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SA: Statement by AfriForum, civil rights organisation, on opposition to shale gas mining in the Netherlands (07/05/2013)

STATEMENT

In the Netherlands shale gas mining is facing severe opposition. This after the Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA), the leftist-liberal party in the coalition government, this week announced its...

A new voice: The role of Africa’s youth in electoral democracies

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

Africa has had a long, faltered journey with regard to establishing democracies, as many nations have suffered through decades of autocratic rulers and repeated coups d'état. Recently, Africa...

SA: Helen Zille: Address by the Democratic Alliance Leader, at the DA Youth Congress, Newtown, Johannesburg (04/05/2013)

SPEECH

Thank you for inviting me to speak at the second Federal Congress of the Democratic Alliance Youth. It’s an honour for me to be here, especially since I’m not sure I qualify to be here as a...

SA: Statement by First Things First, public-private initiative, Gert Sibande College boosts HIV campaign (03/05/2013)

STATEMENT

The Gert Sibande College in Standerton today commenced the First Things First HIV counselling and testing (HCT) campaign aimed at encouraging students and staff at the institution to take...

SA summons Zambia envoy for leader's blunt comments

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

South Africa's foreign ministry said it summoned Zambia's ambassador on Thursday after its vice president was quoted telling a British newspaper that South Africans were arrogant and "I hate" them....

African soil – when the going gets tough, privatisation gets going

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

Privatisation in today’s world is a common word, but its impact, especially in regions like Africa, is less known. With increasing globalisation, the scope to privatise enterprises has increased...

The wheels of international criminal justice grind slowly for Hissène Habré

INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES

Hissène Habré was the president of Chad from 1982 until he was deposed in 1990. He has been living in exile in Senegal since 1990. He was indicted there in 2000 and is under house arrest under...

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: Sylvia Lucas: Address by the Acting Premier of the Northern Cape Province, on commencement of role of Premier, Northern Cape Provincial Legislature, Kimberley (30/04/2013)

SPEECH

Today, I humbly assume with solemn duty and service the highest office of government of the Northern Cape Province as Acting Premier. I feel extremely honoured and overwhelmed for the confidence...

The treatment of minorities in Africa: A case study of Pygmies in Central Africa

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

“The aim of a democracy is to safeguard the rights of the minority and avoid the tyranny of the majority.”(2) This quote, from the American philosopher Cornel West, has enlightening...

VF+: Statement by Pieter Mulder, Freedom Front Plus Leader, declares that financing of De Doorns and BASWI is wrong (29/04/2013)

STATEMENT

It is not the task of the state or the department of Agriculture to distribute food parcels in the midst of a strike, such as the one in De Doorns, or to financially assist a civic organisation...

Bissau leader pledges election by year end

ELECTIONS

Guinea-Bissau's interim leader returned home on Sunday after weeks abroad seeking medical treatment and pledged to organise elections in his coup-prone nation before the end of the year. President...

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...

SA: Jacob Zuma: Address by the President of South Africa, at the Freedom Day celebrations, Union Buildings, Pretoria (27/04/2013)

SPEECH

Molweni, dumelang, sanibonani, good day to you all! We have come together to celebrate the most important day on the calendar of our young nation. On this day, we look back with pride as a nation...

SA: Statement by the Department of Energy, on the fuel price decreases to be effected on 1 May 2013 (26/04/2013)

STATEMENT

The next fuel price adjustments will be effected on Wednesday, 1 May 2013. The current fuel price review period closed on 25 April 2013. As has been indicated by the department in earlier...

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