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SA: Statement by Alan Winde, Western Cape Minister of Tourism, on Cape Town International Airport being rated Africa's best for third year in a row (12/03/2013)

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Cape Town International Airport has been rated the “Best Airport in Africa” in the Airports Council International (ACI) 2012 Airport Service Quality Awards (ASQ). This is the third year in a...

AU: Statement by the African Union, on the meeting of the Committee of African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change in Doha (04/12/2012)

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“I would like to once again stress that African countries need adequate and predictable finance; capacity building and technology transfer to enable them to develop the agricultural sector and...

AU: Statement by African Union, on the special session of the Ministerial Conference on Environment held in Doha (02/12/2012)

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The meeting, organized by the African Union Commission (AUC) and AMCEN Secretariat, was held in the presence of Mrs. Rhoda Peace Tumusiime, Commissioner of Rural Economy and Agriculture at the AUC;...

SA: Statement by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, on international developments (22/10/2012)

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At the opening of the Ministerial Meeting on Monday, 22 October, South Africa’s International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane said cooperation between South Africa and...

SA: Statement by Department of Environmental Affairs, on appointing chairperson from the Group of Like Minded Megadiverse Countries (19/10/2012)

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Megadiverse countries are a group of countries that contain the majority of the Earth's species and are therefore considered extremely biologically diverse. This group of countries represents less...

SA: Nkoana-Mashabane: Address by the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, on the budget vote, in the National Assembly (25/04/2012)

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... We are standing in an incredibly privileged position today, where we can witness Africa’s epic comeback. We are all aware of Africa’s history. Many of us have even been closely intertwined...

Are climate change meetings helping the climate or contributing to the acceleration of environmental change?

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

Climate change is a well-debated topic of our time and the sense of urgency to reach agreements on how to curb this change has heightened over the last two decades. Over this time span, governments...

Cosatu: Vavi: Address by the general secretary, at the SACTWU national bargaining conference, Cape Town (10/03/2012)

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You have always been one of COSATU’s most loyal and militant affiliates. From the days of Solly Sachs to the time of Violet Seboni, SACTWU and its predecessors have been staunch fighters for...

Civil Society at the UN climate change conference: African Activism at COP17

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

In early December 2011, Durban, South Africa hosted the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17), otherwise known as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The conference was well...

SA: Statement by Edna Molewa, Minister of water and environmental affairs, on the outcomes of COP17 (12/12/2011)

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For the past 2 weeks the eyes of the world have been focussed on the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 17/CMP 7) being held in Durban where international community of nations were...

COP 17 breathes life into climate fund, sets agenda for future treaty

CLIMATE NEGOTIATIONS

‎The two-week-long seventeenth Conference of the Parties (COP 17) came to an end in Durban this weekend with a fund launched to help poor nations fight climate change, countries agreeing to...

SA: Nkoana-Mashabane: Address by the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, to the informal stock-taking plenary of COP17, Durban (10/12/2011)

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Before we enter the final stage of the 17th Conference of the Parties and the 7th Meeting of Parties (COP17/CMP7) conference and dispense with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate...

SA: Parliamentary statement, on the Speakers meeting with the UN Secretary-General (07/12/2011)

Statements

Today at 12.00 Speaker of South Africa’s National Assembly, Mr Max Sisulu met with Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon during the COP17 climate change conference that is...

World cannot accept ‘no’ for an answer in Durban – UN chief

CLIMATE NEGOTIATIONS

The business community has an important part to play in the fight against climate change, United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon said at a press briefing on Tuesday evening. He supported...

SA: Nkoana-Mashabane: Address by the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, at a high-level segment of COP17, Durban (07/12/2011)

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I am pleased to welcome Your Excellencies, Heads of State and Government, as well as our Ministers and other members of delegations to the official opening of the High-Level Segment of the 17th...

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