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Canada commits C$10m to improve SA govt performance, spend

The Canadian International Development Agency (Cida) would inject C$10-million into the South African National Treasury's Technical Assistance Unit (Tau) over the next five years, the Treasury said...

SA: Statement by the National Treasury, South Africa and Canada sign cooperation agreement (09/05/2013)

STATEMENT

South African Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan and Canadian Minister of International Cooperation, Honourable Julian Fantino, have signed an agreement that will see Canada increase its support...

SA: Anton Bredell: Address by the Western Cape MEC of Local Government, at the Institute of Municipal Finance Officers Indaba 2013, Somerset West, Western Cape (09/04/2013)

SPEECH

On behalf of the Western Cape Government I welcome you to the IMFO Indaba 2013. The theme of this year’s Indaba is ‘Good Governance: The Key to Sustainable Service Delivery’ and I have been...

SA: Butana Komphela: Address by the MEC for Police, Roads and Transport, during the debate on the Budget Vote, Mmamahabane, Free State (25/03/2013)

SPEECH

It is therefore with great honour and privilege for me as your humble servant to once again stand on this platform to deliver another budget vote for the Department of Police, Roads and Transport....

More investment interest in Africa than anywhere else – KPMG

Economy

Audit, tax and advisory services firm KPMG received more enquiries for investment strategies into the African continent than for any other global market, developed or otherwise, KPMG global...

AfDB: Statement by the African Development Bank, regional multilateral development bank, supports export-oriented small and medium enterprises to boost local job creation in Nigeria (05/02/2013)

STATEMENT

The African Development Bank (AfDB) signed on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 an agreement to provide two sovereign-guaranteed multi-tranche lines of credit (LoCs) of respectively US $500 million to...

AFC: Statement by the Africa Finance Corporation, investment bank and development finance institution, on the launch of a project development facility with the Dutch Development Bank (28/01/2013)

STATEMENT

Improved governance and macroeconomic conditions have not increased Africa’s share of global private infrastructure investment, despite the substantial and growing demand for infrastructure. Few...

Proposed amendments to the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act

DELOITTE

Deloitte Risk Advisory: Technology and Privacy legal specialist Daniella Kafouris, discusses the proposed amendments to the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act published in October 2012....

SA: Statement by Aurecon South Africa, engineering company, on solving the South African energy crisis (08/01/2013)

STATEMENT

South Africa’s electricity network requires considerable reform over the coming decades if the country is to successfully diversify its generation mix to sources other than coal to meet the...

DA: Statement by Kobus Marais, Democratic Alliance Shadow Minister of Public Service and Administration, on national government departments' money spent on consultants and legal fees (18/10/2012)

STATEMENT

The 2011/12 Annual Reports of national government departments show that more than R3 billion has been spent on consultants and legal fees. This is clear evidence of the crippling effects of cadre...

VAT judgment on imported services

ENS

In a recent case, XYZ Co v The Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service (VAT 382), the Tax Court held that advisory services acquired from a foreign supplier in relation to an offer which...

G7 economies to be eclipsed by emerging economies within a decade – report

ECONOMIC GROWTH

The combined size of the seven biggest emerging market economies (E7) is likely to exceed the combined size of the seven biggest developed economies (G7) within a decade.

GP: Mokonyane: Address by the Premier, on the performance of the Gauteng Provincial Government, Gauteng Provincial Legislature, Johannesburg (24/08/2010)

Topics

Date: 24/08/2010
Source: Gauteng Province
Title: GP: Mokonyane: Address by the Premier, on the performance of the Gauteng Provincial Government, Gauteng Provincial Legislature,...

DBSA holds developmental line despite fall in disbursements

DEVELOPMENT FINANCE

South Africa's State-owned Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), which is a key financier of municipal infrastructure, reported a 11,3% fall in loan and equity disbursements to R8,26-billion...

No Commission after Cancelling Policy During Cooling-Off

DENEYS REITZ

In the midst of the consumer protection revolution, the Supreme Court of Appeal has once more affirmed the rights of consumers, this time against insurance brokers still hoping to receive...

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