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Trade conditions in negative territory in October

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… more widespread as the prices of basic inputs such as fuel and public utility services and labour costs increase …

R25 million solar energy project launched

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… said Mabudafhasi. The project also aims to reduce fossil fuel based consumption, and hence carbon dioxide emissions. …

Petrol to go up by 27 cents a litre

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… their destinations might be disappointed about a 27 cent fuel increase expected ahead of the festive season. According …

SA Agulhas on pre- COP17 voyage

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… the SA Agulhas would be replaced with a new, modern and fuel efficient vessel by April. He said the new ship, about …

Statement of the Infrastructure Development Cluster (POA) Colleagues

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… Product Pipeline (NMPP) Transnet Pipelines will increase fuel carrying capacity by 8.7 billion litres per annum in …

Airports ready to transport soccer fans

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… fans that there was no need to worry about a shortage of fuel during the 2010 FIFA World Cup. "ACSA is confident that … operational plans in place will ensure that no aviation fuel shortages are experienced during the 2010 FIFA World … working committee had also been set up to co-ordinate the fuel supply to airports, adding that a daily plan for fuel

Climate talks: SA urged to use home ground advantage

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… future, or stick to business as usual and the fossil fuel industry, risking climate chaos and its economic, social …

Taxpayers' R6.5bn relief

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… tax on new passenger vehicles which will mean more fuel efficient cars will pay less tax. It has been … 2012. Gordhan also made a proposal to increase taxes on fuel by 25.5c a litre of which 7.5c a litre will contribute …

Budget Speech 2010 Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan

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… emissions tax effective from 1 September 2010. The more fuel efficient your car, the less tax you will pay. Furthermore, it is proposed to increase taxes on fuel by 25.5 cents a litre. This includes a 7.5 cents a litre …

Business lauds Gordhan's fiscal sustainability

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… expressed concern about the 25c a litre increase in the fuel tax. …

S Africans fairly pleased with budget

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… grants, health and education, others were upset about the fuel price increase. They said the 25c per litre increase in … Thursday told Talk Radio 702 that the decision to increase fuel levies was a result of other matters that had to be … such as the funding of Transnet's Gauteng-Durban fuel pipeline. "So it's regrettable but there are very good …

Moves to tighten grip on state entities

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… provided in November when SAA saw the grounding of its fuel inefficient B747-400 aircraft. Another agreement was …

Eskom to shut down two Koeberg units

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… the system that cools the reactor and hence the nuclear fuel and transfers heat to the steam generators is not …

Limpopo to establish Special Economic Zones

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… from Anglo-Platinum which seeks to establish a hydrogen fuel cell industry in the province. The project, according to … Eskom. The Premier said the establishment of the hydrogen fuel cell industry will also create an additional demand for …

Rescue efforts continue in Haiti

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… difficult because of scarce transport, communication and fuel. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said that it would …

Why coal is the best way to power SA's growth

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… Africa takes climate change and the need to reduce fossil fuel emissions extremely seriously. Working with Brazil, …

Infrastructure plan should not be impacted by slowdown

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… corridor and has shown that the new multi-product fuel pipeline is on schedule, with spending on this project …

Govt, private sector partners to produce fuel cells in SA

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… company that will distribute its products and manufacture fuel cells for the sub-Saharan African market. The … and California-based Altergy have agreed to establish a fuel cell marketing, distribution and manufacturing entity, … the Sub-Saharan and World Wide markets with high quality fuel cell products Altergy will initially provide market …

Motorists hit by another fuel price hike

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… - Motorists, still feeling the pinch of the February fuel price increase, will endure another price hike next … the coast. The department said there had been increases in fuel tax on both petrol and diesel as well as an increase in … Motorists hit by another fuel price hike …

SAA gears up to implement turnaround strategy

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… was not a question of not being able to pay salaries or fuel”. The airline had estimated that a certain amount of … 6%. However, expenses -- of which R8 302 billion spent on fuel was the biggest item or one third of operating costs -- …