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SA manufacturers have turned export attention to Africa - survey

A new Manufacturing Circle survey shows that South African manufacturers are responding to the market opportunities opening up as a result of strong growth in the rest of Africa, which has already...

WWEA: Statement by the World Wind Energy Association, international non-profit association representing the wind power sector, on the World Wind Energy Report 2012 (16/05/2013)

STATEMENT

Due to its abundant natural hydro- and geothermal resources, Iceland generates already today 100% of its electricity using renewable resources, with about 70% coming from hydropower and 30% from...

Global life spans continue to lengthen, WHO says

HEALTH

People are living longer than ever and "dramatic" gains in life expectancy show no sign of slowing down, the World Health Organisation said on Wednesday. "The global life expectancy has increased...

SA should diversify its economy

ECONOMY

South Africa should be looking to have a diversified economy, Trade and Industry (dti) Director General Lionel October said. “In all efforts, South Africa should be moving away from mainly...

SA: Aaron Motsoaledi: Address by the Minister of Health, during the delivery Health Department Budget Vote 2013/14, National Assembly, Cape Town (15/05/2013)

SPEECH

Honourable Speaker, it is now well documented and generally understood that South Africa faces a quadruple burden of disease. Many other countries are faced only with a double burden. These four...

SA: Statement by Lionel October, Department of Trade and Industry Director-General, asserts that South Africa needs to have a balanced trade (14/05/2013)

STATEMENT

The Director-General of Trade and Industry (the dti), Mr Lionel October says South Africa should be looking to have a balanced trade. He was speaking at the pre-Tokyo International Conference on...

African firms investing in Asia: Possibilities and challenges

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

Trade and investment relations between two of the fastest growing regions currently, namely Asia and Africa, are growing in importance. Asia, in particular, is fast becoming Africa’s largest...

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...

Davies leading study to boost value-added trade in Brics

TRADE

Trade and Industry Minister Dr Rob Davies is looking at ways to boost South Africa’s manufactured exports to its Brics partner countries, and is coordinating a joint research study on how to...

‘Foreignising’ Ethiopia: Exotic and alien business branding

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

At the beginning of the 1990s, the wind of liberalisation started to blow over Africa, and subsequently many have tried their best to attract foreign investment in various sectors.(2) At the turn...

Ipap will fail – DA

INDUSTRIAL POLICY

The government's latest version of the Industrial Policy Action Plan (Ipap) is doomed to fail, the DA said on Monday. Briefing journalists at Parliament, Democratic Alliance MPs said they would...

African ministers tell rich nations to work harder to end crisis

financial crisis

African finance ministers told their rich nation counterparts at weekend meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank to work harder and faster to kick-start their economies to avoid...

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: Statement by AgriSA, agricultural trade association, welcomes World Farmers' view on trade (16/04/2013)

STATEMENT

"South and Southern Africa have a direct interest in a more equitable international trade dispensation for agriculture, considering the underdeveloped resources in the region and the opportunities...

South Africa's IRP2010 blueprint is outdated

LOW-CARBON FUTURE

Since the first Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) was drafted in 2010, the world has changed: Fukushima happened, more gas has been confirmed off the east coast of Africa, Germany has decided to stop...

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