Bradley Dubbelman
Daily podcast – June 08, 2011
8th June 2011 The World Bank expects South Africa’s growth rate to recover to 3.5% in 2011, on the back of continued consumer spending and a recovery in private... →
Daily podcast – June 07, 2011
7th June 2011 US Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Business Affairs Jose Fernandez has argued that the decision by Wal-Mart to invest... →
Daily podcast – June 06, 2011
6th June 2011 African National Congress (ANC) MPs on Friday called for an extension of the looming deadline to complete drafting the Protection of Information... →
News this week
3rd June 2011 Wal-Mart Stores hopes that food and conversation can win over shoppers and companies in sub-Saharan Africa as soon as the ink dries on its deal to... →
Daily podcast – June 03, 2011
3rd June 2011 African National Congress (ANC) stalwart Albertina Sisulu has died at the age of 92 in her Linden, Johannesburg home, SABC news reported on... →
Daily podcast – June 02, 2011
2nd June 2011 The Supreme Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by the Public Protector against an order of the High Court in Pretoria setting aside its report... →
Daily podcast – June 01, 2011
1st June 2011 South Africa's government said it could take legal action if the conditions imposed on WalMart's $2.4-billion bid for local retailer Massmart were... →
Daily podcast – May 31, 2011
31st May 2011 Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel has called on researchers and academics to help government improve South Africa’s labour market... →
Daily podcast – May 30, 2011
30th May 2011 With roughly one month remaining before the second leg of the Gautrain rapid-rail system is scheduled to open, construction work along the... →
News this week
27th May 2011 The South African Reserve Bank will not hesitate to take timely action to ensure "second-round" inflation does not bed down in the economy, Deputy... →
Daily podcast – May 27, 2011
27th May 2011 Christine Lagarde, whose candidacy for the top International Monetary Fund job has been challenged by developing nations, said they would be fairly... →
Daily podcast – May 26, 2011
26th May 2011 Business Unity South Africa has called on Chinese companies to shift their approach to doing business in Africa away from raw materials exports to... →
Daily podcast – May 25, 2011
25th May 2011 France's Finance Minister is set to declare that she wants to be the next head of the International Monetary Fund even though big emerging... →
Daily podcast – May 24, 2011
24th May 2011 Employers in South Africa are struggling to fill key positions, with 14% indicating that they have difficulty in finding the right talent, Manpower... →
The Extraordinary World of Diamonds
23rd May 2011 Creamer Media's Brad Dubbelman speaks to author Nick Norman about his latest book 'The Extraordinary World of Diamonds'. →
Daily podcast – May 23, 2011
23rd May 2011 The African National Congress (ANC) was declared winner in the municipal elections on Saturday but gains by the main opposition show growing... →
News this week
20th May 2011 As the sun rose on Friday morning, two days after the country’s fourth democratic local government elections, the results showed the African... →
Daily podcast – May 20, 2011
20th May 2011 The Independent Electoral Commission had completed results for 95.1% of the country's voting districts by 7.30 this morning, Colonel Muammar... →
Daily podcast – May 19, 2011
19th May 2011 The African National Congress (ANC) had garnered more than 60% of the 10,9-million local government election votes counted by 07:00 this morning,... →
Daily podcast – May 17, 2011
17th May 2011 Tomorrow’s local government poll in South Africa has seen the most peaceful campaign of all post-apartheid elections and looked set to draw a... →
Daily podcast – May 16, 2011
16th May 2011 Government has reiterated Cabinet’s call to all eligible voters to come out in large numbers on May 18, to exercise their democratic right to elect... →
News this week
13th May 2011 The South African Police Service (SAPS) partner with Business Against Crime South Africa (Bacsa) and community forums to roll out an initiative... →
More cooperation needed between business, government
13th May 2011 There is a lack of cooperation between the public and private sectors in implementing policy directives in South Africa, said panellists at a... →
Daily podcast – May 13, 2011
13th May 2011 Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale emphasised the importance of property ownership at the 43rd South African Property Owners Association... →
Level of citizen satisfaction with local government sharply declining
12th May 2011 Since the 2006 local government elections, community satisfaction with the performance of local government to fulfill key functions has declined... →
Daily podcast – May 12, 2011
12th May 2011 A media report indicating that Cabinet ordered the National Treasury to "repackage" an audit report on municipalities is untrue, Cabinet... →
Daily podcast – May 11, 2011
11th May 2011 The South African government has denied a report that it intended reopening the claims process to compensate families who were moved from their... →
Daily podcast – May 10, 2011
10th May 2011 The ANC "didn't know" about 1600 toilets in a Free State municipality which have been left without enclosures for the past eight years, secretary... →
Daily podcast – May 09, 2011
9th May 2011 Government will inject R90-million into Alexandra, north of Johannesburg, with some of the money earmarked for the relocation and housing of... →
News this week
6th May 2011 The South African government has the capacity to revive the economic situation of many African countries, African National Congress (ANC) Youth... →
Electricity Regulation Act (4/2006): Electricity Regulations on New generation Capacity (Gazette No. 34262 – Regulation 399)
6th May 2011 Dipuo Peters, Minister of Energy, hereby under section 35(4) of the Electricity Regulation Act, 2006 (Act No. 4 of 2006), make the regulations in... →
Daily podcast – May 6, 2011
6th May 2011 The South African government has the capacity to revive the economic situation of many African countries, African National Congress (ANC) Youth... →
Daily podcast – May 5, 2011
5th May 2011 South Africa lagged far behind other emerging economies when it came to entrepreneurial activity, speakers at a FNB and Endeavor entrepreneurship... →
Daily podcast – May 4, 2011
4th May 2011 South Africa’s unemployment rate increased to 25% in the first quarter of 2011, from 24% in the final quarter of last year, Statistics South Africa... →
News this week
29th April 2011 National police chief Bheki Cele's office insists that recent reports of police brutality are isolated incidents. "It will be important for us to... →
Daily podcast – April 29, 2011
29th April 2011 South African motorists are in for a rough and expensive ride as petrol prices are set to breach the R10 per litre mark on May 4 this year, a level... →
Daily podcast – April 28, 2011
28th April 2011 World Trade Organisation (WTO) negotiators will meet in Geneva tomorrow to consider whether the much-delayed Doha Development Agenda can be... →
Daily podcast – April 26, 2011
26th April 2011 Sudan will hold a referendum on making Darfur a single region in July, state media said, pushing ahead with a vote which would derail any peace... →
News this week
21st April 2011 The South African government and business community need to closer align themselves to fully leverage the economic opportunities that come with... →
Daily podcast – April 21, 2011
21st April 2011 he Department of Trade and Industry announced that President Jacob Zuma has signed the Companies Amendment Act of 2010 into law, with effect from... →
Daily podcast – April 20, 2011
20th April 2011 The Department of Human Settlement's (DHS's) budget for the 2011/12 financial year has increased by 38% to R22,5-billion from 2010/11 and is... →
