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SA: Rob Davies: Address by the Minister of Trade and Industry, during the National Council of Provinces Budget Vote Debate, Parliament, Cape Town (16/05/2013)

SPEECH

Addressing this Council in the past, we noted that a historical feature of the South African economy most of the national gross value-add (GVA) is concentrated in a few regions of the country. The...

The 5th Global Forum on Innovation and Technology Entrepreneurship

STATEMENT

Media are invited to the 5th Global Forum on Innovation and Technology Entrepreneurship, from 28 to 30 May 2013, in East London, South Africa. This will be a cutting-edge and interactive event for...

SA: Rob Davies: Address by the Minister of Trade and Industry, Budget Vote 36, Old Assembly Chamber, Parliament, Cape Town (15/05/2013)

SPEECH

It is common knowledge that the term of this administration has coincided with the most severe global economic crisis since the 1930s. When we took office in 2009, the SA economy moved into...

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries holds public hearings on Marine Living Resources Amendment Bill 2013

WHATS ON

The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries would like to invite all fisheries stakeholders, interested parties and members of the public to public hearings on the Bill during the month...

SANRAL: Statement by South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited, welcomes the decision by the Pondo people and their traditional leaders to allow for the extension of the N2 coastal highway between East London and Durban (14/05/2013)

STATEMENT

The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) welcomes the decision by the Pondo people and their traditional leaders to allow for the extension of the N2 coastal highway between...

SA: Statement by Public Protector South Africa, Thuli Madonsela conferred with an honorary Doctor of Laws degree (12/05/2013)

STATEMENT

Public Protector Adv Thuli Madonsela was on Friday conferred with an honorary Doctor of Laws degree during the University of Fort Hare’s 2013 graduation ceremony in East London, Eastern Cape....

SA: Collins Chabane: Address by the Minister in The Presidency for Performance Monitoring and Evaluation, on the occasion of the Government Communication and Information System Budget Vote, National Assembly, Cape Town (09/05/2013)

SPEECH

The Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) mandate was, since its establishment, to serve as the central communications agency of a relatively new democratic government leading the...

SA: Marthinus van Schalkwyk: Address by the Tourism Minister, at the Hotel Investment Conference Africa, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal (09/05/2013)

SPEECH

Last month, I participated in the World Travel and Tourism Council’s global summit in Abu Dhabi as well as the World Tourism Forum in Lucerne. At both events, we took a close look at critical...

SA: Statement by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa, closes an illegal operator in the Eastern Cape (09/05/2013)

STATEMENT

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has, as part of its efforts to collect outstanding licence fees and enforcing compliance from operators, closed down Amatole...

Arms embargo lifted, but Somalia cannot afford weapons – minister

ARMS EMBARGO

Somalia's armed forces have not received "a single bullet" despite the partial lifting of a United Nations arms embargo because the East African country lacks funds, its defence minister said on...

From fear to hope – Getting it right in Somalia

African Development Bank

It has been two decades of mayhem, chaos and bloodletting in Somalia. A child born at the onset of the Somali crisis is now twenty one. Somalia has still a long way to go: the Al Shabaab are...

SA: Ebrahim Patel: Address by the Minister of Economic Development, on the occasion of the delivery of the Economic Development Department Budget Vote 2013/14, National Assembly, Cape Town (07/05/2013)

SPEECH

I have the honour to present the 4th budget of the Economic Development Department, known as EDD. Given our responsibility to integrate efforts on economic development across government, the...

Gordhan clarifies stance on cutting of UK aid

AID CUT

Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan says he did not agree to the British government’s decision to cut aid to Africa, with his role in the discussions having been misrepresented. “I was surprised to...

SA: Statement by the North West Office of the Premier, Premier Thandi Modise presented with African Diaspora Special Award (03/05/2013)

STATEMENT

North West Premier Thandi Modise was presented with a Special Recognition for her role in the Advancement of Peace and Women in Africa at the African Diaspora Awards held at the Intercontinental...

SA: Statement by Pravin Gordhan, Minister of Finace, on the British Government's decision to cut aid to South Africa (03/05/2013)

STATEMENT

The facts surrounding the decision by the British government to cut aid to South Africa and my role in those discussions have twice been misrepresented and deliberately distorted by The Times of...

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