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22 May 2013
                       
 
 
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16 May 2013
 
 
Shale gas to be included in amended gas bill
SHALE GAS
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...
 
 
15 May 2013
 
The balancing act in low income countries: Financial stability vs. growth
CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE
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...
 
 
24 Apr 2013
 
SA: Statement by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, joint statement following 2015 Review Conference on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (24/04/2013)
STATEMENT
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...
 
 
15 Apr 2013
 
For the first time civil society is given a platform at the Chemical Weapons Convention
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
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...
 
 
11 Apr 2013
 
 
 
The Accidental Ambassador: From parliament to Patagonia
VIDEO
'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...
 
 
10 Apr 2013
 
SA: Statement by the Department of Environmental Affairs, on United Nations Convention scientific conference (10/04/2013)
STATEMENT
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...
 
 
03 Apr 2013
 
Business owners in favour of lower corporate tax rates
CORPORATE TAX
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...
 
 
27 Mar 2013
 
SA: Statement by Equal Education, civil rights movement, on new published research on education as an essential service (27/03/2013)
STATEMENT
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...
 
 
20 Mar 2013
 
IDC sees big cogen potential as 8 MW SACC plant opens
COGENERATION
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...
 
 
SA: Statement by the African Centre for Biosafety, non profit organisation, groups appeal to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (19/03/2013)
STATEMENT
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...
 
 
14 Mar 2013
 
SA: Statement by Jackson Mthembu, ANC National Spokesperson, on the appointment of Pope Francis (14/03/2013)
STATEMENT
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...
 
 
12 Feb 2013
 
Activist Ramphele to make announcement next week
POLITICS
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...
 
 
24 Jan 2013
 
Opposition power decreased – Leon
News
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...
 
 
08 Jan 2013
 
India, South Africa and the IBSA-BRICS equations of 2013
SOUTH AFRICAN FOREIGN POLICY INITIATIVE
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...
 
 
30 Nov 2012
 
 
 
Daily podcast –November 30, 2012.
PODCAST
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...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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