INTERNATIONAL South Africa: Energy and rail to power job growth

The railway and solar power industries are set to provide major job creation in South Africa over the coming years.
Thu, 19 Jan 2012The railway and solar power industries are set to provide major job creation in South Africa over the coming years.

Newstime Africa reports that a proposed 146km railway line between South Africa and Swaziland will both reduce the cost of doing business between the two countries, as well as create a substantial number of jobs.

Meanwhile, the chief executive of solar industry consultancy SolarPlaza says that at least 29,000 jobs should be created in the installation phase of government plans to create large solar power facilities across the country by 2014.

For more on jobs and the recruitment industry in South Africa, see Spotlight on South Africa in the new issue of Recruiter, 20 January.

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