The trade and industry department says there are no definite plans to ban alcohol adverts but all options to curb alcohol abuse are being considered.
Poor departmental planning could explain why the widely touted special economic zones aren’t properly funded or up and running.
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/ 20 January 2012
SEZ offer little detail and don’t clarify government’s policy, say critics.
The DTI has thrown its weight behind a Google initiative to get small businesses online and called for big companies to partner with the state.
Government has made regulations effective allowing the trade and industry department to designate that only locally produced services are procured.
Volatility in the country’s exchange rate due to the eurozone debt crisis is hurting the country’s competitiveness and may limit economic growth.
Walmart’s acquisition of Massmart will have a "potentially devastating" effect on local jobs, three government departments fighting the merger say.
<b>Rob Davies</b> sets the record straight on the South African government’s approach to the Southern African Customs Union.
Ferrostaal probe shows submarine deal consortium paid more than $40-million to SA agents whose chief attraction was their influence on politicians.
Details are starting to emerge about how the government is planning to manage foreign direct investment.
New procurement regulations will empower the Department of Trade and Industry to designate specific industries of critical or strategic importance.
Brics nations could benefit considerably by trading directly in their own countries, Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies said on Sunday.
Walmart "appreciates" the department of trade and industry’s recent comments on foreign investment in South Africa, the giant retailer said on Friday.
Municipalities not exempt from the provisions of the new CPA face legal challenges if they do not deliver proper goods and services to their customers
The latest version of the Industrial Policy Action Plan will create 129 000 jobs, the Trade and Industry Minister said on Wednesday.
Despite being cleared, bigwigs at the trade department’s regulator continue to feel the heat.
The department of trade and industry has appointed an independent firm to compile a report on the dismissal of chief executive officer the EAAB.
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/ 13 January 2011
Microsoft’s R472-million black empowerment deal is due to come to fruition after months of delays and discussions with government.
The Minister of Trade and Industry, Rob Davies’s ‘new’ industrial policy contains ideas that are old and tired.
Government officials, who asked not to be named, asked why SA was so determined to placate China when that country undermined SA’s economic interests.
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/ 11 February 2009
The BEE — KPMG 2008 survey shows that companies not only slowed but actually regressed in implementing BEE codes, writes Lynley Donnelly.
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/ 10 February 2009
The NPA has been called to give evidence to Parliament’s standing committee on public accounts on allegations of fraud in the arms deal.
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/ 3 December 2008
SA is unlikely to extend restrictions on Chinese textile imports beyond December 2008, when they are due to expire, a senior government official said.
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/ 16 October 2008
Lloyd Gedye talks to the chief director of industrial policy, Nimrod Zalk, about the DTI’s new programme for the automotive industry.
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/ 30 September 2008
The financial sector faces a legal quandary, writes Maya Fisher-French.
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/ 29 September 2008
Nedbank is one of the few financial institutions that meets the ownership targets of the Department of Trade and Industry’s BEE codes.
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/ 4 September 2008
Thembelihle Tshabalala reports on attempts to remove the official ban on greyhound racing.
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/ 3 September 2008
When the new Companies Bill comes into effect, the CC will be replaced by a new category, reports Barrie Terblanche.
To excel in jewellery manufacturing, SA needs more than raw materials, writes David Jackson.
Ferrostaal executive Horst Wereteki this week dismissed the R30million bribe claim as ”absolute nonsense” and denied his company paid any bribes.
Steel prices are set to rise this month, bringing the total increases in some product lines to 72% — even though scrap metal prices have fallen.
Dairy producers claim alleged anticompetitive practices came from the Department of Trade and Industry, writes Lloyd Gedye.