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SA: Statement by the KwaZulu-Natal Office of the Premier, on Minister Gordhan and Premier Mkhize's attendance of the Time Africa CEO Summit in London (30/04/2013)

STATEMENT

The Honourable Premier Dr Zweli Mkhize and Minister of Finance, Pravin Gordhan, are London, UK, meeting with current and potential investors and to participate in the Times Africa CEO Summit. This...

VF+: Statement by Anton Alberts, FF Plus Spokesperson, complains to Human Rights Commission about humiliation of pensioner (14/04/2013)

STATEMENT

The Freedom Front Plus will be submitting a complaint to the Human Rights Commission (HRC) following the incident in which an 84 year old woman from Newcastle, Mrs. Ria van Straaten was forced to...

SA: Zweli Mkhize: Address by the KwaZulu-Natal Premier, during the State of the Province Address, Royal Showgrounds, Pietermaritzburg (28/02/2013)

SPEECH

The warmth of the embrace we feel each time His Majesty the King sits among us on the occasion of the State of the Province Address is an inspiration that drives us as he guides and commands us in...

ANC: Statement by Jackson Mthembu, ANC National Spokesperson, saddened by death of Comrade Phyllis Naidoo (14/02/2013)

STATEMENT

The ANC dips its flag in honour of Comrade Phyllis Naidoo who has passed on at the age of 85. She was a veteran of ANC, MK and SACP. Mam' Phyllis was born in Estcourt on the 5th of January 1928.

NSW: Statement by the New South Wales Minerals Council, mining industry association, response to federal FIFO report (12/02/2013)

STATEMENT

FIFO is an employment arrangement that works for many miners and their employersacross regional Australia, as demonstrated by its growing popularity and recent KPMG research. However, NSW has a...

NSW: Statement by the New South Wales Minerals Council, mining industry association, on anti-mining activists endangering lives (08/02/2013)

STATEMENT

Today extreme anti-mining activists have once again put themselves and others in danger for the sake of a political stunt. Frontline Action on Coal today erected a protest sign at Whitehaven...

SA: Statement by the Department of Labour, on the Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration's performance (04/02/2013)

STATEMENT

The Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) has painted a glowing picture of its Newcastle office in KwaZulu-Natal that has posted an impressive 73 percent case settlement rate...

SA: Statement by the Deparment of Labour, on the Portfolio Committee's oversight visit (30/01/2013)

STATEMENT

The work in progress to amend South Africa’s key labour laws will be finalised by the end of November, bar any unforeseen mishaps, said chairman of Portfolio Committee on Labour Eleck Nchabeleng.

FFPlus: Statement by Jaco Mulder, Freedom Front Plus Gauteng Provincial Leader, welcomes amalgamation plans of schools in order to retain Afrikaans (24/10/2012)

STATEMENT

“If the amalgamation of schools in certain instances could ensure a future for Afrikaans, it should be considered as an option,” Mr. Jaco Mulder, FF Plus MPL and provincial leader in Gauteng...

SA: Statement by Sibongiseni Dhlomo, KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Health, on delivery of chronic medicines at door steps in Newcastle (28/09/2012)

STATEMENT

“The people in some of the surrounding areas of Newcastle (such as Lennoxton, Ivory Hills, Fairleigh) are the first, in the whole country, to have their chronic medications delivered at their...

SA: Statement by Mr Norman Mokoena, Mpumalanga Economic Development, Environment and Tourism MEC, applauds the latest conviction of rhino paochers in the province (03/09/2012)

STATEMENT

Nelspruit - Mpumalanga Economic Development, Environment and Tourism MEC, Mr Norman Mokoena says the latest 29 years jail term given two men for rhino poaching should be a lesson to others that...

SA: Statement by the Department of Human Settlements, on Tokyo Sexwale handing over 56 women built houses (30/08/2012)

STATEMENT

KwaMathukuza, Newcastle - Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale encouraged responsibility from the beneficiaries of the 56 houses he was handing over today. “Take care of your places and...

SA: Statement by Zweli Mkhize, Premier of Kwa-Zulu Natal, response on audit outcomes (25/07/2012)

STATEMENT

We welcome members of the media to this media briefing. We have convened this briefing following the release of the general report on the Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA) provincial audit...

DA: Statement by Gareth Morgan, Democratic Alliance Shadow Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, on water leaks (12/06/2012)

STATEMENTS

Despite South Africa being a water-scarce country, millions of kilolitres of water are lost every month due to failing municipal infrastructure. A reply to a Democratic Alliance (DA) parliamentary...

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Cosatu General Secretary Zwelinzima Vavi says the conflict between the Democratic Alliance (DA) and Cosatu at a protest in Johannesburg was a politically significant event. The DA-organised march...

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