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Minister Rob Davies
Minister Rob Davies
 
economic assistance
 
South Africa on Friday formalised a R350-million economic aid agreement with Cuba. At a ceremony in Pretoria, Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies and...
 
Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu calls for sustainable growth and development in the mining sector to “ensure the speedy realisation of...
 
An exceptional harvest after good rains and food deliveries by aid agencies have ended famine in Somalia although conditions remain fragile and could worsen,...
 
Protesters laid siege to Egypt's Interior Ministry on Friday, extending a rally against the military-led government into a second day in a show of anger...
 
Hundreds of Malians set up barricades and burned tyres in the streets of Bamako on Thursday, shutting down the capital in protests against the government's...
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh
 
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has dissolved his entire cabinet two months after securing re-election for a new five-year term, state broadcaster GRTS...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The weakening global economic outlook presents serious challenges for the South African economy in 2012. Recent downward revisions of growth forecasts...

 

Dr NIU Haibin is a research fellow at the Centre for American Studies and Assistant Director of the Institute for International Strategic Studies,...

 

Public Protector’s submission to the Press Freedom Commission on press freedom and the...

 

Idasa’s Economic Governance Programme (EGP) has examined South Africa’s Public Finance...

 

This 55-page report says that minority youth, including children as young as 13, are subjected to frequent stops involving lengthy questioning, invasive...

 

2011 was a year without precedent for the peoples of the Middle East and North Africa region. It was a year in which millions of people of all ages and...

 
 
 
 
 
 
As the Arab Spring awaits the outcomes of the elections in Egypt and the unrest in Syria, the world media has once again turned its attention toward Iran’s...
 
REAL ECONOMY: FOREIGN INVESTMENT
 
Amid the prevailing economic gloom and doom, it came as welcome relief to learn that South Africa’s foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows rose 269% in...
 
Iran’s nuclear programme has for a long time been at the centre of the world’s attention. Looking more closely at Iran’s position in the world, and the...
 
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
 
The 18th Summit of the African Union (AU) that took place in Addis Ababa this week has led to a sudden surge of interest into the workings of the...
 
The African Democracy Forum (ADF) and the Africa Democracy Institute (IDASA) would like to congratulate the African Union and the 15 Member States who have...
 
One ongoing peace and security issue facing Africa, as it concludes its 18th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of States and Governments of the...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The legal aid clinic of Stellenbosch University
The legal aid clinic of Stellenbosch University
The Mandela Institute
The Mandela Institute
Steve Bolles and Dr Gunnar Hovstadius with  Gerswynn McKuur
Steve Bolles and Dr Gunnar Hovstadius with Gerswynn McKuur
Sessa ambassador Irvan Damon
Sessa ambassador Irvan Damon
Dimension Data regional executive director Jay Reddy
Dimension Data regional executive director Jay Reddy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SA Minister in the Presidency Collins Chabane
SA Minister in the Presidency Collins Chabane
 
SA Deputy Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs Rejoic Mabudafhasi
SA Deputy Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs Rejoic Mabudafhasi
 
SA Minister of Arts and Culture Paul Mashatile
SA Minister of Arts and Culture Paul Mashatile
SA President Jacob Zuma
SA President Jacob Zuma
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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