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Riding the Tiger: How South Africa could take advantage of China’s plan for a multi-polar world order

Perhaps Pretoria can take a leaf from Canberra’s book. Recognizing the new ‘Winds of Change’, Australia has set its sail to take advantage of China’s rise. In its foreign policy white paper...

Extreme global warming seen further away than previously thought

CLIMATE CHANGE

Extreme global warming is less likely in coming decades after a slowdown in the pace of temperature rises so far this century, an international team of scientists said on Sunday. Warming is still...

WWEA: Statement by the World Wind Energy Association, international non-profit association representing the wind power sector, on the World Wind Energy Report 2012 (16/05/2013)

STATEMENT

Due to its abundant natural hydro- and geothermal resources, Iceland generates already today 100% of its electricity using renewable resources, with about 70% coming from hydropower and 30% from...

CGE: Statement by the Commission for Gender Equality, on investigation into the legislative response to sex work (16/05/2013)

STATEMENT

The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) recently embarked on an investigation into the legislative response to sex work, and concluded that the current legal regime that criminalises sex work has...

Global life spans continue to lengthen, WHO says

HEALTH

People are living longer than ever and "dramatic" gains in life expectancy show no sign of slowing down, the World Health Organisation said on Wednesday. "The global life expectancy has increased...

SA: Paul Mashatile: Address by the Minister of Arts and Culture, at the delivery of the Arts and Culture Budget Vote Speech 2013/14, National Assembly, Parliament, Cape Town (16/05/2013)

SPEECH

Honourable Speaker, since 2009 our work has been in line with our electoral mandate, guided by the theme; “Working together we can do more”. Despite the many challenges that still lie ahead,...

Clamping down on corruption in Africa's extractive industries

INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES

How to better utilise the wealth from Africa’s non-renewable resources – oil, gas and minerals – to eradicate poverty in Africa? This was one of the important questions asked at discussions...

SKA: Statement by the Square Kilometre Array Organisation, on the SKA Organisation international headquarters opening ceremony (09/05/2013)

STATEMENT

In front of an invited audience of local and global dignitaries, scientists and engineers, the UK Minister for Universities and Science the Rt. Hon. David Willetts MP recently opened the building...

SA: Naledi Pandor: Address by the Minister of Home Affair, at the opening the Department of Home Affair’s Budget Vote debate, Parliament, Cape Town (09/05/2013)

SPEECH

Ministers who are new to a portfolio are often tempted to develop new policy, amend legislation and create a personal history. This is hazardous especially in the third year of a term of...

SA: Mpho Parks Tau: Address by the Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg, during the State of the City Address, Linder Auditorium, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (09/05/2013)

SPEECH

Madam Speaker, I would like to welcome you to one of the greatest cities in the world. Today we embark on the next step that will continue to position Johannesburg as one of the leading global...

Institute for Security Studies publication mentoring programme

WHATS ON

The mentoring programme is one of the ways the ISS encourages and develops a vibrant African scholarship in criminology, which enables a better understanding of crime and helps to monitor and...

SA ranks 13th on Green Tax Index

TAX

Tax has been identified as the key driver for the green policy in South Africa, auditing firm KPMG International said on Wednesday. "KPMG International has named South Africa as the 13th most...

First Solar gearing up for SA’s next renewables bid window

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Thin-film photovoltaic (PV) manufacturer and solar project developer First Solar, of the US, is preparing a number of projects for submission during the third bid window under South Africa’s...

SA contributing about R190m to current phase of SKA radio telescope project

Science and Technology

South Africa has revealed the value of its commitments to the current, preconstruction, phase of the international Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope, which will be jointly hosted by the...

SA: Ebrahim Patel: Address by the Minister of Economic Development, on the occasion of the delivery of the Economic Development Department Budget Vote 2013/14, National Assembly, Cape Town (07/05/2013)

SPEECH

I have the honour to present the 4th budget of the Economic Development Department, known as EDD. Given our responsibility to integrate efforts on economic development across government, the...

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