Videos
Botswana signed controversial deal with EU to protect its commercial interests
By: Christy van der Merwe 17th July 2009 Botswana's decision to sign an Interim Economic Partnership Agreement (I-EPA) with the European Union (EU) earlier this year did not pose a threat... →
Confusion over the African Union and the International Criminal Court
16th July 2009 In this video clip, Jemima Njeri Kariri, a Senior Researcher in the International Crime in Africa Programme at the Institute for Security Studies,... →
First phase of the Gautrain heads towards its 2010 completion date
16th July 2009 The Gautrain project is around 65% complete, with an estimated R17,5-billion of the project budget of R25,4-billion already spent. The project,... →
Government launches expenditure review in bid to seek out savings
By: Terence Creamer 16th July 2009 The South African government would undertake a "comprehensive review" of its expenditure in a bid to identify savings and reprioritise spending in... →
SA's project pipeline needs urgent replenishment, Manuel asserts
By: Terence Creamer 14th July 2009 The South African government, which had placed infrastructure expenditure at the heart of its response to the global economic crisis, warned on... →
SA won’t veer from price-stability course 'just because it’s difficult'
By: Terence Creamer 14th July 2009 The South African Constitution ultimately set the mandate for the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) to maintain price stability and this objective... →
ANC youth on nationalisation of mines 
9th July 2009 ANC Youth League spokesperson Floyd Shivambu commenting on the Minister of Mineral Resources Susan Shabangu's rejection of the nationalisation of... →
New water sanitation tool for Africa
9th July 2009 About 45% of Africa's population lacks access to clean water. Humanitarian organisation Vertical Life has started a project to take 200 000... →
Transnet's plans to crowd-in domestic industry around its R80,5-billion investment programme
9th July 2009 The new administration, under President Jacob Zuma, has placed the country's R787-billion infrastructure push at the heart of the country's... →
‘Rigid' application of inflation targeting a ‘costly mistake', Stiglitz avers
By: Terence Creamer 9th July 2009 Nobel Memorial Prize winning economist Prof Joseph Stiglitz reiterated his stance that the "rigid" application of inflation targeting by central... →
