Details on government's planned infrastructure development, South Africa's credit rating and growth forecast are some of the issues business hopes to gain clarity on when Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan tables the 2012 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) tomorrow.

With economic growth slowing and formal employment levels still below their pre-crisis 2008 peak, widespread labour unrest is exacerbating the country’s cyclical and structural economic imbalances, threatening to stop the hesitant recovery in private sector employment in its tracks, and to worsen South Africa’s already-sclerotic growth

Government will require the support of investors to realise the speedy implementation of South Africa's proposed mega infrastructure programme, says President Jacob Zuma.

South Africa's electricity supply is expected to remain tight in summer as Eskom – which will soon submit its next tariff application to the energy regulator - moves to do more maintenance on its plants.

Nedbank Group has once again demonstrated its commitment and confidence in the long-term growth potential of the retail sector by not only providing the finance for the completion of the new Eikestad Mall precinct in Stellenbosch through Nedbank Corporate Property Finance, but also taking an equity stake in the development

The FNB House Price Index showed a further acceleration in June, in year-on-year growth terms, from a revised 8.6% rate in May to 8.9% in June. This is the highest year-on-year growth since June 2010. However month-on-month growth appears to be slowing as reflected in the accompanying graph further below

Coined the world's 'platinum capital' and with almost 130 applications for new township development pending, Rustenburg is fast expanding with economic growth of more than 13% per year

Hermans & Roman Properties Limited will be structured as a property loan stock company and the linked units of the Company are intended to be listed in the “Real Estate Holdings and Development” sector of the Main Board of the JSE.

The Western Cape government aims to create the largest mesh network in the world that will connect all households in Khayelitsha, Mitchell's Plain and Saldanha Bay, including the industrial development zone located there

The prospect of having a nuclear power station built in your back yard is not appealing, it is not surprising that residents of the Kouga area in the Eastern Cape are opposing the idea.