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How to facilitate trade in Africa
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 10th October 2019 While the World Trade Organisation’s Trade Facilitation Agreement can act as a powerful tool for progress, it cannot work in isolation. It also... →
Disaster risk reduction in conflict contexts: an agenda for action
17th September 2019 There is substantial experience and an extensive literature on humanitarian responses to disasters in conditions of conflict. But little attention... →
SA: Cyril Ramaphosa: Address by South African President, at the Thematic Session on Climate Change, TICAD VII Summit, Yokohama, Japan (29/08/2019)
30th August 2019 While the African continent contributes less than 6 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, it has been disproportionately affected by more... →
PIC wins court bid to have two former VBS directors declared delinquent 
By: News24Wire 26th August 2019 State asset manager the Public Investment Corporation has welcomed a high court decision to have two former executives implicated in the VBS Mutual... →
The 2017 Nepal flood response: resources beyond international humanitarian assistance
22nd August 2019 This case study contributes to HPG’s research on ‘non-traditional’ sources of assistance in crises. The project tests the hypothesis that... →
Pitfalls with restructuring and retrenchment
13th August 2019 When employers restructure in order to improve efficiencies, it leads to redundancies. Redundancies can lead to retrenchment, but not necessarily.... →
GP: The 2019/2020 budget vote for the department of Economic Development and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development at a glance
1st August 2019 On 30 July 2019, MEC for Economic development, Agriculture and Environment delivered the budget vote for the Gauteng Department of Economic... →
DBSA: Appointment of Acting Head of IPP Office
25th July 2019 Advocate Sandra Coetzee has been appointed the Acting Head of the Independent Power Producers Office (IPPO) pending recruitment of the new Head:... →