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            <title>Airports Company South Africa – Bongiwe Mbomvu</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The dawn of democracy in South Africa 25 years ago coincided with the establishment of Airports Company of South Africa which consolidated the management of individual airports that were formerly under the Department of Transport.  Since then transformation of our airports has kept pace with and, in some notable instances, been ahead of the significant changes happening in the country at large.]]></description>
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            <title>Anglo American - Norman Mbazima</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Anglo American congratulates the people of South Africa on the 25th anniversary of the country’s transition to democracy.  As a proud corporate citizen of this wonderful country, we have been humbled to be part of the peaceful democratic change from a fundamentally unjust political and economic system to one that carries within it the potential of a just and equitable future for all. Our commitment to this great nation and its people is unwavering. We are proud of our heritage in South Africa – ...]]></description>
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            <title>Black Business Council - Sandile Zungu</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Over two decades of Democracy, yet we’re falling behind on transformation Our 25 year-long journey into democracy is best encapsulated in the reflection made by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the 2019 State of Nation Address (SONA) when he declared that we are emerging from a period of uncertainty and a loss of confidence and trust. Even though our young democracy has made significant strides to extenuate the brutal tyranny of the apartheid regime, a regrettable reality is that the residue of corruption, state capture and non-delivery have marred and subverted the transformation journey this country sought to undertake back in April 27, 1994.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[A reflection on 25 years of democracy It is no understatement to characterise South Africa’s transition from a repressive and regressive state to a constitutional democracy, underpinned by a Bill of Rights, as miraculous. Although there were many shaky moments, much doubt and naysayers, an interim Constitution was drafted and formed the basis of the country’s first democratic elections on 27 April 1994.]]></description>
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            <title>Council for Scientific and Industrial Research - Thulani Dlamini</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The past 25 years have seen significant changes in the South African National System of Innovation (NSI), albeit more in character than in form. To a large extent, the role-players in the NSI have remained more or less the same, with the addition of a few new entities, such as the National Metrology Institute of South Africa, the Technology Innovation Agency and the South African National Space Agency, to name a few. The old and well-established entities, such as the Council for Scientific and ...]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Over 90% of South African households currently have access to electricity, a massive leap from a mere 34% in 1991 when the electrification programme was launched. In partnership with the Department of Energy (DoE), Eskom has been connecting over 200 000 new residential customers to the national grid per annum in the past several years.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2019 14:24:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[How 25 years goes by so quickly - April 1994, I was two years into my job as a mining engineer located near the town of Carletonville at the Elandsrand Gold Mine, working for Anglo Gold and Uranium Mining Division (now Anglogold Ashanti). It was a time and location of mixed emotions; Elandsrand Gold Mine and the mine village were relatively more progressive compared to other locations in terms of race relations, so the excitement of the impending change from the elections conflicted with anxiety from the same change given the location.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[As a democracy, we’ve made huge progress since 1994, but the ideals that we hoped for as a nation seem to not yet have been realised by many South Africans. Within the vehicle assembly and auto component industry specifically, transformation, job creation, education, skills development, and technology transfer are imperative to ensure the long-term sustainability of the sector, which currently contributes around 7% to GDP. Unfortunately, progress in these areas seems to have plateaued over the past few years, and investor confidence is wavering.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[When we look back on the 25 years of South African democracy, we are struck by how far we have come – as a country and as a people. It has been 25 years of inspiring achievements built on the foundation of freedom. We cherish our democracy and pay homage to all who built our country. We have spent 25 years supporting the vision of our Constitution by building a united South Africa based on human dignity, equality and the advancement of human rights.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Over the past 25 years we have seen considerable change in the South African mining industry. Despite the industry’s affinity to political influence, vast improvements have been witnessed in both the safety and healthcare of our employees, and the handling of our labour relations and industrial actions. The dawn of democracy has given rise to an industry that is more collaborative, employee-focused and that has made the lines of communication and engagement much better. It is by no means ...]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[After 25 years of democracy, South Africans can celebrate several successes achieved along the way. However, many citizens are justly disappointed with the country’s governance, the widespread abuse of the country’s resources, criminality and the lack of meaningful socioeconomic progress. South Africa is a country facing daunting challenges. Consequently, we are living in unsettling times and our complex political landscape makes it difficult to predict the future, which has the potential to realise a wide range of outcomes. South Africa holds much promise and by making the right decisions and working hard, we can overcome these challenges in order to realise the full potential of this beautiful country and ultimately a better life for all.]]></description>
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            <title>Nissan South Africa - Mike Whitfield</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The automotive industry and the South African economy ROSSLYN, South Africa (February xx, 2019) The automotive manufacturing industry has become an important contributor to the South African economy over the last 25 years.]]></description>
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            <title>Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy – Alastair Macfarlane</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[As President of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM), reflecting on the mining industry since our transition to democracy in 1994 is an honour, and it is also a reality that this is but part of a longer SAIMM journey, which began in 1894. This year the institute celebrates 125 years. After the dark days of apartheid, but before liberation, it became increasingly clear that something exciting was about to happen, from the late 1980’s. This, and the subsequent euphoria after the elections, created great hope for the country, as well as for the mining industry. However, translation of democratisation into the industry proved difficult, due to many legacy issues in terms of work structure, work practices, migrant labour and legislation, coupled with an industrial relations environment that was driven by politicisation.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Among the many dates that most South Africans who were alive at the time will never forget are 2 February 1990, when then President FW de Klerk repealed apartheid legislation and announced the unbanning of political parties and the release of Nelson Mandela and other political prisoners, and 11 February 1990, when Mandela walked out of Victor Verster Prison a free man. Four years later, all adult South Africans were able to vote in our founding democratic elections on 27 April 1994. With the iconic, reconciliation evangelist Madiba at the helm, South Africa justly basked in international glory. Throughout his presidency, we enjoyed our newly-found status as “a miracle nation of God” and the economy – which had been in the doldrums for years because of punitive international sanctions – began to grow.]]></description>
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            <title>The National Energy Regulator of South Africa - Chris Forlee</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) is a regulatory authority established as a juristic person in terms of Section 3 of the National Energy Regulator Act, 2004 (Act No. 40 of 2004). Nersa’s mandate is to regulate the electricity, piped-gas and petroleum pipelines industries in terms of the Electricity Regulation Act, 2006 (Act No. 4 of 2006), Gas Act, 2001 (Act No. 48 of 2001) and Petroleum Pipelines Act, 2003 (Act No. 60 of 2003). Nersa has made big strides in coming to grips with the challenges of a dynamic industry. The highlights of its achievements ranged from putting in place structures and systems that ensure sound corporate governance and capacity building, to the provision of current and user-friendly information, as well as the development, fine-tuning and implementation of regulatory methodologies, processes and procedures.]]></description>
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