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The Future of Trade: The Challenges of Convergence (May 2013)

The Panel on Defining the Future of Trade, convened by Director-General Pascal Lamy, issued its report “The Future of Trade: The Challenges of Convergence”. The Panel was established in April...

African firms investing in Asia: Possibilities and challenges

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

Trade and investment relations between two of the fastest growing regions currently, namely Asia and Africa, are growing in importance. Asia, in particular, is fast becoming Africa’s largest...

SA ranks 13th on Green Tax Index

TAX

Tax has been identified as the key driver for the green policy in South Africa, auditing firm KPMG International said on Wednesday. "KPMG International has named South Africa as the 13th most...

Resource deals audit overshadows Liberia anti-graft push

RESOURCES

Almost all the $8-billion worth of resource contracts signed by Liberia since 2009 have violated its laws, according to a draft audit report commissioned by the government, casting doubt on...

SA: Mogoeng Mogoeng: Address by Chief Justice, at the 2013 Annual Human Rights Lecture of the Stellenbosch Law Faculty, University of Stellenbosch, Cape Town (25/04/2013)

SPEECH

When all others fail in their obligations to give practical expression to the rule of law, human rights and the constitutional aspirations of all the people in any democracy, that constitutional...

SA: Statement by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, joint statement following 2015 Review Conference on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (24/04/2013)

STATEMENT

Our countries are deeply concerned about the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons. While this has been known since nuclear weapons were first developed and is reflected in...

VF+: Statement by Pieter Mulder, Freedom Front Plus Leader, states that Zimbabwe shame is an injustice to its people (21/04/2013)

STATEMENT

“What is happening in Zimbabwe is to the detriment of stability in Southern Africa and a disgrace and an injustice against the people of Zimbabwe,” Dr. Pieter Mulder, the FF Plus leader said...

The Global Information Technology Report 2013: Growth and Jobs in a Hyperconnected World (April 2013)

TECHNOLOGY

Finland has toppled Sweden from the top spot in a ranking of economies that are best placed to benefit from new information and communication technologies (ICTs). Singapore came in second and...

SA ICT sector ranked 70 on WEF index

ICT

South Africa ticked up two notches in the World Economic Forum’s (WEF’s) latest Global Information Technology Report of which the Networked Readiness Index was central; but a number of factors...

The Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2013: Reducing Barriers to Economic Growth and Job Growth (April 2013)

TOURISM

Under the theme “Reducing Barriers to Economic Growth and Job Creation”, The Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2013 assesses 140 economies worldwide based on the extent to which they are...

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...

Improving governance is key to ending violent protests in South Africa

INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES

While President Jacob Zuma affirmed the right of the people of South Africa to ‘protest in a peaceful and orderly manner’ in his State of the Nation address, he also stated that he had issued...

SA: Jacob Zuma: Address by the President of South Africa, a on the occasion of the Bongi Ngema-Zuma Foundation’s sponsors dinner promoting the fight against diabetes, Hilton Hotel, Sandton, Gauteng (02/03/2013)

SPEECH

One of our government’s foremost goals is to promote a healthy nation and increase the life expectancy. We have done well with the fight against HIV and AIDS and other communicable diseases. We...

SA: Statement by the Department of Communications, on World Radio Day celebrations (13/02/2013)

STATEMENT

The Department of Communications will for the first time join the international community in celebration of the World Radio Day. The annual celebrations take place on the 13 February 2013...

Foreign aid and corruption: Their relationship and the Ugandan Government’s quandary - Part 1

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

While it has been a vital necessity for the socio-economic development of its beneficiaries (usually developing countries), foreign aid money has acted as a source of corruption. If not handled...

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