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SA: Pandor: Address by the Minister of Science and Technology, at the 11th International Conference on frontiers of polymers and advanced materials, Pretoria (22/05/2011)

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Date: 22/05/2011
Source: The Department of Science and Technology
Title: SA: Pandor: Address by the Minister of Science and Technology, at the 11th International Conference on...

Global Food Losses and Food Waste (May 2011)

FOOD

Roughly one third of the food produced in the world for human consumption every year — approximately 1.3 billion tonnes — gets lost or wasted, according to an FAO-commissioned study.

SA: Padayachie: Address by the Minister of Communications, at the launch of the cyberlab at Maphophoma Primary Schools, Nongoma (09/05/2011)

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Date: 09/05/2011
Source: The Department of Communications
Title: SA: Padayachie: Address by the Minister of Communications, at the launch of the cyberlab at Maphophoma Primary...

SA: Statement by the Presidency, at the conclusion of the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Advisory Council meeting (01/04/2011)

Statements

The Black Economic Empowerment Advisory Council, met in the Union Buildings, Pretoria today, chaired by President Jacob Zuma, to discuss how to take forward the agenda of economic...

SACP: Statement by Malesela Maleka, South African Communist Party spokesperson, on Human Rights Day and recent international developments (21/03/2011)

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The SACP joined millions of other South Africans in commemorating Human Rights Day throughout the country on 21 March 2011. The SACP also fully embraces government’s theme in celebrating...

External constraints and technology adoption: Are resource-poor farmers in Africa inherently risk averse?

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

Resource-poor farmers in Africa are often deemed as being inherently risk averse as evidenced by the sub-optimal investment in risky yet profitable crop technologies. Indeed the adoption of...

SA: Statement by the Department of Science and Technology, on the development of the Cape Health Technology Park (30/01/2011)

STATEMENTS

A new era for South Africa’s pharmaceutical industry was born today when the Western Cape Provincial Cabinet gave in-principle approval for the development of South Africa’s first health...

SA: Pandor: Address by the Minister of Science and Technology, at the Daad African Centres of Excellence Network meeting, Bellville (27/01/2011)

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Date: 27/01/2011
Source: The Department of Science and Technology
Title: SA: Pandor: Address by the Minister of Science and Technology, at the Daad African Centres of Excellence...

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