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SA a promising investment destination – WEF participants

South Africa is a promising investment destination, business executives from companies from around the world said on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa, which ends today in...

SA: Statement by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, joint statement following 2015 Review Conference on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (24/04/2013)

STATEMENT

Our countries are deeply concerned about the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons. While this has been known since nuclear weapons were first developed and is reflected in...

UN: Navi Pillay: Address by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, at the University of Witwatersand, Johannesburg, (17/04/2013)

SPEECH

Ladies and gentlemen, Thank you for this kind invitation; I'm very pleased to be home, and at Wits. In the past four and a half years - since I became the High Commissioner for Human Rights - my...

SA: Statement by Equal Education, civil rights movement, on new published research on education as an essential service (27/03/2013)

STATEMENT

There is a recurring debate on whether teaching should be declared an essential service in South Africa. The Democratic Alliance (DA) has emphatically taken this position, and ANC politicians have...

SA: Ebrahim Patel: Address by the Minister of Economic Development, at Supplier Development Summit, Gallagher Convention Centre, Midrand (14/03/2013)

SPEECH

Manufacturing creates jobs directly, generally quality employment. It has a positive impact on forex, both on export earnings and in reducing the import bill. It expands the technological base of...

Tribunal approves Nestlé-Pfizer merger with conditions

WEBBER WENTZEL

The Competition Tribunal has approved the merger between Nestlé and Pfizer Nutrition subject to certain conditions. This global transaction, which will see the largest and third-largest players in...

WEC: Statement by the World Energy Council, global multi-energy organisation, survey reveals the top issues on Africa's energy agenda (19/02/2013)

STATEMENT

Energy poverty, energy-water nexus, large-scale hydropower, and regional interconnection are what Sub-Saharan African energy leaders consider as the top issues driving the African energy agenda...

WEC: Statement by the World Energy Council, global multi-energy organisation, report identifies the critical issues holding back the transition of the global energy sector (07/02/2013)

STATEMENT

Continued uncertainty in the future direction of climate frameworks, political instability of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, energy price volatility, and the global economic...

SA: Mamphela Ramphele: Address by Gold Fields chairperson, during the Mining Indaba 2013, Cape Town (06/02/2013)

SPEECH

Good morning distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen. These are difficult times to be in the mining industry – even more so than a year ago when I first addressed you at the Mining Indaba. At...

SA: Susan Shabangu: Address by the Mineral Resources Minister, at the 2013 McCloskey Coal Conference, Cape Town (30/01/2013)

SPEECH

We usually converge here, at the beginning of the year, for a lot of reasons including, among others, to reiterate our commitment back at work and to reflect both as government and the coal mining...

SA: Statement by AngloGold Ashanti, leading global gold producer, announces departure of Mark Cutifani (08/01/2013)

STATEMENT

The Board of Directors, under Chairman Tito Mboweni, has initiated a formal search for a new Chief Executive Officer of AngloGold Ashanti, in terms of which both internal and external candidates...

Rights Out of Reach: Obstacles to Health, Justice, and Protection for Displaced Victims of Gender-Based Violence in Colombia (November 2012)

HUMAN RIGHTS

This Human Rights Watch report documents how recent improvements in Colombia’s laws, policies, and programs on rape and domestic violence have not translated into more effective justice,...

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

STATEMENT

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...

Africa Should Wake up to the Importance of an Integrated Maritime Strategy

INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES

There is an urgent need for African leaders to operationalise their maritime strategies through orchestrated implementation plans to ensure sustainable development and competitiveness in the Africa...

SA: Statement by the Alliance for Zero Extinction, asking Public to vote for the 7 endangered Wonders of the World (11/09/2012)

STATEMENT

A new initiative was recently announced by the Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) at the World Conservation Congress in Jeju, South Korea. AZE's 7 Wonders (www.AZE7Wonders.org) campaign asks voters...

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