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SA: Statement by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, Government calls for return of Professor Karabus to South Africa (09/05/2013)

STATEMENT

The South African Government takes note of the latest developments surrounding the return of Professor Cyril Karabus's passport after being found not guilty twice by the United Arab Emirates (UAE)...

SA: Statement by the Department of Trade and Industry, on the election of South Africa as Executive Vice President of International Investment Promotion Agency (28/04/2013)

STATEMENT

South Africa has been elected to the position of Vice President of the World Association of Investment Promotion (WAIPA) by the international organisation’s General Assembly at its annual...

SA: Statement by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, disappointed with further postponement in Professor Karabus case (23/04/2013)

STATEMENT

The South African Government has today, 23 April 2013, taken note of the postponement – yet again – in the case of Professor Cyril Karabus, who has been going through a prolonged court case in...

SA: Statement by Marius Fransman, Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, on n the case of Prof. Cyril Karabus (22/04/2013)

STATEMENT

The South African Government will closely monitor the court proceedings in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday, 23 April 2013, where Professor Cyril Karabus will appear in court for the...

SA: Statement by Alan Winde, Western Cape Minister of Tourism, on site visit to boat building factories (17/04/2013)

STATEMENT

Minister of Finance, Economic Development and Tourism, Alan Winde, today (17 April 2013) conducted a site visit of boatbuilding factories in the Western Cape including Southern Spars in Montague...

SA: Statement by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, update on the case of Professor Cyril Karabus (19/03/2013)

STATEMENT

The Department of International Relations and Cooperation wishes to announce that there has been a strategic breakthrough in the case of Prof Cyril Karabus. Prof Karabus was found guilty in...

SA: Statement by Alan Winde, Western Cape Minister of Tourism, on Cape Town International Airport being rated Africa's best for third year in a row (12/03/2013)

STATEMENT

Cape Town International Airport has been rated the “Best Airport in Africa” in the Airports Council International (ACI) 2012 Airport Service Quality Awards (ASQ). This is the third year in a...

WEC: Statement by the World Energy Council, global multi-energy organisation, welcomes CESI as global partner (06/02/2013)

STATEMENT

The World Energy Council (WEC) has welcomed CESI S.p.A. as the newest member of its Global Partner programme at a ceremony on 5 February at the start of the WEC's World Energy Leaders' Summit in...

Global Agenda Outlook 2013 (January 2013)

OTHER

The Outlook on the Global Agenda 2013 is the flagship publication of the 1,500 global experts from the Global Agenda Councils, over 900 of whom met face-to-face during the Summit on the Global...

Electricity price hikes render Gauteng uncompetitive, says MEC

ELECTRICITY

Power utility Eskom’s push to increase tariffs was tainting Gauteng’s image as an investment destination, said Gauteng Economic Development MEC Nkosiphendule Kolisile on Wednesday. “We must...

SA: Statement by Civil Society Organisations, open letter to Minister of International Relations requesting intervention in Karabus case (26/09/2012)

STATEMENT

Professor Karabus is a paediatrician who has dedicated himself to public service. He worked for many years at Red Cross Children's Hospital. He was also a professor of paediatrics at the University...

UN: Statement by Valerie Amos, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, on 100 million people taking part in World Humanitarian Campaign (14/08/2012)

STATEMENT

The United Nations campaign highlighting the work of the world’s humanitarian workers has reached 100 million people through social media so far, the world body announced today, describing it as...

From Mali and militants to piracy and petroleum: The evolving nature of Arabian Gulf states’ influence in Africa

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

The formidable presence of ‘new’ global super powers such as China and India on the African continent has tended to dominate headlines and analysis; yet the role the countries of the Arabian...

KZN: Mkhize: State of the Province Address by the Premier, Pietermaritzburg (21/02/2012)

Topics

We begin the New Year filled with joy as we recollect that we ended 2011 on a high note when His Excellency, President Jacob Zuma, joined us for a gala dinner our government hosted to mark the...

Norton Rose advises on South Africa’s Renewable Energy IPP Procurement Programme

NORTON ROSE

International legal practice Norton Rose Group has advised successful bidders to South Africa’s Renewable Energy IPPProcurement Programme (RE IPP) spanning wind, solar PV and solar CSP projects.

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