Last month we saw the hosting of the second annual South African Premier Business Awards where business owners were acknowledged for achieving exceptional results with their businesses. It is really inspiring to see icons like Sam Motsuenyane being recognised for his lifetime contribution to economic growth, and to hear about the achievements of the other… [Continue Reading]
Two women entrepreneurs are inching closer to their goals in a male-dominated industry after successfully completing the South African National Road Agency Limited’s (Sanral) enterprise development programme. The programme, which was launched in the Eastern Cape recently, offers training to small businesses along the national roads Sanral builds, upgrades and maintains. Small contractors are trained… [Continue Reading]
Small businesses, especially those in the subcontracting, security, transport and catering services sectors seem set to profit from the almost R2 billion that the City of Johannesburg will be spending on the rebuilding and fixing of road infrastructure. The roads’ project forms part of a comprehensive investment in strategic infrastructure of more than R110 billion… [Continue Reading]
Government is making millions of rands in road maintenance contracts available to emerging construction contractors. A total of R8.2 billion has been set aside by the Department of Transport through its S’hamba Sonke road maintenance grant for the 2013/14 year for road repairs. The department estimates that more than 30% of South Africa’s almost 750… [Continue Reading]
