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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...

19 more renewables projects close as SA gears up for third bid round

RENEWABLE ENERGY

South Africa’s rolling renewable-energy procurement programme has gained further momentum with another 19 projects reaching financial close on May 9 and with the tender documentation for the...

First Solar gearing up for SA’s next renewables bid window

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Thin-film photovoltaic (PV) manufacturer and solar project developer First Solar, of the US, is preparing a number of projects for submission during the third bid window under South Africa’s...

SA: Statement by the Department of Tourism, on growth in international tourists (25/04/2013)

STATEMENT

A total of 9 188 368 international tourists visited South Africa in 2012, 10.2% more than the 8 339 354 tourists who travelled to the country in 2011, President Jacob Zuma announced in Cape Town...

Southern Africa’s reserve margin to stabilise as power capacity is added

ENERGY

The Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) member countries planned to commission about 18 000 MW of additional power generation capacity by 2016, which would improve the current negative reserve...

Employee engagement in sub-Saharan Africa trumps developed country levels

LABOUR

Employees in sub-Saharan Africa are more engaged by their employers than in other regions of the world, a recently published survey conducted by consultancy Emergence Growth in partnership with...

Shooting wildlife in the heart of Africa: In some places now only with a camera

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

In November 2012, the president of Botswana, Lieutenant General Ian Khama, announced that the country would not issue any more hunting licenses for 2013, and by 1 January 2014 all hunting would be...

IIED: Statement by the International Institute for Environment and Development, independent policy research institute, alliance of research institutes identifies major shifts to achieve sustainable development (13/03/2013)

STATEMENT

The recommendations come in a paper published today by the Independent Research Forum on a Post-2015 Sustainable Development Agenda, whose members include IIED and other think tanks in Africa,...

SA: Statement by Alan Winde, Western Cape Minister of Tourism, on Cape Town International Airport being rated Africa's best for third year in a row (12/03/2013)

STATEMENT

Cape Town International Airport has been rated the “Best Airport in Africa” in the Airports Council International (ACI) 2012 Airport Service Quality Awards (ASQ). This is the third year in a...

SA: Moeletsi Mbeki: Address by South African Institute of International Affairs deputy chairman, during a presentation on South Africa's way forward, East London (06/03/2013)

SPEECH

There is only one way to answer the question where is South Africa going; it is by answering where South Africa comes firstly and secondly by answering where it stands today.

Peak phosphorus and future food security in Africa and beyond

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

In a November 2012 report, the World Bank (WB) postulates that the global temperature is likely to increase by as much as 4 degrees Celsius (°C) by 2060.(2) This is double the 2°C aim that the...

SAA: Statement by South African Airways, South African airline carrier, travel advisory relating to USA’s north east winter storm (09/02/2013)

STATEMENT

South African Airways (SAA) wishes to advise its customers that flights to and from New York and Washington are planned to operate as per normal schedule.

SAA: Statement by South African Airways, South African airline carrier, travel advisory relating to USA’s north east winter storm (09/02/2013)

STATEMENT

South African Airways (SAA) wishes to advise its customers that flights to and from New York and Washington are planned to operate as per normal schedule.

SA: Statement by Mining Indaba, mining investment event, resource nationalism new form of mercantilism (05/02/2013)

STATEMENT

Dr David Humphreys Principal at DaiEcon Advisors says resource nationalism is the new form of mercantilism in the 21st Century. Humphrey’s was speaking at Investing in Africa Mining Indaba™...

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