BRICS leaders at the 7th BRICS Summit in Ufa, Russia on 9 July 2015 [PPIO]The BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) will open its Africa Regional Center in Johannesburg next month, South African Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Wednesday.
The BRICS Bank is looking at local funding solutions, such as tapping financial and capital markets in BRICS nations, NDB President Kundapur Vaman Kamath has said.
John Purcell, Hawaii Business and Technology Lead for Monsanto, the largest genetically engineered seed-producing company in the country, explains in a video why he chose to work for Monsanto.
When speaking of why he went to work for Monsanto, Purcell also said:
“This is a company that has a vision for change in what agriculture is about…this is really something that matters.”
South African President Jacob Zuma (C) deliveres his State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the joint sitting of Parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, on Feb. 11, 2016 [Xinhua]South African President Jacob Zuma has stressed on an “effective turnaround plan” to steer the economy away from the current slump during what turned out to be an eventful “State of the Nation Address” to parliament on Thursday.
Zuma vowed that his government will “remove the red tape and reviews any legislative and regulatory blockages” that hinder investment.
Despite load shedding, low commodity prices and policy uncertainty, South African mining production grew by 3.3 per cent in 2015 after a 1.4 per cent drop in 2014, according to data released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA).
[Image: TBP]Stats SA noted that in December 2015 there was a mixed picture as the platinum group metals (PGM) continued their recovery from the strike-hit 2014, while other mining production saw declines in response to low prices that have hurt profits and resulted in job losses as mining companies cut costs.
It was like a scene from the film Titanic – the great and the good looked concerned and talked earnestly about impending doom over canapés while cosseted in the luxury and wealth to which they’ve become accustomed.
Elsewhere, out of sight, the poorest were locked away in the bowels of the disintegrating wreck, suffering and dying, almost forgotten as the rich searched for a lifeboat to rescue them from their responsibilities.
It was like a scene from the film Titanic – the great and the good looked concerned and talked earnestly about impending doom over canapés while cosseted in the luxury and wealth to which they’ve become accustomed.
Elsewhere, out of sight, the poorest were locked away in the bowels of the disintegrating wreck, suffering and dying, almost forgotten as the rich searched for a lifeboat to rescue them from their responsibilities.
File photo: Chinese President Xi Jinping with his South African counterpart Jacob Zuma [Xinhua]South African President Jacob Zuma has stressed on “common goals of economic development and the prosperity of our peoples” in a New Year message to Chinese residents in South Africa and around the world.
This year, Chinese New Year – The Year of the Monkey – begins on Monday February 8. Chinese New Year sees the largest annual human migration in the world as millions of people in China make the journey home.
Our new In Sight section showcases perspective-changing images. Here we visit a Cinderella in gangland South Africa
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By Bjorn Hilt | International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War | January 11, 2016 At the UN General assembly last fall there was an essential vote on the future of mankind. Resolution number A/RES/70/33 calling for the international society to take forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations had been submitted by Austria, Brazil, Chile, […]
The year 2015, the tenth year of the existence of our movement, has almost come and gone. On the 3rd of October we gathered at the Curries Fountain Stadium to celebrate ten years of struggle. More than four thousand comrades participated in the celebration. We have survived years of serious repression – including arrests, assaults, torture, imprisonment, the destruction of our homes, slander and assassination. In these ten years we have won many victories in the struggle for land and dignity.
