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05 Dec 2012
 
 
SA: Statement by the Department of Environmental Affairs, on Global Network of Women Ministers and Leaders for the Environment meeting at UNFCCC Cop 18 (05/12/2012)
STATEMENT
Yesterday, both the co-chairpersons of the Global Network of Women Ministers and Leaders for the Environment (NWMLE), Deputy Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Republic of South Africa,...
 
 
04 Dec 2012
 
SA: Rejoice Mabudafhasi: Address by the Deputy Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, on the occasion of the Global Network of Women Ministers and Leaders for the Environment Meeting at Cop18, Doha, Qatar (04/12/2012)
SPEECH
During COP 17 we had an initiative of the South African Department of Environmental Affairs in conjunction with our Environmental Education Wing, Indalo Yethu and other partners prior to COP 17,...
 
 
WEC: Statement by the World Energy Council's, avers that the world is far from achieving sustainable energy systems (04/12/2012)
STATEMENT
The World Energy Council's (WEC) global ranking of country energy sustainability performance has revealed that most of the over 90 countries assessed are still far from achieving fully sustainable...
 
 
01 Dec 2012
 
DOHA: Statement by the World Energy Council, on Energy Sustainability Index that highlights top-performing countries and policies crucial to performance (01/12/2012)
STATEMENT
The 2012 Energy Sustainability Index, published within the WEC's 2012 World Energy Trilemma report, Time to get realthe case for sustainable energy policy, finds that most countries still have not...
 
 
09 Nov 2012
 
The arms trade in Africa: Would an Arms Trade Treaty have a real impact?
CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE
The African continent has long been wracked by conflicts spurred on by the easy availability of weapons through both the licensed and illicit arms trade. The proposed United Nations (UN) Arms Trade...
 
 
08 Nov 2012
 
SA: Susan Shabangu: Address by the Minister of Mineral Resources, at the Council for Geoscience Centennial commemoration, Pretoria (08/11/2012)
SPEECH
It is a very proud moment for me today as I stand here in this auditorium to bear witness to the Council for Geoscience’s (CGS) hundred year celebration of geological excellence. Indeed, the CGS...
 
 
18 Sep 2012
 
SA: Statement by the Free Market Foundation, economic freedom rises in South Africa and worldwide while United States sinks to historic low (18/09/2012)
STATEMENT
South Africa’s disastrous decline in economic freedom during recent years from 41st to 91st has finally been arrested with a rise to 85th (out of 144 countries) in the latest Economic Freedom of...
 
 
SA ranks higher in latest economic freedom report
ECONOMY
The latest ‘Economic Freedom of the World’ report by Canada’s Fraser Institute has ranked South Africa at 85 out of 144 countries, a rise from a ranking of 91 in the previous year. The Free...
 
 
05 Sep 2012
 
 
 
Global Competitiveness Report 2012-2013 (September 2012)
COMPETITIVENESS
The World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Report 2012-2013 assesses the competitiveness landscape of 144 economies, providing insight into the drivers of their productivity and prosperity....
 
 
20 Jul 2012
 
Maximum benefit
REAL ECONOMY: RESOURCES & INDUSTRY
Much attention has been paid over the past few months to South Africa’s aspiration for greater value addition, or beneficiation, of its minerals ahead of export. However, there appears to be a...
 
 
03 Jul 2012
 
The Low Achievement Trap: Comparing Schools In Botswana And South Africa
HSRC
International tests measuring student performance tend to focus obsessively on high-scoring countries such as Finland, Korea, Taiwan and Singapore. While it's fascinating to observe their education...
 
 
21 Jun 2012
 
SA: Zuma: Address by the President of South Africa, during the opening plenary Rio+20 United Nations Conference of Sustainable Development (21/06/2012)
SPEECHES
Let me thank Her Excellency the President of Brazil on warmly welcoming us to this beautiful country and the city of Rio de Janeiro. Twenty years ago, in 1992, the world gathered in this city of...
 
 
31 May 2012
 
DA: Statement by David Maynier, Democratic Alliance Shadow Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, on the Madiba VIP Jet scandal (31/05/2012)
STATEMENT
The Department of Defence is responsible for the transport of VVIPs such as former President Nelson Mandela. The fact that former President Nelson Mandela was transported on an aircraft owned by a...
 
 
30 May 2012
 
SA: Motlanthe: Address by the Deputy President of South Africa, on the Presidency budget vote, Parliament (30/05/2012)
Topics
Let me add to the words of President Jacob Zuma who, on this special occasion, has thanked Parliament and Government as well as all sectors of the South African society for supporting and...
 
 
25 May 2012
 
 
 
The Global Competitiveness Report 2011-2012 (May 2012)
COMPETITIVENESS
Switzerland tops the overall rankings in The Global Competitiveness Report 2011-2012. Singapore overtakes Sweden for second position. Northern and Western European countries dominate the top 10...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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