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Black boxes or new marketing strategies: Malls in Addis Ababa

According to the World Bank, the Ethiopian economy has been growing at an average of 10.6% for the last 10 years, twofold compared to the Sub-Saharan average.(2) Even people very critical of the...

SA: Statement by the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa, on National Exeutive Committee meeting discussions (01/11/2012)

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NUMSA held its scheduled National Executive Committee (NEC) Meeting from the 29th to the 30th of October, 2012, at its headquarters in Johannesburg. The NUMSA NEC coordinates the implementation...

SA: Statement by Thuli Mdaonsela, Public Protector, appeals for time bound RDP housing corrective action in KwaZulu-Natal (05/10/2012)

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During her meeting with the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Legislature on Thursday 4 October 2012, Public Protector Adv Thuli Madonsela urged the KZN Legislature and members of the executive to ensure that...

DA: Statement by Annette Lovemore, Democratic Alliance Shadow Minister of Basic Education, calling for Parliament to urgently debate dysfunctional schools (26/09/2012)

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The statement by the CEO of the Federation of Governing Bodies of South African Schools that close to 90% of schools are dysfunctional confirms the need for an urgent parliamentary debate on the...

Infrastructure, women and economic growth: How infrastructure has the power to empower

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

It has been noted that ample infrastructure is a key component of productivity and economic growth,(2) particularly for developing countries. The implementation of adequate infrastructure would...

'We can run away from bombs, but not from hunger' – Sudan's refugees in South Sudan (June 2012)

HUMAN RIGHTS

Civilians in Sudan’s Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile states continue to bear the brunt of fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Sudan People’s Liberation Army-North...

DA: Mazibuko: Address by the Democratic Alliance Parliamentary leader, at the Limpopo Provincial Congress, Limpopo (09/06/2012)

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Colleagues, friends, and fellow democrats: It is a wonderful sight to look across the Democratic Alliance (DA) in freedom’s colours. A blue revolution is upon us.

DA:joint press statement by Mmusi Maimane, DA National Spokesperson and Patricia Kopane MP, DA Shadow Minister of Health, on memorandum of demands to Limpopo and EC health departments (29/05/2012)

STATEMENT

The Democratic Alliance (DA) began a week of rolling pickets this morning outside Health Department offices in the Eastern Cape and Limpopo. The protests across two provinces are in solidarity with...

NW: Modise: State of the Province Address by the Premier, at North West University (17/02/2012)

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Date: 17/02/2012

Source: The North West Provincial Government

Title: NW: Modise: State of the Province Address by the Premier, at North West University

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EE: Statement by Equal Education, on the upcoming State of the Nation Address (08/02/2012)

Statements

Equal Education (EE) hopes that President Zuma will reaffirm education as his top priority, and, crucially, give more concrete form to his good intentions.

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SA: Motlanthe: Address by the Deputy President of South Africa, at a public lecture at Unisa, Pretoria (27/01/2012)

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Thank you for the invitation to present this Inaugural Lecture in the UNISA series on African Institutions, Intellectuals and Political Resiliency: Lessons, Prospects and Implications for Africa.

Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa: Fostering pro-poor growth

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

Over 70% of the SSA population live in rural areas and an estimated 60% of the world’s uncultivated land – suitable for farming – belongs to Africa. Agricultural development can stimulate...

SA: Zuma: Address by the President of South Africa, at the COP17 high-level side event on climate smart agriculture, Durban (07/12/2011)

Topics

It is generally accepted that by 2050, there will be more than nine billion people in the world.

DA: Statement by Lindiwe Mazibuko, Democratic Alliance spokesperson, on municipal infrastructure (11/04/2011)

Statements

Last week, the Democratic Alliance (DA) revealed that our Western Cape administration is the only province in the country to receive its full provincial infrastructure grant...

Infrastructure maintenance could create ‘jobs for life’

INFRASTRUCTURE

Infrastructure maintenance could account for many of the much-needed five-million jobs that South Africa is looking to create in the next ten years, says the South African Institution of Civil...

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