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COPE: Juli Kilian: Address by Congress of the People Spokesperson on Communications, during the Communication Budget Vote Debate, Cape Town (21/05/2013)

SPEECH

On behalf of COPE, again, our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Vuyo Mbuli, who will always be remembered for his professionalism, modesty and warm, upbeat personality. He was a true...

SA: Stella Ndabeni Abrahams: Address by the Deputy Minister of Communications, at the delivery of Department of Communications Budget Vote Speech, Parliament, Cape Town (21/05/2013)

STATEMENT

Timeless wisdom tells us that the past explains the present and the present determines the future. The essence of this colorful day therefore lies in the story of our past, and it was shaped by our...

African unity after 50 years: building solid foundations for the future

SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

One of the highlights of the upcoming 21st Summit of the African Union (AU) is the 50th anniversary of the founding in 1963 of its predecessor, the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) on 25 May...

SA: Rob Davies: Address by the Minister of Trade and Industry, during the National Council of Provinces Budget Vote Debate, Parliament, Cape Town (16/05/2013)

SPEECH

Addressing this Council in the past, we noted that a historical feature of the South African economy most of the national gross value-add (GVA) is concentrated in a few regions of the country. The...

SA: Derek Hanekom: Address by the Minister of Science and Technology, on the occasion of the Science and Technology Budget Debate, National Assembly, Parliament, Cape Town (16/05/2013)

SPEECH

Science and technology are rarely the first things one thinks of when one talks about our major challenges as a nation, and few people fully appreciate the toil and investment that goes into the...

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...

A new voice: The role of Africa’s youth in electoral democracies

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

Africa has had a long, faltered journey with regard to establishing democracies, as many nations have suffered through decades of autocratic rulers and repeated coups d'état. Recently, Africa...

‘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...

SA ICT sector ranked 70 on WEF index

ICT

South Africa ticked up two notches in the World Economic Forum’s (WEF’s) latest Global Information Technology Report of which the Networked Readiness Index was central; but a number of factors...

New Brics Business Council calls for deeper economic ties

TRADE

The Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (Brics) bloc and Africa will forge a closer partnership for development integration and industrialisation, with Brics countries actively supporting...

AfDB: Statement by the African Development Bank, regional multilateral development bank, supports Rwandese private sector with a $8-million Line of Credit to the Development Bank of Rwanda (04/03/2013)

STATEMENT

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD) signed today a US $8-million Line of Credit (LoC) to support BRD lending to the agriculture, agro-processing,...

SA: Donald Grant: Address by the MEC of Education, during the Western Cape 2012 WCED Awards ceremony for Adult Learners and Centres for Teaching and Learning Institute, Kuilsriver, Western Cape (26/02/2013)

SPEECH

I am delighted to be here to celebrate the achievements of our ABET learners and centres in the 2012 ABET Level 4 examinations. This is the last of our big award ceremonies at the start of each...

Private funding required for Africa’s $47bn pipeline of priority power projects

ELECTRICITY

The funding gaps associated with the energy components of the African Union’s $360-billion Programme for Infrastructure Development for Africa (Pida) remain material and will not be closed in the...

SA: Malusi Gigaba: Address by the Minister of Public Enterprises, on the occasion of the State of the Nation Debate, National Assembly, Cape Town (19/02/2013)

SPEECH

In the 2012 State of the Nation Address (SoNA) the President outlined the social and economic growth story of South Africa, which was about linking communities to small towns, small towns to...

SA: Statement by the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Treasury, on KwaZulu-Natal investors (01/02/2013)

STATEMENT

Today, the world investors listened attentively to the team from KwaZulu-Natal which was led by KZN MEC for Finance, Ms Ina Cronjé and KZN MEC for Local Government and Traditional Affairs, Ms...

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