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26 May 2013
                       
 
 
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09 Apr 2013
 
 
Southern Africa’s reserve margin to stabilise as power capacity is added
ENERGY
The Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) member countries planned to commission about 18 000 MW of additional power generation capacity by 2016, which would improve the current negative reserve...
 
 
02 Apr 2013
 
Sefa, partners launch competition for West Africa clean energy
CLEAN ENERGY
The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (Sefa) and its partners have launched a business plan competition dubbed the West Africa Forum for Clean Energy Financing (Wafcef) to identify promising...
 
 
27 Mar 2013
 
SA: Statement by the National Empowerment Fund, black economic empowerment State agency, on industrial investment opportunities at the BRICS Summit (26/03/2013)
STATEMENT
On the opening day of the 5th BRICS Summit held in KZN the Chief Executive Officer of the National Empowerment Fund (NEF) Ms. Philisiwe Mthethwa who also sits as a member of the board of trustees...
 
 
04 Mar 2013
 
2013 Budget speech review – Infrastructure
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
In the 2013 National Budget Speech delivered by the Minister of Finance, Pravin Gordhan on 27 February 2013, Government committed to expand infrastructure investment. The following overview is a...
 
 
27 Feb 2013
 
Carbon tax from 2015, as new biofuels incentive is unveiled
BUDGET 2013
The South African government has confirmed that a carbon tax will be phased in from January 1, 2015, as part of South Africa’s efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change and encourage...
 
 
05 Feb 2013
 
RRI: Statement by the Right and Resources Initiative, global coalition to advance forest tenure, policy and market reforms, on new research catalogs and the investment risk in the global land grab (05/01/2013)
STATEMENT
Land conflicts continue to wreak havoc on economic development and human rights around the globe, threatening both the financial health of investors as well as the livelihoods of those who live on...
 
 
08 Jan 2013
 
Blue industrialisation: Issues in aquaculture and Africa
CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE
A hallmark of modernity is the mastery of nature by man to fulfil needs, and the harnessing of technology to overcome the problem of scarcity.(2) Innovations in agriculture thousands of years ago...
 
 
28 Nov 2012
 
SA: Noxolo Kiviet: Address by the Eastern Cape Premier, on the occasion of the EU-EC Energy Summit, East London International Convention Centre (28/11/2012)
SPEECH
I bring you warm greetings from the “Ubuntu” loving people of the Eastern Cape. You are in the province of Nelson Mandela and Thabo Mbeki, the first two Presidents of a democratic South Africa...
 
 
23 Nov 2012
 
Thirsty resource
REAL ECONOMY: ENERGY OUTLOOK
The assessment that the US could emerge as the world’s largest oil producer before 2020 and even transition to full self-sufficiency by 2035 was the undoubted highlight of the International...
 
 
26 Oct 2012
 
Land acquisitions: India’s investments in Africa
CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE
In recent years, Africa has seen an increase in corporate and foreign Governments leasing or purchasing large areas of land in some of its poorest regions. These large-scale land acquisitions have...
 
 
27 Sep 2012
 
SA: Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk: Address by the Minister of Tourism, at public lecture on Greening tourism, Fort Hare University, Eastern Cape (26/09/2012)
Topics
In the face of the threatening depletion of the earth’s resources, the shift to a green economy is an increasingly important consideration in our national development plans. We understand today...
 
 
11 Sep 2012
 
Monthly Sustainability Legislation, Regulation And Parliamentary Update August 2012
WARBURTON GUNN ATTORNEYS
SECTION A: ENVIRONMENTAL (NATIONAL) Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000
 
 
21 May 2012
 
SA: Pandor: Address by the Minister of Science and Technology, to the Global Young Academy General Assembly, Sandton (21/05/2012)
Topics
The South African Young Academy of Science (SAYAS) has hit the ground running. It was launched only in September last year (2011). Barely a year later SAYAS is hosting the General Assembly of the...
 
 
17 May 2012
 
SA: Peters: Address by the Minister of Energy, on the deparment's budget vote, Parliament (17/05/2012)
Topics
The 2009 elections manifesto of the African National Congress directed that we should work towards an equitable, sustainable and inclusive growth path that brings decent work and sustainable...
 
 
15 May 2012
 
SA: Pandor: Address by the Minister of Science & Technology, on the department's budget vote, Parliament (15/05/2012)
Topics
Honourable Speaker, Members, distinguished guests and friends, I thank you all for joining us for this very important debate. It’s important because science and technology encompasses sectors and...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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