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VF+: Statement by Pieter Mulder, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, on the opening of the 2013 Undercover Farming Expo (05/03/2013)

STATEMENT

By the year 2050, internationally, farmers will have to have doubled food production to keep the world’s food basket full. This has to be done in the face of huge challenges such as climate...

SA: Marius Fransman: Address by the Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, on the occasion of BRICS provincial Road Show, Cape Town (05/03/2013)

SPEECH

I want to take this opportunity to thank you for attending this breakfast event this morning. This BRICS roadshow gives expression to the ANC government’s determination of building a culture of...

SA: Blessed Gwala: Address by the IFP leader of the Official Opposition, response to the State of the Province Address, Pietermaritzburg (01/03/2013)

SPEECH

The annual State of the Province Address affords the Honourable Premier of this province a regular opportunity to reflect on what his government has achieved over the previous year as well as...

Gauteng central to success of government’s LPA

LOCAL PROCUREMENT

Gauteng’s participation in national government’s Local Procurement Accord (LPA) was cardinal to the success of the campaign, Cosatu Gauteng provincial secretary Dumisani Dakile said on...

IFAD: Statement by the International Fund for Agricultural Development, poverty alleviating organisation, states that smallholder farming in small island states is the key to reducing vulnerability to external shocks (28/02/2013)

STATEMENT

Kanayo F. Nwanze, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), will meet top officials in the Republic of Mauritius and the Republic of Seychelles when he travels to the...

IFP: Statement by Blessed Gwala, IFP Leader of the Official Opposition, on KwaZulu-Natal's election budget (28/02/2013)

STATEMENT

The IFP appreciates the renewed focus on rural development but warns against centrally-planned initiatives, such as One Home, One Garden that have previously failed to encourage agricultural...

AfDB: Statement by the African Development Bank, regional multilateral development bank, on solutions for climate resilience in the Climate Investment Funds Global 2012 Annual Report (27/02/2013)

STATEMENT

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has laid out solutions some African countries are about to apply, with help from the AfDB and the Climate Investment Funds (CIF), to respond to complex problems...

SA: Statement by the City of Johannesburg, City of Joburg gets tough on compliance with food safety (25/02/2013)

STATEMENT

The City of Johannesburg Health Department has adopted a zero tolerance approach towards non-compliance with food safety laws by both formal and informal food traders in the City.

Bionic women and their impact on Africa’s technology sector

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

The technology sector plays a key role in Africa’s continuing development. This CAI paper considers the contributions of women to this sector. It briefly outlines the role of technology in...

SA: Cyril Ramaphosa: Address by ANC Deputy President, to members of the South African Jewish Community, Investec, Johannesburg (22/02/2013)

SPEECH

This is a community that cares deeply about South Africa and is keenly engaged with the issues that affect its future. It is a community with strong roots in this country, and which has played a...

SA: Cassel Mathale: Address by the Premier of Limpopo Province, during the Limpopo State of the Province Address, Fourth Democratic Legislature, Lebowakgomo (21/02/2013)

Topics

We have assembled in this august House on this day of the official opening of our fourth democratically elected Provincial Legislature to present the State of the Province address and to outline...

SA: Statement by Aaron Motsoaledi, Minister of Health, on medical students in Cuba (21/02/2013)

STATEMENT

Health Minister Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi has written letters to individual South African Medical students in Cuba who are on an illegal strike outlining the position of government on the issue.

Economics before politics: Is China’s policy of political non-interference the key to Africa’s economic development?

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

China’s rapidly increasing investments in Africa over the past two decades have focused renewed attention on the development path of African countries. While economic growth seems to be an...

SA: Jeremy Cronin: Address by the Deputy Minister of Public Works, during the debate on the State of the Nation Address, Cape Town (20/02/2013)

SPEECH

Mr President, your State of the Nation Address (SoNA) and the subsequent two days of debate have been marked essentially by two contrasting standpoints – on the one hand, a President, an African...

SA: Statement by the Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry, on the rapidly increasing price of fuel (19/02/2013)

STATEMENT

The rapidly increasing price of fuel has made a review of how petrol and diesel prices are determined both urgent and essential, says the Cape Town Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The...

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