Pretoria – Alistair Campbell, a British relations expert who served as spokesperson to former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, is in South Africa to share his expertise with government communicators. Campbell was invited by the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) and will interact with government communicators at the two-day Government Communicators’ Forum (GCF), which [...]
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UK relations expert to interact with govt communicators
March 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Zuma to host SACU Summit
March 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma will host the third Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Summit for Heads of State and Government in Pretoria on Friday. The SACU Commission is meeting today and the SACU Council of Ministers gathering will take place tomorrow ahead of Friday’s summit.The summit is expected to receive a progress report from [...]
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Shipping bill to help SA maintain safety standards
March 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Pretoria – The Merchant Shipping (Safe Containers Convention) Bill 2010 will assist South Africa carry out its obligation to maintain the highest standards with regards to the safe carriage of containers over the country’s water. This is according to Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele who, on Tuesday, asked the National Assembly to pass the Bill.The minister [...]
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SA, UK strengthen relations
March 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Pretoria – Deputy International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Ebrahim I Ebrahim, will meet with the UK Minister for Africa, Henry Bellingham, to bolster relations between the two countries. Ebrahim will meet Bellingham in Pretoria on Wednesday to enhance economic and political ties and consolidate the African agenda. Discussions between Ebrahim and Bellingham are expected to [...]
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UK commits to double trade with SA
March 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Pretoria – British Minister for Africa, Henry Bellingham, promised to double trade volume and bolster economic ties between South Africa and his native country by 2015. Bellingham made the pledge during his bilateral discussions with International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister, Ebrahim I Ebrahim, on Wednessday in Pretoria. The trade goal was set by President [...]
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Dti launches system for SA exporters
March 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Pretoria – An early warning system has been launched by government to help ensure South African export companies are aware of technical changes to export regulations. The system comes as a result of the observation by the National Industrial Policy Framework and the Industrial Policy Plan (IPAP) of the increasing role that Technical Barriers [...]
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