Related Articles
Top Stories
Feb 13 2012 12:15
Miner Xstrata says it has brought forward maintenance on two furnaces to assist Eskom to save power.
Feb 13 2012 10:43
Although jobs were created, the economy is still 420 000 jobs short of the peak employment level before the 2009 global financial crisis, says Adcorp.
Feb 13 2012 07:58
Greek lawmakers have approved a new round of drastic austerity measures after a long day of street battles between police and protesters left dozens injured.
Stellenbosch, - The Cape Winelands council has launched an economic advisory council, the first such creation in the country to help the district turn itself into the 'Silicon Valley' of South Africa.
Clarence Johnson the executive mayor described his vision for the
district at the launch ceremony in Stellenbosch on Monday, saying that the council is designed to provide sage economic advice to help the area achieve its economic and developmental objectives, "as the Silicon district, focusing on IT, focusing on the manufacturing sector in the area as well as providing services like call centres and so on".
The economic council, under the chairpersonship of Bertie van Wyk, a former Old Mutual executive, and with the patronage of Franklin Sonn, former ambassador to the US, "has as its ultimate aim," Johnson said, "to transform the Cape Winelands into the most compelling place in the country to live and work."
The creation of the economic council was a product of an economic summit held in the district in 2006.
- I-Net Bridge