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The future of intrastate conflict in Africa: More violence or greater peace? (May 2013)

This paper analyses future trends for intrastate conflict in Africa up to 2050 using the International Futures (IFs) model. After reviewing the main post-Cold War patterns of conflict and...

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 ranks 13th on Green Tax Index

TAX

Tax has been identified as the key driver for the green policy in South Africa, auditing firm KPMG International said on Wednesday. "KPMG International has named South Africa as the 13th most...

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: Ina Cronjé: Address by the KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Department of Finance, during KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Funding Fair, Coastlands Hotel, Umhlanga Rocks Drive (16/04/2013)

SPEECH

Welcome to KwaZulu-Natal’s (KZN) version of Dragons’ Den! In Japan venture capitalists in this reality television programme are not called “dragons” but “tigers;” “sharks” in the...

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...

Child well-being in rich countries: A comparative overview (April 2013)

WELFARE

A timely study on child well-being in rich countries, launched today by UNICEF’s Office of Research, finds that the Netherlands and four Nordic countries – Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden...

Is your Community Trade Mark vulnerable to cancellation for non-use?

WERKSMANS ATTORNEYS

As a consequence of the territorial nature of intellectual property (IP) rights, a trade mark registered in South Africa is not automatically available for use or registration in foreign countries....

Most SA businesses unaware of impending major lease accounting amendments – Grant Thornton

ECONOMY

More than 52% of South Africa executives are unaware of pending accounting changes that will affect the reporting of leases and markedly alter balance sheets, thereby impacting debt-to-equity and...

EC: Statement by the European Commission, European Report on Development 2013 seeks to contribute to the global reflection on the post-2015 development agenda (09/04/2013)

STATEMENT

Based on an assessment of the Millennium Development Goals experience and on an analysis of the changing international context, and likely trends for the next 20-30 years, the ERD 2013...

Nurturing innovation in African countries: Insights from the Republic of Korea

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

The Republic of Korea’s remarkable economic and social growth can be attributed to innovation, with its success most salient in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry. The...

Foreign aid and corruption: Their relationship and the Ugandan Government’s quandary - Part 1

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

While it has been a vital necessity for the socio-economic development of its beneficiaries (usually developing countries), foreign aid money has acted as a source of corruption. If not handled...

SA: Jacob Zuma: Address by the President of the Republic of South Africa, for the Presentation of Credentials Ceremony, Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guest House, Pretoria (29/01/2013)

SPEECH

South Africa attaches great importance to the building of close and cordial relations of friendship and mutual co-operation with other countries.

Mobile Usage at the Base of the Pyramid in South Africa (January 2013)

MOBILE COMMUNICATION

With 6-billion mobile phones around the world, of which 75% in developing countries, telephones reach most corners of the African continent. Mobile phones have improved the lives of the poor. Two...

SA drops further in corruption perception survey

CORRUPTION

The perception of the prevalence of corruption in South Africa’s public sector is worsening, with the country slipping further in Transparency International’s latest Corruption Perceptions...

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