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A DIFFERENT SCALE

The scene ahead of the opening of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, earlier this month. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao used the gathering to pledge to shrink China’s emerging...

Trade & Investment

SA must be robust in advocating its, Africa’s, interests in Brics group

South Africa’s joining of the BRIC group (Brazil, Russia, India and China), to create BRICS, will benefit the country provided South Africa’s approach to the group is realistic and not overoptimistic. “South Africa’s invitation to join the...

By: Keith Campbell

11 Mar 11

MINERALS BENEFICIATION

South Africa pushes for continentwide beneficiation framework

South Africa plans to use its position as the current convener of the Council of African Ministers of Industry to develop a common continental framework for extracting greater value from the prevailing minerals boom, Trade and Industry Minister Dr...

By: Terence Creamer

04 Mar 11

INFLATION FEARS

China raises rates to battle stubbornly high inflation

China raised interest rates on Tuesday for the second time in just over six weeks, intensifying a battle in the fast-expanding economy against stubbornly high inflation that threatens to unsettle global markets. The timing was a surprise, coming...

By: Reuters

08 Feb 11

Aerospace & Defence

New Chinese ‘stealth’ fighter has made its first flight

China’s ‘stealth’ fighter, generally referred to as the J-20, made its maiden flight on January 11, from what is officially designated as the Plant 132 aerodrome in Chengdu (in south west China), but which is better known internationally as...

By: Keith Campbell

21 Jan 11

Nuclear

China makes major advance in civil nuclear energy technology

China Central Television reported on Monday that the country’s scientists have successfully developed technology to reprocess spent nuclear fuel. Other countries, such as France, Russia and the UK, have already developed and employ such...

By: Keith Campbell

03 Jan 11

BRIC

SA invited to join BRIC

South Africa has received a formal invitation to join the Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) group of large emerging economies, Foreign Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane said on Friday. "On 23 December 2010, the Minister of International...

By: Sapa

24 Dec 10

Wheels within wheels

In foreign relations, SA elites put ideology ahead of reality

Recently, I had the great pleasure of participating in a conference organised by South Africa’s Institute for Global Dialogue and Germany’s Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, on the topic of South Africa and the BRIC countries – that is, Brazil,...

By: Keith Campbell

26 Nov 10

G20 Summit

G20 leaders near agreement, if not progress

G20 leaders will agree to set vague "indicative guidelines" measuring economic imbalances at Friday's summit but leave details to be hammered out in 2011, effectively calling a timeout after heated debate over currencies. Negotiators labored...

By: Reuters

12 Nov 10

SA-CHINA

Some challenges ahead as SA's new 'partnership' with China takes shape

It is alleged that, in 1800, General Napoleon Bonaparte (then First Consul and not yet Emperor of France) said: “China? There lies a sleeping giant. Let him sleep! For when he wakes, he will move the world.” Now historians are having great...

By: Keith Campbell

05 Nov 10

China & South Africa

Some challenges ahead as South Africa’s new ‘partnership’ with China takes shape

It is alleged that, in 1800, General Napoleon Bonaparte (then First Consul and not yet Emperor of France) said “China? There lies a sleeping giant. Let him sleep! For when he wakes he will move the world”.

By: Keith Campbell

05 Nov 10

Real Economy: Competitiveness Index

SA’s competitiveness fall reflects relative strength of other emerging economies

South Africa slipped to 54th position from 45th in the World Economic Forum’s (WEF’s) latest Global Competitiveness Index, but remained the highest ranked country in sub-Saharan Africa - Switzerland continued to top the 2020/11 ranking,...

By: Terence Creamer

24 Sep 10

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