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SAHRC: Statement by the South African Human Rights Commission, welcomes court’s decision against Minister of Police in the Chumani Maxwele matter (18/06/2013)

STATEMENT

The South African Human Rights Commission has welcomed the decision of the High Court to dismiss, with a punitive costs order, Minister of Police, Mr Nathi Mthethwa’s application calling for a...

SAA: Statement by South African Airways, South African airline carrier, named Best Airline in Africa in a global customer satisfaction survey (18/06/2013)

STATEMENT

South African Airways (SAA) has been named the Best Airline in Africa in a global customer satisfaction survey. The announcement was made during the Skytrax World Airline Awards ceremony hosted at...

SA: Statement by National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa and the Food and Allied Workers Union, on the launch of the Campaign for Agrarian Transformation and Land Redistribution in South Africa (13/06/2013)

STATEMENT

The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) and the Food and Allied Workers Union (Fawu) held a bilateral meeting on 26 May 2013 in Johannesburg. Among numerous issues discussed at...

COSATU: Statement by Patrick Craven, Congress of South African Trade Unions National Spokesperson, on the Presidential Review Committee's Report on State Owned Entities (13/06/2013)

STATEMENT

On the 28th May 2013, the Minister in the Presidency, Comrade Collin Chabane, released a long-awaited report of the Presidential Review Committee (PRC) on State Owned Entities (SOEs). According to...

UN says Syrian government and rebels recruit children to fight

SYRIA CRISIS

Syrian troops and rebels are recruiting children to fight in the country's civil war and some have been tortured by government forces for having links to the opposition, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said...

SA: Tina Joemat-Pettersson: Address by the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisherie, during the Department's Budget Vote Speech, National Council of Provinces, Cape Town (11/06/2013)

SPEECH

Honourable Chairperson, this year marks the 100th Anniversary of the promulgation of one of those heinous pieces of legislation which the Apartheid government used to strip our people of their...

SA: Max Sisulu: Address by Parliament’s National Assembly Speaker, on the occasion of Parliament’s Budget Vote, Parliament, Cape Town (11/06/2013)

SPEECH

Nearly 20 years ago, Nelson Mandela, speaking in the House stated: “The purpose that will drive this government shall be the expansion of the frontiers of human fulfilment, the continuous...

SA: Statement by the Department of Tourism, on 'Youth in Tourism' business breakfast (10/06/2013)

STATEMENT

In commemorating 37 years since the youth of South Africa took to the streets in protest to the offering of Afrikaans as a medium of instruction in black schools, the National Department of Tourism...

'You Can’t Eat Electricity': Why tackling inequality and hunger should be at the heart of low carbon development in South Africa (June 2013)

ELECTRICITY

How can low carbon development be pursued without making inequality and food insecurity worse? South Africa, like many middle income countries, faces the challenge of how to reduce greenhouse gas...

SA: Statement by the Department of Environmental Affairs, urges public to 'Think. Eat. Save' as part of National Environment Month celebrations (05/06/2013)

STATEMENT

The theme for this year’s WED, as set by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), is “Think. Eat. Save”. The Department of Environmental Affairs has adopted this theme for the 2013...

WWF: Statement by the World Wide Fund for Nature, conservation organisation, supports World Environment Day’s ‘waste not, want not’ message (05/06/2013)

STATEMENT

In recognition of World Environment Day’s (WED’s) anti-food waste and food loss campaign, WWF South Africa (WWF-SA) is calling on South Africans to become more discerning in their food...

SA: Statement by the African Centre for Biosafety, non profit organisation, Tiger Brands snubs consumers on GM Purity baby food concerns (04/06/2013)

STATEMENT

Baby FoodTiger Brands has snubbed South African consumers who petitioned the company about high levels of genetically modified (GM) maize found in Tiger Brand’s Purity baby food products.

DTI, Japan extend agreement to promote business ties

TRADE

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Japan External Trade Organisation (Jetro) have extended and upgraded a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in which the two parties agree to jointly...

SA: Statement by the African Centre for Biosafety, non profit organisation, G8 "Hunger Summit" initiative rejected by African civil society (03/06/2013)

STATEMENT

At the heart of the leading initiatives to “modernise” African agriculture is a drive to open markets and create space for multinationals to secure profits. Green revolution technologies –...

SA: Statement by the National Department Of Social Development, on Child Protection Week (30/05/2013)

STATEMENT

Mothers can abuse their own children. This was a message Hlengiwe Ntinga wanted delegates at the Conference on Orphans, Children and Youth made vulnerable by HIV and AIDS to take away with them....

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