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African firms investing in Asia: Possibilities and challenges

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: Mangosuthu Buthelezi: Address by the Inkatha Freedom Party President, at the South African Democratic Students Movement National Conference, University of the Free State, QwaQwa Campus (27/04/2013)

SPEECH

As I rise today to speak to you, the students of the South African Democratic Students' Movement, I am reminded of the words of US President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Roosevelt who led the United...

Gas key to SA’s future power mix

GAS & SOLAR

Gas would form a key part of South Africa’s future power generation mix, with the focus to fall on liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the short term and on shale gas in the long term, Standard Bank...

Daily podcast – March 26, 2013.

PODCAST

A panel discussion hosted by Standard Bank at its Durban head office on Monday reached the consensus that stakeholders, participants and observers at the fifth Brics summit, which is currently...

Panel warns against high expectations of Brics Summit outcomes

TRADE

Stakeholders, participants and observers at the fifth yearly Brics Summit, currently under way in Durban, need to manage their expectations and guard against placing a disproportionate amount of...

SA: Statement by the Department of Arts and Culture, on Grahamstown National Arts Festival (27/02/2013)

STATEMENT

The National Arts Festival, Grahamstown today expressed its delight at being chosen to curate and stage the South African exhibition at the 55th La Biennale di Venezia, saying that it would embark...

SA: Ebrahim Ebrahim: Address by the International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister, at the BRICS provincial road show, Polokwane, Limpopo Province (23/01/2013)

SPEECH

I wish to briefly review how South Africa joined BRICS and outline the pertinent issues that led to our membership and which are still relevant as we will host the last Summit of the first cycle of...

SA: Statement by Standard Bank, banking services provider, Fleet Outlook for 2013 (15/01/2013)

STATEMENT

Change is constant in the world of fleet management. With technology dictating the pace, Standard Bank says 2013 will see the fleet industry monitoring trends and acting proactively to make sure...

SA: Nonhanhla Mkhize: Address by the Mpumalanga Director-General, on the occasion of observing International Anti-Corruption Day, Mpumalanga (07/12/2012)

SPEECH

As we do this, we’ll be making sure that we meet our quality service delivery obligations to all our citizens across the length and breadth of our Province and simultaneously enhancing the image...

SA: Statement by Lephalale Mall Centre Manager, on the R170 million Lephalale Mall opened today (27/11/2012)

STATEMENT

The R170 million Lephalale Mall opened today, bringing the long-awaited convenience of one-stop shopping to this growing Limpopo town.

MEC for Infrastructure Development Qedani Mahlangu to visit the MTN and Standard Bank Power plants in Johannesburg

WHATS ON

MEC Mahlangu is exploring the feasibility of installing gas fuelled Tri-generation power plant at Chris Hani Baragwanath hospital. The site visits will therefore allow the MEC to see the natural...

SA: Statement by Ubuntu party, social movement, on attacked legal advisor Raymondt Dicks (25/10/2012)

STATEMENT

On Saturday 20th October, the legal advisor for the UBUNTU Party, and the New Economic Rights Alliance (NewERA), Raymondt Dicks, was overpowered at his home office, in a military style operation by...

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...

Diamond award for excellence in legal services

ADAMS & ADAMS

The Southern Hemisphere’s largest Intellectual Property law firm and internationally acclaimed law firm Adams & Adams has been awarded the Diamond Award for Excellence at the annual PMR.africa...

Solidarity: Statement by Paul Joubert, Solidarity Senior Researcher, avers that most banks have lowered their charges (18/10/2012)

STATEMENT

Four of the five large commercial banks in South Africa have lowered the cost of virtually all their accounts over the past year, with Nedbank as the only exception. Capitec, whose bank charges...

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