Liezel Hill
Nationalisation calls are 'young men flexing muscles'
7th July 2011 Calls by the Youth League of the ruling African National Congress (ANCYL) for the nationalisation of South Africa's mines amount to “young men... →
Abbas, Olmert to meet in Egypt next week - aide
21st June 2007 Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet at the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh this... →
Mbeki joins world leaders in Davos
24th January 2007 President Thabo Mbeki will on Thursday depart for Davos, in the Swiss alps, where he will join top political, business and civil-society leaders... →
Revenue-collection strength underpins infrastructure push
15th February 2006 The optimistic outlook for continued economic growth and increased national revenue allows for a “marked increase” in infrastructure... →
Key sectors selected to underpin growth plan
15th February 2006 Finance Minister Trevor Manual, in his Budget speech on Wednesday, provided further insight into government’s planning and Accelerated and... →
Gov, banks continue talks on R42bn for housing the poor
9th February 2006 Government is intensifying efforts to end the protracted negotiations that have been holding up the release of R42-billion set aside by South... →
SA all set for R372bn infrastructure push
4th February 2006 South Africa is to spend R372-billion over the next three years to implement the much-anticipated Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative of South... →
African statistical systems still profoundly weak - Manuel
31st January 2006 National statistical systems in Africa present “profound weaknesses”, including poor political support, inadequate legal and... →
Low-key SA delegation for Asian-focused Davos
24th January 2006 As top political and business leaders from across the globe head this week for the town of Davos, in the Swiss Alps, for the annual World Economic... →
ANC gives thumbs up to State growth plan
24th January 2006 The ANC national executive committee (NEC) this weekend committed to back and 'popularise' the elements of government's Accelerated and Shared... →
ANC tips women mayors for key Metros
20th January 2006 The African National Congress (ANC) – should it retain control of all of South Africa’s six metropolitan areas in the upcoming local... →
Thousands of Lebanese mourn anti-Syrian publisher
15th December 2005 Thousands of flag-waving Lebanese gathered in Beirut on Wednesday to lay to rest anti-Syrian newspaper publisher and legislator Gebran Tueni, whose... →
Deputy President to lead skills-acquisition initiative
14th December 2005 Government, led by Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Nqcuka is next year to launch a 'joint initiative on priority-skills acquisition', bringing... →
HIV infections may be levelling off - HSRC
1st December 2005 The rate of HIV infections in South Africa, while still alarmingly high, appears to be levelling off, a report by the Human Sciences Research... →
Nigeria keen to attract SA investment - ambassador
23rd November 2005 South Africans intending to conduct business should, in all circumstances, make the Nigerian embassy their first port of call, to avoid being taken... →
New book examines policing in SA
16th November 2005 'The Dirty Work of Democracy', by Antony Altbeker examines the real-life issues faced by police in post-apartheid South Africa, in an 'empathetic'... →
Sarb praised for successful policies
15th November 2005 South Africa's reserve bank and its chairperson Tito Mboweni were yesterday commended by Harvard University economics professor and former IMF... →
Tshwane launches government precinct regeneration plan
11th November 2005 The Department of Public Works (DPW) and the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (CTMM) yesterday unveiled a multibillion-rand strategy aimed... →
Nigeria to improve aircraft safety after crash
26th October 2005 Nigeria said yesterday it will "plug loopholes" in its airline industry and ensure compliance with maintenance standards after an air crash on... →
SA to take hard line at Montreal climate talks
21st October 2005 Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sue van der Merwe yesterday reiterated government's call for industrialised countries to reduce high levels of... →
Gov unveils R&D framework on climate change
18th October 2005 South Africa needs improved knowledge and information on the effects of climate change to effectively pressure other countries to implement and... →
SA rounds on party corruption as polls loom
15th October 2005 South African President Thabo Mbeki rounded on Friday on corrupt members of his ruling African National Congress (ANC) who he said were contesting... →
SA 6% growth achievable - IMF
14th October 2005 South Africa's medium-term growth goal of 6% by 2010 is a 'bold and ambitious' target, but nonetheless achievable, International Monetary Fund... →
SA-Japan in capacity-for-development pact
7th October 2005 The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), the Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) and the New Partnership for Africa's Development... →
Think-tank outlines roadmap for lower telecoms prices
5th October 2005 Local big-business association, the South Africa Foundation, yesterday published a report which puts forward 12 proposals for reform in the... →
Governing council elected to steer peer review process
1st October 2005 Civil society organisations will have much influence in the country's African Peer Review process with a cross section of organisation represented... →
Developing countries still in the red - World Bank report
14th September 2005 Accounting for the actual value of natural resources, including resource depletion and population growth, shows that net savings per person are... →
Ivorians must implement accords - Dlamini-Zuma
9th September 2005 South African mediators have done all they could to defuse the crisis in Ivory Coast and it's now up to Ivorians themselves to implement what is in... →
New Orleans police try to evacuate fetid city
8th September 2005 New Orleans police will try to force Hurricane Katrina's survivors to leave the fetid city on Wednesday as the political storm grows over the... →
SA to hold African peer-review summit
8th September 2005 South Africa will convene a two-day national conference of all stakeholders on the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) on September 28-29 in Gauteng. →
SA on course to meet MDGs target
6th September 2005 South Africa is well on course to meet all Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and targets ahead of the 2015 deadline. →
UN ambassadors launch crisis talks on reform plans
30th August 2005 Some 32 UN ambassadors began a week of crisis talks on Monday in an effort to rescue a mid-September world summit on extreme poverty, human rights,... →
SADC business climate 'upbeat'
24th August 2005 Exchange-rate fluctuations remain the primary risk factor for businesses operating in the Southern African Development Community (SADC), followed... →
Police success leads to judicial bottleneck
18th August 2005 Recent improved capacity and performance in the SAPS, while encouraging, is resulting in a bottleneck situation for the national prosecuting... →
'Equitable management of natural resources key to peace'
21st July 2005 Most conflicts, particularly in Africa, can be traced, at least partly, to a mismanagement or shortage of local resources, Nobel Peace Prize... →
Chissano uncomfortable with G8 aid architecture
19th July 2005 While encouraged by the commitment to increased financial aid for African countries, agreed to at the recent G8 meeting in Gleneagles, Scotland, UN... →
'Second economy' strategies lack coherence - report
30th June 2005 In order to effectively develop its 6,2-million-person-strong 'second economy', South Africa must draw up and implement a coherent, quantitative... →
‘Post-Gear framework now urgent’
24th June 2005 The South African Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) on Wednesday released a publication titled ‘Trajectories for Africa’, in response to... →
Gold-miner says DRC human-right abuse claims ‘unfair’
2nd June 2005 AngloGold Ashanti yesterday responded strongly to allegations made in a report released today by US-based NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) regarding... →
SMMEs key to Gauteng’s BEE policy
1st June 2005 The Gauteng Provincial Government (GPG) believes that the success of broad-based black economic-empowerment (BBBEE) in the province is inextricably... →
Joburg sets aside R2,8bn for capital projects
26th May 2005 City of Johannesburg (COJ) executive mayor Amos Masondo yesterday presented a spending plan of R18,9-billion, comprising a capital budget of... →
 |
 |
1 |
2 |  |
 |
