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The proposed amendments to the Gas Bill would open the gas industry and include a platform for the potential development of South Africa’s much-contested shale gas resource. Department of Energy...
Over the past decades Africa has increasingly opened up its economy to international trade and finance. This change has often been at the bequest of, or under pressure from, the International...
Our countries are deeply concerned about the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons. While this has been known since nuclear weapons were first developed and is reflected in...
In a major coup for global civil society, non-governmental organisations – including the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) – were this week for the first time provided the opportunity to...
'The Accidental Ambassador' follows on from the successful Tony Leon autobiography, 'On the Contrary: Leading the Opposition in a Democratic South Africa' to showcase Leon’s wit and sense of...
The world’s leading scientists on land degradation and desertification are meeting from 9 - 12 April 2013 in Bonn, Germany, at the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) 2nd...
While the majority of South African businesspeople surveyed in advisory firm Grant Thornton’s latest International Business Report (IBR) have indicated that they would not relocate their...
There is a recurring debate on whether teaching should be declared an essential service in South Africa. The Democratic Alliance (DA) has emphatically taken this position, and ANC politicians have...
South African mineral smelters and chemical plants have the potential to generate more than 2 000 MW of electricity from hot gases, Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) CEO Geoffrey Qhena said...
Civil society groups from South Africa, Latin America- especially Brazil, Argentina- and the United States are deeply disturbed by the recent decision by the South African GMO authorities to grant...
The African National Congress welcomes the appointment of Pope Francis
(Bergoglio) of Argentina as the 266th Pontiff of the Catholic church who
succeeds Pope Benedict XVI. The ANC believe that...
Former anti-apartheid activist Mamphela Ramphele will make an formal announcement on her political plans next Monday, a consultancy firm said. FTI Consulting said in a statement on Monday that...
Opposition strength in South Africa has decreased compared to 1994, former Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Tony Leon said on Wednesday. "Although the overall opposition strength today is slightly...
For South Africa and India, 2013 promises to be a year of "Chinese interesting times" in navigating the IBSA-BRICS equation at a pivotal juncture for both groupings. The BRICS forum convenes in...
Former Democratic Alliance leader Tony Leon says that South Africa's democratic and constitutional health relies on a more competitive political sphere. He said that the sooner this happens, the...