Tag: boosts
Build programme boosts employment in South Africa
Thousands of jobs have been created through the New Build Programme of parastatals -
particularly by Eskom and Transnet. The agencies are investing heavily in infrastructure, which
will have a knock on effect on private sector investment and economic growth.
Digital drum boosts computer literacy
A homegrown information and communication technology innovation, ingeniously housed in old oil drums, has made it onto Time Magazine's list of the top 50 inventions in the world for 2011.
• Hi-tech solution to fix roads
Capital spending boosts economy
South Africa invested almost twice as much into infrastructure in the first six months of 2008 as it did during the whole of 2007, boosting the economy and offsetting lower consumer spending.
