SA exports down due to uncompetitiveness, keynote speaker tells manufacturing...
The dwindling competitiveness of the South African manufacturing sector is to blame for the dramatic decline in the country’s exports to the EU, not Europe’s current economic woes, a senior foreign...
View ArticleFaculty of Theology presents conference as part of German-South African Year...
The Faculty of Theology at Stellenbosch University will play host to an international conference as part of the German-South African Year of Science 2012-2013. The conference will take place at the...
View ArticleSouthern Africa’s energy landscape under spotlight at STIAS discussion
An impressive panel of local and international experts will be interrogating Southern Africa’s broad energy and electricity landscape at the first STIAS-Wallenberg Round Table Meeting in Stellenbosch...
View ArticleSAMS Congress: Transforming and Liberating Spiritualities
The annual congress of the South African Missiological Society (SAMS) will be held from 13-15 March 2013 at the Faculty of Theology, Stellenbosch University, with the theme: Transforming and Liberating...
View ArticleWorld’s top experts on biofuels to gather in South Africa
Some of the world’s foremost experts on biofuels, including second and third-generation biofuel technologies, will gather in South Africa for the 20th International Symposium on Alcohol Fuels (ISAF)....
View ArticleSouth Africa’s land issues take centre stage at high-profile conference
South Africa’s land issues will take centre stage at a high-profile conference themed Land Divided: Land and South African Society in 2013, in Comparative Perspective. The conference commences on 24...
View ArticleConference briefed on problems with land reform in SA
South Africa’s agrarian reform project is seriously lagging behind the stated target of putting 30% of land in the hands of black owners, participants in the Land Divided Conference heard on Monday (25...
View ArticleFracking will lead to health, environmental damage – expert at Land Divided...
Despite arguments to the contrary, it seems as if fracking in the Karoo will cause large-scale damage to the environment, the health of people living there and the economy of the area. It could also...
View ArticleOp-ed: Land reform must take note of changes in SA the past 100 years – Prof...
The bitter legacy of the 1913 Natives Land Act continues to reverberate to this day, but if the state is to use the centenary as an opportunity for policy review and not just political hype, it needs...
View ArticleLanguage experts to gather in Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch is familiar with discussions and debates on language matters. From 1 to 4 July this year there will be yet more dialogue on language. But this time it is because Stellenbosch...
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