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03 Apr 2013

SA: Statement by Viv Forbes, Carbon Sense Coalition Chairman, accuses politicians of increasing the risks of electricity blackouts with their dangerous climate policies (03/04/2013)

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The Chairman of Carbon Sense, Mr Viv Forbes, said it was foolish in the extreme to believe that humans can change the future climate by collection carbon taxes and covering the hills with wind...

28 Mar 2013

IIED: Statement by the International Institute for Environment and Development, independent policy research institute, report warns of ways climate change threatens food security of urban poor (28/03/2013)

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Policies to increase food security in the global South focus too much on rural food production and not enough on ensuring poor people can access and afford food, especially in urban areas, says a...

31 Jan 2013

The ‘Maritime Education and Awareness Initiative’ – Slingshot African maritime education into a new orbit - Part 1

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

The central theme of this paper argues that maritime counter piracy activities at sea must be supported and reinforced by a core of highly skilled and well-educated African maritime professionals....

17 Jan 2013

Food security: What does this mean for Africa?

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

Food security is a challenge in both the developing and the developed world; the difference lies in the magnitude of the problem and the proportion of the population that is affected.(2) Within...

25 Oct 2012

US trade and investment deals in Africa: The next economic frontier?

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

Trade and investment are important components of economic growth and job creation for African countries, in addition to being a source of income.(2) The past 10 years have seen immense growth rates...

18 Jul 2012

Avoiding Future Famines: Strengthening the Ecological Basis of Security through Sustainable Food Systems (July 2012)

FOOD SECURITY

This report – Avoiding Future Famines: Strengthening the Ecological Basis of Food Security through Sustainable Food Systems – has been a unique collaboration of 12 leading scientists and...

05 Apr 2012

A review of food security implications of climate change in sub-Saharan Africa

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

Africa is particularly susceptible to the adverse impacts of climate change because about 95% of agricultural activities,(2) on which an estimated 70-80% of the continent’s population thrives,(3)...

20 Feb 2012

GP: Mokonyane: State of the Province Address, by the Gauteng Premier, in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature (20/02/2012)

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It is a great pleasure and honour to address the opening of the Gauteng Legislature in Tshwane, the seat of government of the Republic of South Africa. We are here today not to protest or...

15 Dec 2011

Daily podcast – December 15, 2011

PODCAST

The contribution of South Africa’s mining and manufacturing sectors is likely to remain weak in 2012, Absa Capital argued in its latest quarterly economic outlook, in which the bank also cut it...

18 Oct 2011

Daily podcast – October 18, 2011

PODCAST

A UN intergovernmental body on food security has failed to adopt international guidelines on land governance, delaying efforts to regulate so-called land-grabbing as investors race to snap up...

11 Apr 2011

Conflict and drought – A bad marriage in Somalia

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

Over the past few months, Africa has appeared in news headlines across the world. Political fighting and unrest has led to massive humanitarian deterioration. Libya and Cote d’Ivoire have failed...

19 Aug 2010

Daily podcast - August 19, 2010

PODCAST

In today's podcast, Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga urges striking teachers to respect colleagues who choose not to strike; a food security risk index finds that Afghanistan and...

18 Jan 2010

DA: Statement by Kenneth Mubu, Democratic Alliance Shadow Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, on Haiti (18/01/2010)

Statements

As South Africa prepares to send a second team of medical professionals to earthquake ravaged Haiti, our thoughts and well wishes are with the South African volunteers in Haiti, and those that...

06 Jun 2008

Rows threaten world food summit success

INTERNATIONAL

A U.N. global food crisis summit risked embarrassing failure to reach any formal agreement on combating hunger threatening a billion people worldwide. Delegates from 183 countries at the Rome...

05 Jun 2008

Food summit may end without declaration of intent

News

A summit on the global food crisis was at risk of closing without a declaration of intent on Thursday because of squabbling over side issues. Delegates from 183 countries at the Rome talks missed...

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