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The future of intra-state conflict in Africa

As Africa celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Organisation of African Unity, the continent’s future looks brighter than ever before. Africa is no longer portrayed as chronically poor, uniquely...

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SARB: Gill Marcus: Address by the Governor of the South African Reserve Bank, on the Monetary Policy Statement, Pretoria (23/05/2013)

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The South African economy is facing a number of domestic challenges while headwinds from the fragile and uneven global recovery remain a constraint to growth. The uncertain and increasingly...

IFP: Statement by Bonginkosi Dhlamini, Inkatha Freedom Party Caucus Leader in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature, fully supporting the protests against e-tolls (23/05/2013)

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IFP in Gauteng (IFP-GP) remains fully opposed to the implementation of the e-tolling system and supports the Treatment Action Plan (TAC) and Cosatu-led protests against the e-tolling system...

DA: Lindiwe Mazibuko: Address by the Parliamentary Leader of the Democratic Alliance, on debate and delivery in South Africa’s Parliament: The role of opposition, Chatham House, London, UK (12/05/2013)

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Chairperson; Distinguished guests; Ladies and Gentlemen: I would like to first thank Chatham House for hosting me today to speak about the economic, social and political challenges facing South...

COSATU: Statement by the Congress of South African Trade Unions, on the Reserve Bank Monetary Policy Committee’s interest rate decision (23/05/2013)

STATEMENT

The Congress of South African Trade Unions is highly disappointed at the Reserve Bank Monetary Policy Committee’s decision, on 23 May 2013, to keep the repo rate unchanged at 5%. The Committee...

SA: Pravin Gordhan: Address by the Minister of Finance, at the delivery of the National Treasury 2013 Budget Vote Speech, Parliament, Cape Town (21/05/2013)

SPEECH

Honourable chairperson, in presenting the National Treasury’s 2013 Budget Vote for the consideration of the House, allow me to reflect briefly on where we stand in meeting our longer term social...

Developing world to dominate global investments by 2030

ECONOMY

In less than 20 years from now, emerging economies would have the most “economic weight” as they came to dominate global investments, a World Bank Global Development Horizons report has found....

New growth ‘bargain’

REAL ECONOMY: ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

A leading International Monetary Fund (IMF) official last week urged South Africa’s social partners of government, labour and business to pursue a “broad national bargain” to overcome the...

SA manufacturers have turned export attention to Africa - survey

MANUFACTURING

A new Manufacturing Circle survey shows that South African manufacturers are responding to the market opportunities opening up as a result of strong growth in the rest of Africa, which has already...

Daily podcast – May 16, 2013

PODCAST

Thomson Reuters head of business development for commodities and energy in Africa Michel Karera said Africa needed to invest heavily in its infrastructure if it is to grow its oil and gas...

SA: Joe Phaahla: Address by the Deputy Minister of Arts and Culture, during the Arts and Culture Budget Vote 2013/14, National Assembly, Parliament, Cape Town (16/05/2013)

SPEECH

Six days ago on 10 May 2013 we celebrated 19 years since President Nelson Mandela took the oath office as the first President of a democratic South Africa. This was the beginning of the...

Prospecting for solutions: The challenges of South Africa’s mining industry

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

In 1994, South Africa completed the monumental shift out of the oppressive apartheid system and towards democracy in an attempt to tilt the scales towards freedom and equality.(2) Under the...

SA: Ebrahim Patel: Address by the Minister of Economic Development, in the National Council of Provinces, Cape Town (16/05/2013)

STATEMENT

Thank you for the opportunity to introduce this Policy Debate on the Economic Development Budget Vote in this august house. It is appropriate that I do it with Minister Davies, whose department has...

Davies says Azevedo’s WTO election offers new chance for trade deal

TRADE & INDUSTRY

Trade and Industry Minister Dr Rob Davies says the election of Brazil’s Roberto Azevedo as the next director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) offers a new opportunity to advance a...

SA: Rob Davies: Address by the Minister of Trade and Industry, Budget Vote 36, Old Assembly Chamber, Parliament, Cape Town (15/05/2013)

SPEECH

It is common knowledge that the term of this administration has coincided with the most severe global economic crisis since the 1930s. When we took office in 2009, the SA economy moved into...

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