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SA: Statement by Solar Plaza, global solar energy platform for knowledge, trade and events, asserts that South Africa needs to show leadership in solar policy (23/01/2013)

STATEMENT

It is not a question when or whether solar energy will become a cost-efficient alternative to coal-generated electricity. In quite a few parts of the world it already is, says international solar...

SA: Dina Pule: Address by Minister of Communications, at the Proof of Concept launch of Digital Terrestrial Television, Northern Cape (03/10/2012)

SPEECH

It’s wonderful to be here in the Northern Cape. Having driven through this beautiful province I understand why the Namaqwa is called the ‘greatest flower show on earth.’ However, we are...

Counting the Costs of Archaic Drug Policies and Strategies in Southern Africa

INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES

In June 2011, fifty years after the initiation of the UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs and forty years after former US President Nixon launched the US government’s ‘War on Drugs’,...

SA entrepreneurial activity low compared with its Brics counterparts

ENTREPRENEURS

South Africa lagged far behind other emerging economies when it comes to entrepreneurial activity, speakers at a FNB and Endeavor entrepreneurship dialogue in Johannesburg said on Wednesday....

DA lambastes Zuma’s speech

STATE OF THE NATION DEBATE

Democratic Alliance (DA) Parliamentary leader Athol Trollip on Monday lambasted President Jacob Zuma's State of the Nation speech, saying that the current crop of African National Congress (ANC)...

DA: Trollip: Speech by the Democratic Alliance Parliamentary Leader, during the Debate on the State of the Nation Address, Parliament (15/02/2010)

Topics

Date: 15/02/2010
Source: The Democratic Alliance
Title: DA: Trollip: Speech by the Democratic Alliance Parliamentary Leader, during the Debate on the State of the Nation Address,...

SA: Sefularo: Address by the Deputy Minister of Health to the Disease Control Priorities South Africa project workshop, Magaliesburg (11/08/2009)

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Date: 11/08/2009

Source: Department of Health

Title: SA: Sefularo: Address by the Deputy Minister of Health to the Disease Control Priorities South Africa project workshop,...

DA: Statement by Athol Trollip, Democratic Alliance Parliamentary leader, on service delivery protests (23/07/2009)

Statements

The Democratic Alliance (DA) is deeply concerned over the wave of service delivery protests that have erupted in municipalities across South Africa as well as the ANC Government's response to...

Daily podcast - July 23, 2009

Multimedia

In today's podcast, ANC T-G Mathews Phosa calls for partnerships to make South Africa better; the WTO's Pascal Lamy warns against contingency measures and other trade-restricting actions in...

Zuma, Branson shake on SA disease centre

HEALTH

Businessman Sir Richard Branson and President Jacob Zuma intend establishing a disease control centre in South Africa by next year.

SA ranks 123 on peace index

WORLD PEACE

South Africa is ranked 123 out of 144 countries on the Global Peace Index (GPI) 2009, it was announced on Tuesday. "South Africa has fallen fifteen places compared with GPI 2008," the Institute for...

DA: Leon: Speech by DA MP Tony Leon at the Tomorrow’s Leaders Convention (10/03/2009)

Topics

Date: 10/03/2009

Source: Tomorrow's Leaders

Title: DA: Leon: Speech by DA MP Tony Leon at the Tomorrow's Leaders Convention

"Leadership Lessons"

This entire...

ANC: Zuma: Address to the Council on Foreign Relations (21/10/2008)

Topics

Date: 21/10/2008
Source: African National Congress
Title: ANC: Zuma: Address to the Council on Foreign Relations (21/10/2008)

Ambassador Princeton Lyman,
Ambassador Welile Nhlapo,...

News this week

Newsletter - News this Week

SOUTH AFRICA

CAPE TOWN – The National Assembly's public works committee shelves the controversial draft Expropriation Bill because of a lack of proper...

Virgin Nigeria row a cautionary tale for investors

NIGERIA

When British billionaire Richard Branson launched Virgin Nigeria three years ago he was lauded by the then-government for bringing a credible national airline to a country with an appalling air...

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