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2010/03/23
L Kganyago: Trade, Industrial Policies and Exchange Rate conference
The respective economic growth rates were 1.7 percent, 1.6 percent and 3.5 percent.As high inflation has given way to lower inflation in response to trade reform and sustainable macroeconomic policy, the real exchange rate has fallen steadily. Prior to 2000, the monetary and fiscal authorities used a forward book, future agreements to provide foreign currency at a specific rand value to sustain the value of the exchange rate, despite continuous downward pressure.Inflation ... [highlighted result]
URL: http://www.info.gov.za/speech/DynamicAction?pageid=461&sid=8832&tid=8849 Size: 16KB Speaker: L Kganyago Collection: speeches_cms
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2008/12/04
N Kganyago: National Society of Black Engineers second annual conference
Even as the government accelerates the infrastructure development in our country, the demographic profile of registered engineers is a long way from reflecting the demographics of the country. The inherited backlog of uneven development coincides with the need for new levels of infrastructure investment to deliver South Africa's Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative (AsgiSA). Our built environment industry emerges from nearly three decades of declining infrastructure investment, under the ... [highlighted result]
URL: http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2008/08121016151001.htm Size: 18KB Source: Department of Public Works Speaker: N Kganyago Collection: gov
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2008/09/30
N Kganyago: Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) event
The Eastern Cape has just concluded their second successful EPWP month. It is with enthusiasm to indicate that during the last financial year, performance by public bodies in the implementation of the EPWP in the Eastern Cape increased substantially. During the course of the last financial year some public bodies in the province won national and international awards in the implementation of the EPWP. It is the view of the Department of Public Works, as a co-co-ordinating body of the EPWP that... [highlighted result]
URL: http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2008/08100710151001.htm Size: 9KB Source: Department of Public Works Speaker: N Kganyago Collection: gov
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2008/09/23
N Kganyago: Opening of classrooms and honouring of retired teachers
Address by the Deputy Minister of Public Works, Mr Ntopile Kganyago, at the official opening of additional classrooms as well as honouring of the three retired teachers at the Merogeng Primary School, in Mankweng. As the Deputy Minster of Public Works, I lead the Department of Public Works whose main function is to build and maintain government buildings and other physical structures including schools. It is for this reason that the school, the government and the community want to thank and ... [highlighted result]
URL: http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2008/08100909451001.htm Size: 11KB Source: Department of Public Works Speaker: N Kganyago Collection: gov
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2008/09/22
N Kganyago: World Federation of Technical Assessment Organisations
We are all aware of the crucial role that Agrement South Africa is playing in the certification of innovative construction materials and development. The inherited backlog of uneven development coincides with the need for new levels of infrastructure investment to deliver South Africa's Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative (AsgiSA). The construction industry the world over, but particularly in developing countries, has a pivotal role to play in infrastructure development. [highlighted result]
URL: http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2008/08100210151002.htm Size: 14KB Source: Department of Public Works Speaker: N Kganyago Collection: gov
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2008/09/17
L Kganyago: Reuters Economist of the Year Breakfast
South Africa has reaped the benefits of successful macro stabilisation in recent years with Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth accelerating to an average rate of 5.2 percent per annum between 2005 and 2007, up from 3.9 percent in the previous three years. Sectors which recorded the highest growth rates, well above 5 percent in 2007, were construction (18.1 percent) and finance (8.3 percent). The Bureau for Market Research estimates that between 1998 and 2006 the proportion of the population ... [highlighted result]
URL: http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2008/08091717151003.htm Size: 29KB Source: National Treasury Speaker: L Kganyago Collection: gov
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2008/09/05
N Kganyago: Closing of Pretoria Show
I am happy to see that we have made this commitment as a department to always exhibit at these big public events. Even though the department is not really selling anything to the public, we need to remain relevant and known to our customers and clients which is the South African public. I am sure that our advertising ourselves and our services is not in vain as I have been told that our exhibition stands, both here at the Pretoria Show and the Rand Show always prove to be very popular with ... [highlighted result]
URL: http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2008/08091511451001.htm Size: 9KB Source: Department of Public Works Speaker: N Kganyago Collection: gov
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2008/07/29
N Kganyago: National Construction Week
In recognition the governments, through the Department of Public Works, initiated the National Construction Industry Development Week, popularly called the National Construction Week or National Construction Week (NCW), to pay homage to the Contribution that the industry was making to growth, development and transformation in our country. One of this is the development of skills especially among the youth, to breed a class of youngsters who will choose the construction industry as an industry... [highlighted result]
URL: http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2008/08080614451002.htm Size: 11KB Source: Department of Public Works Speaker: N Kganyago Collection: gov
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2008/07/02
L Kganyago to launch Savings Month, 4 Jul
Savings Month is an annual national campaign aiming to increase savings awareness in South Africa. During the launch the South African Savings Institute will also unveil its planned initiatives for the month of July and provide more information about the "Teach children to save initiative." A press conference will be held at 09h50 and media are welcome to sit in through all the sessions. [highlighted result]
URL: http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2008/08070308451004.htm Size: 7KB Source: National Treasury Collection: gov
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2008/06/15
N Kganyago: Sod-turning ceremony for construction of Tourism Interpretation Centre
As we remember and celebrate the efforts of young people of our country in 1976, the youth of today must work hard and unite to lead the fight against xenophobia. As future leaders, young people must work tirelessly to rid our country and the continent of racism, xenophobia and all unnecessary hatred towards people from other countries. Our development programmes like the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP), the National Youth Service and Vukuphile are all aimed at providing young people ... [highlighted result]
URL: http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2008/08061711151001.htm Size: 10KB Source: Department of Public Works Speaker: N Kganyago Collection: gov
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2008/05/26
N Kganyago: Address at Construction 360 degree Week
In South Africa, the inherited backlog of uneven development coincides with the need for new levels of infrastructure investment to deliver South Africa's Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative (ASgisa). A mainstay of our enabling framework for industry growth and transformation is the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB), which government constituted to drive a comprehensive industry development strategy on behalf of all stakeholders. Closing The construction industry the world... [highlighted result]
URL: http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2008/08070716151002.htm Size: 23KB Source: Department of Public Works Speaker: N Kganyago Collection: gov
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2008/05/21
N Kganyago: Public Works Dept Budget Vote 2008/09
The framework for the National Contractor Development Programme (NCDP), jointly developed by the Department and the Construction Industry Development Board, has been developed and is being rolled out to various departments and parastatals around the country. Inspired by the philosophy of the Government-Wide Immoveable Asset Management strategy, and driven by the experiences gained under the Re Kgabisa Tshwane Programme, the Department will draw in, other spheres of government to create ... [highlighted result]
URL: http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2008/08052117151002.htm Size: 21KB Source: Department of Public Works Speaker: N Kganyago Collection: gov
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2008/03/25
N Kganyago: Opening of Public Works stand at Rand show
Acknowledge Rand show as an annual event for the past four years and we have identified it as the single biggest public relations event to communicate with stakeholders and the public in general in the spirit of information sharing. This year the focus is on the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) as Department of Public Works and its Ministry have declared 2008/9 as the year of EPWP focusing on its successes and achievements. We therefore like to take this opportunity to invite and ... [highlighted result]
URL: http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2008/08033111451002.htm Size: 8KB Source: Department of Public works Speaker: N Kganyago Collection: gov
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2008/03/17
So valuable is the library that the Romans at the peak of their civilisation, established the first modern library at Alexandria in Egypt. We believe that the momentum brought by the initiatives such as the Library Week, will re-ignite enthusiasm in the love for books, knowledge, information and new discoveries. I believe that the Library Week slogan "From local to Global at our Library" is apt. [highlighted result]
URL: http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2008/08031809451001.htm Size: 14KB Source: Department of Public Works Speaker: N Kganyago Collection: gov
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2008/03/06
N Kganyago: Mpumalanga Provincial Construction Summit
As part of the ECDP, the Contractor Incubator Programme (CIP) was initiated in 2004 by the DPW following the findings of the Construction Industry Status Report that was conducted for the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) in 2002 and the ECDP review conducted in 2004. Ladies and gentlemen, government has worked closely with the private sector to establish a vision and framework for construction industry growth and transformation. Ladies and gentlemen, as has been mentioned ... [highlighted result]
URL: http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2008/08042110451002.htm Size: 17KB Source: Department of Public Works Speaker: N Kganyago Collection: gov
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2008/02/29
N Kganyago: Construction Industry Development Board welcoming function
This short but important gathering of outgoing and newly appointed board members, together with the Minister, the Deputy Minister, Director-General and the executive of the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) is intended to officially thank and bid farewell to the outgoing members of the CIDB and to welcome the new members. I have confidence that the new board will continue to support the CIDB to enhance its leadership position and to impact meaningfully on the development of the ... [highlighted result]
URL: http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2008/08031215451001.htm Size: 14KB Source: Department of Public Works Speaker: N Kganyago Collection: gov
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2007/12/18
N Kganyago: National Day of State of Qatar
I feel honoured to represent the government and the people of South Africa on this important occasion as we join you to celebrate the National Day of the State of Qatar. Political relations have been consolidated through high-level visits, including that by the Amir of Qatar to South Africa in 2002 and Presidents Mandela and Mbeki to Qatar. Qatar is also becoming an increasingly important market for our exports and we are hoping to increase the level of investment from Qatar in South Africa. [highlighted result]
URL: http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2007/08013011451001.htm Size: 10KB Source: Department of Public Works Speaker: N Kganyago Collection: gov
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2007/11/15
Infrastructure development has been identified as one of the key priorities under New Partnership for Africa's Development (Nepad) and consequently South Africa is instrumental working with other African member states to spearhead infrastructure regeneration and development, hence the occasion today. The City of Johannesburg deserves a special mention for facilitating the visit to the construction site of the stadium in preparation for South Africa hosting the 2010 Soccer World Cup on behalf ... [highlighted result]
URL: http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2007/07111912151001.htm Size: 10KB Source: Department of Public Works Speaker: N Kganyago Collection: gov
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2007/10/12
N Kganyago: ABSA Brokers Year-End Function
The Department of Public Works is the property manager of all government properties. It also manages the building and construction industry in the country through organisations like the Construction Built Environment (CBE) and the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB). Our property portfolio is also being used as a training tool for the youth of our country. [highlighted result]
URL: http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2007/07112213451001.htm Size: 14KB Source: Department of Public Works Speaker: N Kganyago Collection: gov
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2007/10/12
N Kganyago: Occasion of National Day of Kingdom of Spain
In the past ten years South Africa's exports to Spain increased by 274 per cent and Spanish exports to South Africa recorded a 300 per cent growth. Despite the increase in two-way trade between South Africa and Spain over the past five years and an increase of 1 473 per cent in Spanish direct investments in South Africa between 2003 and 2005, opportunities to increase trade and investment relations are plentiful. Casa Africa will be a focal point for cultural, social and economic activities ... [highlighted result]
URL: http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2007/07101812151001.htm Size: 11KB Source: Department of Public Works Speaker: N Kganyago Collection: gov