The authors of the annual review of the president’s State of the Nation Address on ‘Women and Government Priorities’ express their disappointment with the speech’s lack of details on government departments’ implementation of policies and programmes. Joy Watson, feminist researcher, says: ‘The State of the Nation Address contained far too few details on the progress made on issues highlighted in previous addresses. It was particularly thin on addressing challenges in the education sector. While the president spoke about reducing the drop-out rate, no mention was made of the serious challenge of retaining girls in school who get pregnant. A significant... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Sunday, February 26th 2012 |
February 2012 – Senior Vice President Lars Reno Jakobsen has been appointed as promoter and coordinator of the A.P. Moller – Maersk Group’s business expansion on the African continent with particular focus on the Sub-Sahara. The position is new and part of the Group’s efforts to expand business in growth markets in Africa. Lars Reno Jakobsen will take up the position from 1 March 2012. He has until now headed the Network and Product division in Maersk Line, the Group’s container shipping business. Jakobsen has long-time experience with international trade, having worked on four continents including Africa. “We already have... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, February 21st 2012 |
With Valentine’s Day almost upon us, (14 February) a new survey shows that the best gift a man can give to his partner is love. The results of a global survey from Durex, released to coincide with Valentine’s Day, reveal that almost eight out of 10 South African women (79%) and 62% of men say that the emotional aspects of sex – feeling loved, respected and intimate – are more important for women than for men. Almost nine out of 10 South African women (89%) agree that sex brings them closer to their partner emotionally. And it seems that South... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, February 8th 2012 |
Cancer is a global epidemic, so much so that the international and South African cancer communities created an international day of awareness – 4th February is World Cancer Awareness Day – in an effort to highlight the issues and bring about change. This is a treatable disease after all! In an effort to address the growing burden of cancer the world over, South African NGO and cancer advocacy group Campaigning for Cancer along with healthcare stakeholders and corporate South Africa have joined forces with the rest of the world to rally government and the country to take a stand. For... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, February 2nd 2012 |
South Africa stands to lose scarce skilled resources to other African countries as massive foreign direct investment projects in energy, mining, transport, telecommunications and water supply get underway on the African continent. “SA is a favoured hunting ground for skills,” says Sandra Burmeister, CEO of Landelahni, Africa partner of the global Amrop executive search group. “Some US$150-billion of projects are planned on the Africa continent over the next three years, and many countries are more attractive than SA in terms of their regulatory environment. Research shows that 75% of investors across the globe believe Africa will become even more attractive... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, January 30th 2012 |
