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SA: Statement by Department of International Relations and Cooperation, Deputy Minister Marius Fransman concludes visit to Switzerland (11/05/2013)

STATEMENT

International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister Marius Fransman concluded his visit to Geneva, Switzerland, where he led a South African delegation to the High-level Segment of the...

Lack of compliance and corporate governance – provoking the revolving prison door

WERKSMANS ATTORNEYS

Lack of compliance and corporate governance – provoking the revolving prison door In today’s business world, companies are expected to invest in meeting regulatory demands to avoid...

Coal for Eskom now top priority – Coal Roadmap

COAL

Securing coal for Eskom was now the number-one priority, South African Coal Roadmap chairperson Ian Hall said on Tuesday. Addressing the twelfth Coaltrans Southern Africa coal conference at Sun...

IFP: Statement by Connie Zikalala, IFP Spokesperson on Water and Environmental Affairs, calls on the National Prosecuting Authority for urgent legal action against illegal dumping by ceramic companies (03/05/2013)

STATEMENT

The IFP calls on the National Prosecuting Authority for urgent legal action against certain ceramic companies, known to be the biggest culprits in illegal dumping in Bosplaas, an extension of...

German Minister reaffirms R3.4bn SA investment plans

TRADE

Federal Republic of Germany Foreign Affairs Minister Dr Guido Westerwelle on Monday reiterated the European country’s plans to invest about R3.4-billion in South Africa in 2012/13, noting that...

IFP: Statement by Connie Zikalala, IFP Spokesperson on Environmental Affairs, calls for the toxic chemical dumping tragedy in the Western Cape to be investigated (24/04/2013)

STATEMENT

The IFP is deeply distressed by the unwarranted death of 3-year-old Jordan Lewis from Delft, Western Cape who died after being exposed to toxic chemicals that were illegally dumped near her home.

Managing SA's water effectively: A constitutional imperative

FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION

As we observe World Water Day on Friday, 22 March 2013, it might be prudent to consider the immense value of this clear, life-sustaining substance that we so often take for granted. More than 71%...

Cold Comfort

REAL ECONOMY: ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

During his recent visit to South Africa, World Bank chief economist Kaushik Basu offered some light-hearted insight into how cultural realities and experiences continued to play a significant role,...

SA: Statement by the Department of Trade and Industry, on hosting South Africa expos in China (11/03/2013)

STATEMENT

The Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) will be hosting the South African Expos in China in November 2013, with the objective of increasing exports of South Africa’s value added goods and...

DA: Statement by Dianne Kohler Barnard, DA Shadow Minister of Police, on the South African Police Service supply chain management crisis (10/03/2013)

STATEMENT

A massive backlog in the analysis of rape and sexual assault DNA is building up as a R75-million machine lies idle at the South African Police Service forensic laboratory in Pretoria. The SAPS has...

State of the Science of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals (February 2013)

HEALTH

Many chemicals found in household and industrial products that have not been adequately tested could have disrupting effects on the hormone system and lead to significant health issues, a United...

Côte d’Ivoire’s ‘blood beans’: Big men politics, conflict and environmental degradation in the land of cocoa

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

On 11 April 2011, the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI), backed by French military troops, arrested the long-time partner of Western interests in the region, the then-President,...

SA: Statement by Nedbank, financial services provider, invests in the development of thriving Jet Park (04/11/2012)

STATEMENT

Nedbank adds value to the established and thriving commercial area of Jet Park near OR Tambo Airport in Johannesburg with a R45 million loan to GRWJET Park Investments (Pty) Limited for the...

SA: Statement by Business Unity South Africa, asserts that Eskom's tariff application can be reduced(03/12/2012)

STATEMENT

In its detailed submission to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) last week on ESKOM’s application for the third Multi-Year Price Determination (MYPD3), BUSA believes that the...

Fracking in the Karoo: A step in the right direction?

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

The production of commercial shale gas has been regarded as a major breakthrough in the oil and gas industry in the recent decade. Shale gas is an unconventional gas found trapped in shale...

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