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Addressing emerging environmental issues in 21st century Africa

Africa, the world’s poorest continent and plagued by high population growth rates, is predicted to make significant economic gains over the next decade.(2) A study commissioned by the...

SA: Statement by Edna Molewa, Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, on the outcomes of CITES Cop16 (19/03/2013)

STATEMENT

South Africa has offered to host the 17th Conference of Parties of the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES COP17) in 2016. South Africa...

Anglo commits to 23 000 houses, one-a-room hostels, migrant labour talks

LEGISLATIVE ENVIRONMENT

Global diversified major Anglo American will build 23 000 houses for its South African employees, convert remaining hostel accommodation to single-person occupancy by 2014 and openly discuss how...

SA: Susan Shabangu: Address by the Minister of Mineral Resources, at the Council for Geoscience Centennial commemoration, Pretoria (08/11/2012)

SPEECH

It is a very proud moment for me today as I stand here in this auditorium to bear witness to the Council for Geoscience’s (CGS) hundred year celebration of geological excellence. Indeed, the CGS...

SA: Statement by the Department of Environmental Affairs, on commitment to signing into a Memorandum of Understanding with Vietnam to address the ongoing scourge in rhino poaching (22/10/2012)

STATEMENT

Contrary to recent media reports, both countries are still committed to entering into an MoU and discussions on a future date for both ministers to sign the MoU are already underway.

The birth of business: Business incubators in Africa

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

This CAI paper explores the role of business incubators as important vehicles for facilitating small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) growth in Africa. It briefly discusses the importance of SMEs...

SA: Statement by Edna Molewa, Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, on COP17 (29/11/2011)

Statements

The South African government recognises that the impacts of Climate Change have the potential to undermine the major developmental gains that we have made, particularly since the advent of our...

SA: Sisulu: Address by the Parliamentary speaker, at the antional consultative seminar on climate change (28/10/2011)

Topics

Date: 28/10/2011

Source: The National Assembly

Title: SA: Sisulu: Address by the Parliamentary speaker, at the antional consultative seminar on climate change...

SA: Statement by teh Deaprtment of Water and Environmental Affairs, on an agreement between SA and Vietnam to collaborate on wildlife protection and law enforcement (28/09/2011)

Statements

South African and Vietnamese officials today agreed on a process towards the finalisation of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate amongst others on natural resource management,...

SA: Pandor: Address by the Minister of Science and Technology, at the National Research Foundation’s President’s Awards, Erasmia (01/09/2011)

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Date: 01/09/2011
Source: The Department of Science and Technology
Title: SA: Pandor: Address by the Minister of Science and Technology, at the National Research...

SA: Pandor: Budget vote speech by the Minister of Science and Technology, in the National Assembly (24/05/2011)

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Date: 24/05/2011
Source: The Department of Science and Technology
Title: SA: Pandor: Budget vote speech by the Minister of Science and Technology, in the National Assembly

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Correctly reading the signs of the times

GOVERNMENT & RESEARCH

Anxiety about the State increasingly extending its reach into the economy is only natural, particularly where such reach could edge out private ingenuity and replace it with public mediocrity....

Basic: Joint statement by the Basic group (Brazil, South Africa, India and China), at the conclusion of the fourth meeting of ministers on climate change (26/07/2010)

Statements

The fourth meeting of BASIC country (Brazil, South Africa, India and China) ministers on climate change took place in Rio de Janeiro on 25 and 26 July 2010. H E Ambassador Antonio de Aguiar...

SA: Pandor: Address by the Minister of Science and Technology, at the Siemans-South Africa 150th anniversary, Johannesburg (09/07/2010)

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Date: 09/07/2010
Source: The Department of Science and Technology
Title: SA: Pandor: Address by the Minister of Science and Technology, at the Siemans-South Africa 150th anniversary,...

SA: Joint communiqué by the Republic of South Africa and the Republic of Uganda, on the occasion of the State Visit to Uganda of President Jacob Zuma (27/03/2010)

Statements

His Excellency Jacob Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa paid a State Visit to Uganda from 24 to 26 March 2010 at the invitation of His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President...

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