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SA: Statement by Department of International Relations and Cooperation, Deputy Minister Fransman returns from successful tour of Central and Eastern Europe (17/05/2013)

STATEMENT

International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister Marius Fransman returned today, 17 May 2013, from a successful tour of Central and Eastern Europe where he visited Azerbajain, Belarus, the...

SA: Barbara Thomson: Address by the Deputy Minister of Energy, during the Energy Management Working Group Annual Meeting, CTICC, Cape Town (29/04/2013)

SPEECH

It is my pleasure and privilege to address you on this very important gathering here today with the opening of the Energy Management Workgroup meeting as part of the Global Superior Energy...

SA: Maite Nkoana-Mashabane: Address by the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, following the conclusion of bilateral meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany, Pretoria (29/04/2013)

SPEECH

Today I had the pleasure of hosting my colleague Dr Guido Westerwelle, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany. Of course this is not the first time we have met. Last year,...

DTI, provinces identify ten potential SEZs

TRADE

Trade and Industry Minister Dr Rob Davies on Friday told the Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry that ten potential special economic zones (SEZs) had been agreed upon with eight of South...

Dames selected for UN, World Bank global energy initiative committee

ENERGY

The United Nations and the World Bank on Friday announced its selection of 42 members for its global public–private partnership Sustainable Energy for All initiative. The advisory board, which...

SA: Kgosientso Ramokgopa: Address by the Executive Mayor of the City of Tshwane, during the State of the City Address, City Hall, Tshwane (04/04/2013)

SPEECH

It’s an immense honour and a distinct privilege to address this grand gathering on the occasion of the second annual State of the City Address. Approximately a year ago the incumbent...

SA: Statement by the National Empowerment Fund, black economic empowerment State agency, on industrial investment opportunities at the BRICS Summit (26/03/2013)

STATEMENT

On the opening day of the 5th BRICS Summit held in KZN the Chief Executive Officer of the National Empowerment Fund (NEF) Ms. Philisiwe Mthethwa who also sits as a member of the board of trustees...

SA offers $3.5bn investment opportunity for Brics nations – NEF

Trade

Investment opportunities for fellow Brics nations in infrastructure development and industrialisation in South Africa were valued at over R33-billion, or $3.5-billion, National Empowerment Fund...

Nuclear not the solution for SA – faith leaders

NUCLEAR

The Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute (Safcei) on Tuesday said the development of a nuclear industry in South Africa would not provide a boost for society, the economy,...

Peters affirms political will for nuclear energy in SA

NUCLEAR

South African Energy Minister Dipuo Peters affirmed on Monday that the government has the will to implement a nuclear energy programme. "There is political will in this country to use nuclear for...

SA: Statement by the Department of Trade and Industry, on hosting South Africa expos in China (11/03/2013)

STATEMENT

The Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) will be hosting the South African Expos in China in November 2013, with the objective of increasing exports of South Africa’s value added goods and...

2013 Budget speech review – Infrastructure

Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

In the 2013 National Budget Speech delivered by the Minister of Finance, Pravin Gordhan on 27 February 2013, Government committed to expand infrastructure investment. The following overview is a...

SA: Statement by Alan Winde, Western Cape Minister of Finance, Economic Development and Tourism, welcomes National Energy Regulator of South Africa decision on Eskom tariff increase (28/02/2013)

STATEMENT

The Western Cape Government welcomes the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) decision to grant Eskom an 8% tariff increase and not the 16% they had originally requested.

SA: Statement by Greenpeace Africa, non-governmental environmental organisation, states that Budget speech fails to address issues of cheaper electricity and access to clean energy (27/02/2013)

STATEMENT

With the possibility of a severe rise in the cost of electricity looming over South Africans, the budget speech failed to address, the dire need for ambitious infrastructure investment in renewable...

AfDB: Statement by the African Development Bank, regional multilateral development bank, Nigeria receives approval for additional $50-million to bolster energy efficiency and renewable energy use (22/02/2013)

STATEMENT

The Climate Investment Funds (CIF) has announced an agreement to provide Nigeria with US $50 million to support an African Development Bank-supported program of financial intermediation for...

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