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20 June 2013

27 Mar 2013

SA: Statement by the Department of Labour, signs Iron and Steel Accord in a push for ‘zero harm industry’ (27/03/2013)

The Department of Labour has signed an Iron and Steel Accord to promote occupational health and safety with the various industry stakeholders in order to help eliminate occupational casualties in...

08 Feb 2013

Of oil refineries, nuclear plants and the planning fallacy

LOW CARBON FUTURE

The great project Mthombo (new large refinery capacity) and the proposed 9.6 GW nuclear fleet is still on the cards. Both do not only describe the need for vast capital investments but also the...

25 Jan 2013

City Power denies contract irregularities

Electricity

City Power Johannesburg on Friday denied any irregularities during the procurement processes surrounding the awarding of the Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Smart Metering contract.

02 Aug 2012

From Mali and militants to piracy and petroleum: The evolving nature of Arabian Gulf states’ influence in Africa

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

The formidable presence of ‘new’ global super powers such as China and India on the African continent has tended to dominate headlines and analysis; yet the role the countries of the Arabian...

14 Dec 2011

DA: Statement by John Steenhuisen, Democratic Alliance shadow minister of public works, on wasteful expenditure on PR firms by the Department of Public Works (14/12/2011)

Statements

The Democratic Alliance will be asking the Auditor-General to investigate fruitless and wasteful expenditure on PR firms hired by the Public Works Department to salvage the image of the...

01 Jun 2011

Cosatu: Statement by Patrick Craven, Congress of South African Trade Unions spokesperson, expressing disappointment at the Competition Tribunal’s ruling on Walmart (01/06/2011)

Statements

The Congress of South African Trade Unions is gravely disappointed by the Competition Tribunal’s almost unconditional approval of the take-over of a controlling 51% of Massmart by the...

16 Jul 2010

SA: Motshekga: Address by the Minister of Basic Education, at the Old Mutual Education Trust first graduation celebration dinner, Johannesburg (16/07/2010)

Topics

Date: 16/07/2010
Source: The Department of Basic Education
Title: SA: Motshekga: Address by the Minister of Basic Education, at the Old Mutual Education Trust first graduation...

Reflections on the Integrated Resource Plan

LOW-CARBON FUTURE

The Integrated Resource Plan 2010 (IRP2010) consultation process has begun. It should provide the ideal vehicle for the convergence of low-carbon energy policy with climate issues and the...

23 Feb 2010

DA: Statement by Athol Trollip, Democratic Alliance Parliamentary leader, on the Presidential hotline (23/02/2010)

Statements

Yesterday's response by the Presidency to our statement on the Presidential Hotline released on Friday, is nothing more than a desperate attempt to detract from the hotline's dismal failure when...

24 Nov 2009

Zuma to move fast on NPA

PROSECUTIONS

President Jacob Zuma is expected to move fast to appoint a new national prosecutions chief and to pick somebody not associated either with his inner court or his long battle with the law, analysts...

18 Sep 2009

DA: Statement by Helen Zille, Democratic Alliance leader, Weekly newsletter (18/09/2009)

Statements

The sinister pattern of threats to the South African Constitution re-emerged through President Zuma's public relations veil this week when his lawyers said he is above the law. The...

13 Sep 2009

DA: Trollip: Speech by DA Parliamentary leader, Eastern Cape (13/09/2009)

Topics

Date: 13/09/2009
Source: Democratic Alliance
Title: DA: Trollip: Speech by DA Parliamentary leader, Eastern Cape

Introduction The recent decisions made by President...

30 Jul 2009

SA: Statement by the Presidency on new senior appointments (30/07/2009)

Statements

The Presidency is pleased to announce the appointments of two Deputy Directors-General (DDG), Ms Lakela Kaunda and Mr Vusi Mona.

Cabinet on Wednesday, 29 July 2009 approved the...

06 Jul 2009

DA: Statement by Dianne Kohler-Barnard, Democratic Alliance shadow minister of police, on the vetting of the Hawks (13/07/2009)

Statements

It is now abundantly clear that the Hawks were not responsible for three sets of arrests last week - which the Police Ministry continues to claim, quite disingenuously, can be attributed to...

02 Apr 2009

UDM: Statement issued by Bantu Holomisa, leader of the United Democratic Movement, on Jacob Zuma’s charges (02/04/2009)

zElections

We are reliably informed that the charges against Mr Zuma will be dropped.

Apparently, as part of a public relations exercise, the NPA will be
referring some aspects of this matter...

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