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4 February 2012
                       
 
 
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03 Feb 2012
 
 
SA, Cuba sign loan agreement
economic assistance
South Africa on Friday formalised a R350-million economic aid agreement with Cuba. At a ceremony in Pretoria, Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies and Cuba's ambassador to South Africa, Angela...
 
 
Commodities as a blessing and a curse: The potential for a sub-Saharan Spring
CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE
As the Arab Spring awaits the outcomes of the elections in Egypt and the unrest in Syria, the world media has once again turned its attention toward Iran’s controversial nuclear ambitions. As the...
 
 
Good news, but . . .
REAL ECONOMY: FOREIGN INVESTMENT
Amid the prevailing economic gloom and doom, it came as welcome relief to learn that South Africa’s foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows rose 269% in 2011 – climbing to $4.5-billion last...
 
 
02 Feb 2012
 
SA court raises jail term to curb rhino poaching
POACHING
Three rhino poachers have been sentenced to 25 years in jail each by a South African court, probably the toughest punishments ever given in a country hard hit by killings of the threatened species,...
 
 
01 Feb 2012
 
IFP: Statement by the Inkatha Freedom Party, on proposals to save the rhino (01/02/2012)
Statements

The IFP's Dr Mario Oriani Ambrosini MP made a number of proposals towards
saving South Africa's rhino population during public hearings at Parliament
last week.

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30 Jan 2012
 
 
 
Daily podcast – January 30, 2012
PODCAST
South Africa’s empowerment legislation is about to get new teeth to address issues such as fronting and local content procurement, besides others, more than one-million children in the Sahel are...
 
 
One million children in Sahel at risk, UNICEF warns
FOOD CRISIS
More than 1-million children in the Sahel are at risk of severe malnutrition and urgent action is needed to avert starvation akin to that in Somalia, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)...
 
 
Glitzy new AU headquarters a symbol of China-Africa ties
AFRICAN UNION
Standing on what was once Ethiopia's oldest maximum security prison, the new African Union headquarters funded by China is a symbol of the Asian giant's push to stay ahead in Africa and gain...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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