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26 May 2012

11 May 2012

Rising inequality threatening African growth – report

Rising inequality across Africa could curtail the continent's economic gains, a leading think-tank said on Friday, warning governments they risked instability unless unemployment and hunger were...

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UPDATE

The ANC bowed to pressure on the Protection of State Information, proposing a raft of changes in response to sustained criticism of the bill over the past two years. These include a compromise on a...

Alarming trends

INSIGHT AFRICA

The first Insight appeared in the second half of 1987. That was an uncertain time as far as South Africa was concerned and international companies were anxious about the shape the future would take...

Arab Spring: Causes and consequences for Africa (May 2012)

POLITICAL UNREST

This report seeks to provide insight into some of the root causes of what came to be known as the Arab Spring and to analyse the consequences that the uprisings have had on the political dynamic in...

SA: Oosthuizen: Address by the Deputy Minister of Sports & Recreation, on the department's budget, Parliament (11/05/2012)

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I echo Minister Mbalula’s congratulations to all the athletes and teams that have qualified for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

De Klerk stirs ire with apartheid remarks

APARTHEID

Comments from South Africa's last white president, FW de Klerk, defending separate racial states during apartheid set off a storm of criticism on Friday from people still living with the legacy of...

SA: Xingwana: Address by the Minister of Women, Children and People with Disabilities, on the budget vote for her department, Parliament, (11/05/2012)

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As we mark the centenary of the African National Congress, the oldest liberation movement on the continent, we reaffirm our commitment to work tirelessly for a South Africa that promotes and...

SA: Mbalula: Address by the Minister of Sports and Recreation, on the budget vote for his department, Parliament (11/05/2012)

2012

Ladies and Gentlemen, this morning we addressed business people, civil society and our fellow citizens in our breakfast session at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC). The...

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