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More Chinese funding for SADC ports and roads Additional pledges for Chinese infrastructure development funding have been received after the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) region took its multi-billiondollar infrastructure development plan to potential funders in China. SA set to prove its Agoa worth in Washington South Africa has been awarded an opportunity to present its case for continued participation in the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) after the US questioned the Zuma administration’s trade practices and its commitment to market principles. Eskom has ‘turned the corner’ – Brown Minister of Public Enterprises, Lynne Brown, believes that Eskom is turning the corner and she has instructed the Board to fill all senior management positions to ensure this consolidation continues. Stacker collapse could affect coal production Brazil-based mining company Vale has confirmed that the collapse of a coal stacker will not delay the start of coal exports from the Mozambican port of Nacala.