tomorrow, Saturday 17 February 2007 to promote trade, tourism and investment in South Africa.

A team of South African students have won an international award for developing an online, cellphone version of the traditional African board game Morabaraba.

South Africa plans to attract its expatriate academics to share their skills with the country through short exchange programmes and research projects, rather than trying only to entice them back home.

A delegation from South Africa will visit Qatar from Wednesday 14 February to 16 February 2007 to promote trade, tourism and investment in South Africa ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

HBD, the venture capital firm created by internet billionaire Mark Shuttleworth, has launched its second fund, worth R150-million, to finance young South African businesses that develop products with global potential.

Call him crazy, but Johannesburg businessman Bob Thornley plans to sit on top of a pole next to a water hole in the Kruger National Park for two weeks - and wait for the unexpected to happen - in order to raise money to send underprivileged children to a bush school in SA's most famous game reserve.