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Developing world to dominate global investments by 2030

In less than 20 years from now, emerging economies would have the most “economic weight” as they came to dominate global investments, a World Bank Global Development Horizons report has found....

SA: Marthinus Van Schalkwyk: Address by the Minister of Tourism, at the opening ceremony of Indaba 2013, Kwa Zulu-Natal (12/05/2013)

SPEECH

Ladies and gentlemen, I am privileged to join you again this year, and am excited to be here today. Two weeks ago, we were at the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront in Cape Town with the President,...

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...

The Licensing of Business Bill – the government must come clean

INSIGHT AFRICA

Few pieces of legislation have drawn such fire as Minister of Trade and Industry Rob Davies’ Licensing of Businesses Bill – and with good reason. Contrary to some commentators’ view that it...

WTO announces final two candidates in DG selection process

TRADE

World Trade Organisation (WTO) general council chairperson Shahid Bashir on Monday announced that Herminio Blanco, of Mexico, and Roberto Carvalho de Azevêdo, of Brazil, had progressed to the...

Five candidates advance to second round of WTO DG selection process

TRADE

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has selected five candidates to proceed to the second round of consultations in the selection of a successor to outgoing director-general Pascal Lamy. These are...

For the first time civil society is given a platform at the Chemical Weapons Convention

INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES

In a major coup for global civil society, non-governmental organisations – including the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) – were this week for the first time provided the opportunity to...

South Africa's IRP2010 blueprint is outdated

LOW-CARBON FUTURE

Since the first Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) was drafted in 2010, the world has changed: Fukushima happened, more gas has been confirmed off the east coast of Africa, Germany has decided to stop...

Strategising China–South Africa relations

AFRICA INSTITUTE OF SOUTH AFRICA

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...

Nurturing innovation in African countries: Insights from the Republic of Korea

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

The Republic of Korea’s remarkable economic and social growth can be attributed to innovation, with its success most salient in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry. The...

Number of women in science, technology ‘alarmingly low’

Gender studies

A gender benchmarking study has found that the levels of female representation in the science, technology and innovation (STI) fields in the world’s leading economies were not only “alarmingly...

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...

Africa and the emerging powers: An evolving analytical inquiry?

SOUTH AFRICAN FOREIGN POLICY INITIATIVE

As the 2015 MDG benchmark approaches, there is much to reflect on, especially with respect to Africa’s global revitalization in international relations. Undoubtedly, the rise of Southern actors...

Renewables alone cannot guarantee baseload power – Adam

ELECTRICITY

South Africa’s required base-load power capacity could not be guaranteed through renewable-energy sources alone, Nuclear Industry Association of South Africa (Niasa) president Dr Rob Adam said on...

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