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06 Feb 2009

South Africa's State of the Nation address - February 6, 2009

On February 6, 2009, South African President Kgalema Motlanthe gave his State of the Nation address. The full speech can be accessed on the Polity.org.za website.

SA: Motlanthe: State of the Nation Address by the President of South Africa at the Joint sitting of Parliament (06/02/2009)

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Date: 06/02/2009

Source: Parliament

Title: SA: Motlanthe: State of the Nation Address by the President of South Africa at the Joint sitting of Parliament

Madam Speaker of...

26 Jan 2009

Manifestos don't matter - analysts

SA ELECTIONEERING

Election manifestos have very little impact on voters, political analysts said on Monday, after a flurry of manifesto launches by various political parties over the weekend. "Many people do not...

22 Jan 2009

Polity - News this week

Newsletter - News this Week

South Africa

CAPE TOWN - At the inaugural meeting of the African Committee of 10 (C10), South Africa's Finance Minister, Trevor Manuel, calls for "equity...

21 Jan 2009

Vavi declines ANC election nomination

PARLIAMENTARY NOMINATION

Congress of SA Trade Unions general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi has declined his nomination as an ANC representative in the National Assembly. "I am deeply moved and honoured by this vote of...

15 Jan 2009

DA's main concern is job losses - Zille

SA POLITICS

The Democratic Alliance's major concern during the present economic crisis was job losses, the party's leader Helen Zille said on Thursday. She was speaking at the DA's economic summit in...

Cosatu condemns Cope position on affirmative action

SA POLITICS

Trade union organisation, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) yesterday denounced the Congress of the People (Cope) for what Cosatu believes to be ambiguity over South Africa's...

14 Jan 2009

Matric result blunder - Minister not culprit

SA EDUCATION

Education Minister Naledi Pandor was not to blame for the blunder which saw thousands of matric results withheld, the SA Students Congress said on Wednesday. Addressing the media in Johannesburg,...

Sacci to meet with politicians over economic policies

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) will meet with the leaders of the main political parties before this year's general elections to discuss how economic policies would be...

08 Jan 2009

ANC: Statement of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress on the ninety-seventh anniversary of the ANC (08/01/2009)

2009

Date: 08/01/2009

Source: African National Congress

Title: ANC: Statement of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress on the ninety-seventh...

US: Obama: President-elect Barack Obama's speech at George Mason University near Washington (08/01/2009)

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Date: 08/01/2009

Source: TradeReform.org

Title: US: Obama: President-elect Barack Obama's speech at George Mason University near Washington.

Throughout America's history,...

12 Dec 2008

Daily podcast - December 12, 2008

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In today's podcast, the repo rate was cut yesterday by 50 basis points, following the meeting of the Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee; the DA emerges triumphant from this week's...

Cosatu 'deeply disappointed' at rate cut

News

The Congress of SA Trade Unions was "deeply disappointed" that the Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank had only reduced the repo rate by "a mere 50 basis points," the federation said on...

11 Dec 2008

DA 'on track to win W Cape'

News

The results of Wednesday's by-elections showed that the Democratic Alliance was on track to win the Western Cape in next year's general election, the party's chief executive Ryan Coetzee said on...

10 Dec 2008

Daily podcast - December 10, 2008

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In today's podcast, the World Bank releases its 2009 Global Economic Prospects report; the ANC withdraws its application for an interdict against the IEC regarding the registration of the name...

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