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$9 million to boost performance of SA’s cities

South Africa’s efforts to improve the performance of its large cities by making them more inclusive, productive and sustainable received a $9 million boost as the World Bank Group and the Embassy of Switzerland signed a Trust Fund agreement...

New facility expands Sika’s horizons

A globally active specialty chemicals company is further expanding its supply chain in prosperous markets. In Cordoba, Argentina, a new production facility for mortars and admixtures has opened. The new plant, 700 kilometers northwest of the...

Department encourages SA to recycle

Deputy Minister of Environmental Affairs Barbara Thomson has encouraged the plastics, metals and glass industries to continue with their voluntary efforts to increase recycling. “Furthermore, we need to encourage all South Africans to become...
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Access to basic services improving

Government is making progress in providing basic services and improving the lives of South Africa’s poor. The proportion of households accessing basic services has grown, with 80% of households having access to water and 77% accessing electricity,...