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23 May 2013

21 May 2013

SA: Richard Baloyi: Address by the Minister Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, during the delivery of the Budget Vote Speech, Parliament, Cape Town (21/05/2013)

SPEECH

We present this Budget today, fully committed to a more integrated system of Local government, where the three spheres of government recognise their distinctiveness based on their respective...

MEC Zoleka Capa launches Macadamia farm in Ncera

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The MEC for Rural Development and Agrarian Reform Zoleka Capa cordially members of the media the official launch of the Ncera Macadamia Farming scheduled to take place at Ncera Village on Thursday,...

SA: Rejoice Mabudafhasi: Address by the Deputy Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, during the Department of Water Affairs Budget Vote, Parliament, Cape Town (21/05/2013)

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We remain committed and focused on ensuring that water availability is not constraint to economic development that our country desperately needs. The National Development Plan reiterates the...

SA: Edna Molewa: Address by the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, at the presentation of the Department of Water Affairs Budget Vote 37, Parliament, Cape Town (21/05/2013)

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We have great pleasure in addressing Parliament and to report back on the mandate bestowed upon us by the people of South Africa. Our enduring mandate of water resources protection, delivering...

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...

SA: Dina Pule: Address by the Minister of Communications, on the occasion of the Budget Vote Speech, Parliament, Cape Town (21/05/2013)

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It would be amiss of me to begin without paying tribute to a great South African. Let us take a moment of silence to honour the memory of SABC presenter Vuyo Mbuli. There are few South Africans...

20 May 2013

ANC: Statement by Gwede Mantashe, ANC Secretary General, on the ANC NEC meeting held on the 17th - 19th May 2013 (20/05/2013)

STATEMENT

The National Executive Committee of the African National Congress met in its regular meeting over three days 17th - 19th May 2013, at Saint George Hotel. The meeting received the President's...

16 May 2013

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: Joe Phaahla: Address by the Deputy Minister of Arts and Culture, during the Arts and Culture Budget Vote 2013/14, National Assembly, Parliament, Cape Town (16/05/2013)

SPEECH

Six days ago on 10 May 2013 we celebrated 19 years since President Nelson Mandela took the oath office as the first President of a democratic South Africa. This was the beginning of the...

14 May 2013

SA: Dipuo Peters: Address by the Minister of Energy, at the Energy Department Budget Vote 2013/14, Parliament, Cape Town (14/05/2013)

SPEECH

Our first democratically elected President, Dr Nelson Mandela once said, “For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of...

DA: Statement by Helen Zille, Democratic Alliance Leader, on naming education’s elephant in the room (14/05/2013)

STATEMENT

While “Guptagate” dominated the news over the past two weeks, the release of one of the most important reports in two decades of democracy went almost unnoticed.

Spare the rod: why we need to stop corporal punishment

INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES

The results of the National School Violence Study (NCVS) of 2012 tell us at least one important thing: South Africa is not making progress in reducing violence in schools. The study, conducted by...

13 May 2013

SA: Statement by the North West Office of the Premier, on citizens' access to information (13/05/2013)

STATEMENT

A team from the Department of Public Service and Administration is in the North West Province to monitor citizens’ access to information in line with Batho Pele Revitalisation Strategy. The team...

SA: Statement by Public Protector South Africa, Thuli Madonsela conferred with an honorary Doctor of Laws degree (12/05/2013)

STATEMENT

Public Protector Adv Thuli Madonsela was on Friday conferred with an honorary Doctor of Laws degree during the University of Fort Hare’s 2013 graduation ceremony in East London, Eastern Cape....

09 May 2013

Long-delayed peaker projects to reach financial close ‘next week’

ELECTRICITY GENERATION

A high-level Department of Energy (DoE) official has reported that the long-delayed open-cycle gas turbine (OCGT), or peaker plants, will reach financial closure during May. Speaking on the...

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