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SA moves ahead with big school-building plan amid questions on specifications

It has become evident that most school infrastructure in South Africa is in dire need of a facelift, and to ensure that learners are schooled in a proper learning environment, the Presidential...

‘Foreignising’ Ethiopia: Exotic and alien business branding

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

At the beginning of the 1990s, the wind of liberalisation started to blow over Africa, and subsequently many have tried their best to attract foreign investment in various sectors.(2) At the turn...

The Global Information Technology Report 2013: Growth and Jobs in a Hyperconnected World (April 2013)

TECHNOLOGY

Finland has toppled Sweden from the top spot in a ranking of economies that are best placed to benefit from new information and communication technologies (ICTs). Singapore came in second and...

SA: Andries Nel: Address by the Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, at the Lex Informatica - 2013 Cyberlaw Conference, University of Pretoria, Gauteng (04/04/2013)

SPEECH

hank you very much for inviting the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development to participate in this important and topical conference on the Advancement of Cyberlaw and Information...

Africa must overcome barriers to intra-African trade to boost growth

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

Trade has always been a very important issue for most nations. Countries exchange goods and services to gain access to products they would otherwise not have. Increased exports result in more...

SA: Statement by the Presidency, remarks made by Jacob Zuma at the conclusion of the SA-EU Summit (18/09/2012)

STATEMENT

I am pleased with the outcomes of the discussions today, as they reflect the growth and depth of the Strategic Partnership between South Africa and the European Union.There are ongoing significant...

SA: Jacob Zuma: Address by the President of South Africa, at the handover of the revised National Development Plan, at the National Council of Provinces, Cape Town (15/08/2012)

SPEECH

Honourable Deputy President, Mr Kgalema Motlanthe, Honourable Speaker of the National Assembly and Chairperson of the NCOP,

The Global Information Technology Report 2012 – Living in a Hyperconnected World (April 2012)

TECHNOLOGY

Last year, the Global Information Technology Report (GITR) series celebrated its 10th anniversary. The World Economic Forum, in collaboration with INSEAD, initially began this project to explore...

Communications – Policy document (March 2012)

Policy

Over the last three decades, the world has been undergoing, and continues to undergo, an information and communication technologies (ICT) revolution, which has fundamentally transformed the way...

News this week

UPDATE

South Africa’s multibillion-rand public infrastructure programme, including those projects that will unlock key mineral resources and exports, were given strong emphasis by President Jacob Zuma...

Daily podcast – February 10, 2012

PODCAST

South Africa’s multibillion-rand public infrastructure programme, including those projects that would unlock key mineral resources and exports, were given strong emphasis by President Jacob Zuma...

SA: Zuma: State of the Nation Address, by the President of South Africa, in the National Assembly (09/02/2012)

Topics

This State of the Nation Address takes place during a significant year in the history of our country, the centenary of the ruling party, the African National Congress.

Making television accessible (December 2011)

ICT

Television should be made more accessible to persons with disabilities, argues a new United Nations report released today, which identifies different accessibility options that would enable users...

SA: Pule: Address by the Deputy Minister of Communications, on ICTs and adaptation, Hex River (01/12/2011)

Topics

Today the world will be commemorating the World AIDS day through different activities that seek to contribute effectively and positively against the spread of HIV& AIDS. I now greet you under the...

SA: Pandor: Speech by the Minister of Science and Technology, at the Nokia-DST partnership launch, Pretoria (15/08/2011)

Topics

Date: 15/08/2011
Source: The Department of Science and Technology
Title: SA: Pandor: Speech by the Minister of Science and Technology, at the Nokia-DST partnership launch,...

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