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Strategising China–South Africa relations

South Africa and China have emerged as major players in their respective continents and today need to co-operate in most of the major world organisations. This, in turn, has also increased their...

SA: Statement by the Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry, on Eskom's tariff increases (15/01/2013)

STATEMENT

The Chamber believes the fundamental reason for the power shortage and the rapid escalation in the price of electricity is the failure of Eskom to adjust its thinking to the new challenges facing...

Marikana re-inflicts 70s stagflation on SA economy – Peter Leon

LEGISLATIVE ENVIRONMENT

The Marikana tragedy and the events that it sparked have re-inflicted a 1970s-type stagflation on the South African economy, which is now poised to be downgraded yet again by a third sovereign...

SA: Statement by the Gauteng Provincial Government, on Nomvula Mokonyane receiving best public sector leader award (06/11/2012)

STATEMENT

Mokonyane recently scooped the BBQ’s Public Sector Visionary Award from the assembled South African business leaders at the 2012 Van Ryn's BBQ Awards held at Emperor’s Palace.

Moving from human resources management to human capital consultancy in Africa: An exposé of dynamics, challenges and opportunities

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

Africa is home to countless multinational companies (MNCs) operating alongside an ever expanding number of local entrepreneurs. All this has led to heightened competition, with survival depending...

Back to the future: The Square-Kilometre Array breathes life and hope into Africa

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

On 25 May 2012, it was announced that Africa would be building the world’s biggest radio telescope, called the Square Kilometre Array or the SKA. Emerging victorious over Australia, the full dish...

SA: Statement by the ANC Youth League, welcomes remarks by Gwede Mantashe on the strategic nationalisation of mines (20/09/2012)

STATEMENT

The African National Congress Youth League welcomes the remarks made by the Secretary-General of the African National Congress at the COSATU National Congress this afternoon. Comrade Gwede Mantashe...

Stakeholder relations prioritised as Sasol recalibrates to post-Marikana world

CORPORATE ENVIRONMENT

JSE-listed energy and chemicals group Sasol, which is arguably South Africa’s largest fixed investor, has set the strengthening of stakeholder relationships as one of its top-five priorities for...

SA: Statement by African National Congress Youth League, on the NEC meeting held on the 17th to 18th August 2012 (28/08/2012)

STATEMENT

The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) National Executive Committee (NEC) met at an ordinary meeting on the 17th and 18th August 2012. The meeting was called, as per the constitutional...

SA: Statement by Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, International Relations and Cooperation Minister, on joint press briefing with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (07/08/2012)

STATEMENT

Ladies and Gentlemen of the media Secretary Clinton and I have just concluded our 2nd Strategic Dialogue.

SA: Shabangu: Address by the Minister of Energy, at the opening Twistdraai Colliery's Thubelisha Shaft, Mpumalanga (22/05/2012)

Topics

I am honoured to be addressing you today, at yet another sign of the growth of an industry once considered a sunset industry. This event takes place less than fifteen (15) days since I launched a...

Iran policy not swayed by MTN, SA says

FOREIGN POLICY

South Africa denied on Friday it had been pressured by MTN Group into backing Tehran's nuclear programme and aiding its military when the Johannesburg-based mobile operator was bidding for a...

SA: Peters: Address by the Minister of Energy, at a media briefing on COP17, Durban (01/12/2011)

Topics

The Department of Energy welcomes the appointment of South Africa to the Chair of the 17th Congress of Parties and, will work hard to support the Minister of the Department of International...

Numsa warns against tripartite leaders

POLITICS

Numsa on Sunday cautioned against "factional defences" by some leaders within the African National Congress- (ANC-) led tripartite alliance, at the expense of the poor.

Carbon tax could earn govt R82,5bn a year

CARBON TAX

The South African government stood to collect some R82,5-billion a year in additional revenue from carbon tax, if a price of R165/t of CO2e (carbon dioxide equivalent) was assumed.

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