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Gordhan clarifies stance on cutting of UK aid

Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan says he did not agree to the British government’s decision to cut aid to Africa, with his role in the discussions having been misrepresented. “I was surprised to...

SA: Thuli Madonsela: Address by Public Protector Advocate, at the Johannesburg Press Club Newsmaker Event, University of Witwatersrand’s Business School, Johannesburg (25/04/2013)

SPEECH

I am humbled and honoured to address this gathering. The media and academic community are important stakeholders in the work of my office, the Public Protector South Africa. I would like to thank...

Leadership lessons from the Iron Lady

BRAND-O-VATION

Vilified by some, loved by others – the leadership legacy of Margaret Thatcher is as varied as it is distinct. Said German chancellor Angela Merkel: "She was an extraordinary leader in global...

SACCI: Statement by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, on the restoration of executive humanity (10/04/2013)

STATEMENT

In the last year alone, the world has seen scandal after scandal in the corporate and sports arena with leaders betraying their organisations and brand. Are they at fault or did we let them down....

China’s African media footprint

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

On 14 December 2012, China Daily, China’s biggest English-language newspaper, launched its first African edition.(2) This was the latest development in the story of China’s ever expanding media...

SA: Makhotso Maggie Sotyu: Address by the Deputy Minister of Police, at the fifty-seventh session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women - South African side event, New York (11/03/2013)

Topics

In my capacity as both the citizen of South Africa and as the National Deputy Minister of Police, I cannot help but feel the unsaid lament here that South Africa is a case of “from hero to...

Business feels shunned by govt – Zuma

BUSINESS & POLITICS

The South African business sector feels the government is not consulting it on key economic issues and decisions, President Jacob Zuma said in Pretoria on Sunday. “Business said in all the...

Malema is lying – Madonsela

CORRUPTION

Public Protector Thuli Madonsela on Friday rejected Julius Malema's claim that she failed to give him the right to reply in her probe into suspected tender fraud in Limpopo. "Mr Malema is not...

M23: The DRC’s latest breed of mutineers

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

On 7 and 8 August 2012, presidents and representatives of the 11 member states of the International Conference of the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) held a summit to put a halt to the M23 rebellion,...

Debunking the CNN effect

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

This article aims to demonstrate that the “CNN effect” – which posits that ample and appealing media coverage has a powerful impact on the international community, to the point of compelling...

SA: Statement by the Unemployed People's Movement, on no compromise with war criminals (30/08/2012)

STATEMENT

I received an invitation to be part of a BBC debate with Tony Blair and Desmond Tutu on poverty. The debate was scheduled to be held in Johannesburg tomorrow. As everyone knows Archbishop Tutu...

SA: Statement by the Democratic Left Front, shocked at the by the decision of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to charge the 270 workers from the Lonmin platinum mine in Marikana (30/08/2012)

STATEMENT

The Democratic Left Front (DLF) is shocked, disgusted and angered by the decision of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to charge the 270 workers from the Lonmin platinum mine in Marikana...

Somalia and Kenya: The glass half full

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

On 29 June 2012, gunmen kidnapped four aid workers and a driver from Dadaab refugee camp on Kenya’s border.(2) A couple of days later, 15 people were killed in attacks on churches in the Kenyan...

EDD: Statement by Mohamed Saleem Mowzer, Economic Development Department Acting Director General, input to debate on Youth Wage Subsidy (16/08/2012)

STATEMENT

Speaker, Honourable members, Youth unemployment is a major challenge, as millions of young people, the talent base of the society, are left without jobs, without hope. International situation...

Doubt about job seekers' grant

EMPLOYMENT

The ANC's proposed job seekers' grant has been met with far less enthusiasm than the abandoned youth employment subsidy. "The job seekers' grant will have nowhere near the impact the youth wage...

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