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  Land, biodiversity and the extractive industries in southern Africa. How effective are legal and institutional frameworks in protecting people and the environment?

  Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa, 2013

  In the natural resources sector, laws are often formulated to regulate the relationship between men and the environment. Ideally, the law can play a vital role in regulating and protecting communities from adverse environmental and social impacts of mining, loss of land, biodiversity and natural wealth, as well as other human rights violations.
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  South Africa’s relations with China and Taiwan: economic realism and the ‘One China’ doctrine - Policy Brief

  Centre for Chinese Studies, University of Stellenbosch, 2014

  In 1998, after the fall of apartheid, South Africa commenced diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China (PRC). This ‘normalisation’ of South Africa’s China policy came with a condition to recognise Beijing’s ‘One China’ policy proclaiming Taiwan an inalienable part of China.
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  South African relations with China and Taiwan: economic realism and the ‘One - China’ doctrine

  Centre for Chinese Studies, University of Stellenbosch, 2014

  This report examines the extent of political reach into the economic exchanges occurring between China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and South Africa. Our report focusses on South Africa’s ability to navigate its way through this challenging relationship, highlighting South Africa’s ability to adapt to new political contexts.
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  Getting down to business: lessons from the African Peer Review Mechanism

  South African Institute of International Affairs, 2014

  The Africa Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) is an initiative aimed at fostering good governance and development in its participating states. As part of its multi-pronged inquiry, it devotes a great deal of attention to investigating corporate governance on the continent. However, thus far corporate governance has attracted less attention than any other area of the APRM.
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  Improving access to the city through value capture: an overview of capturing and allocating value created through the development of transport infrastructure in South Africa

  Urban LandMark, 2012

  Cities attribute much of their economic expansion to the development of transit systems that link people efficiently to jobs. However, many of South Africa's cities lack modern mass transit systems for transporting commuters, who have to rely on increasingly congested roads.
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  South Africa and China: the making of a partnership

  South African Institute of International Affairs, 2014

  South Africa–China relations are developing at a steady pace, from the onset of formal diplomatic ties in 1998 to the multi-faceted partnership we see today. Its various elements include historical links, diplomatic relations, multilateral co-operation, trade and investment, and public media engagement.
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  BRICS, mega-regional FTAs and South Africa’s trade strategy

  South African Institute of International Affairs, 2014

  Global trade strategy does not seem to be an overriding imperative motivating the Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa (BRICS) grouping. More attention is paid to issues of local currency internationalisation interacting with accessing natural resource
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  BRICS in the World Trade Organization: comparative trade policies - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa

  South African Institute of International Affairs, 2014

  In the light of the great uncertainties surrounding the current global political and economic situation, the role of emerging countries has been the focus of growing academic interest.
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  Five fingers or one hand? The BRICS in development cooperation

  Institute of Development Studies UK, 2014

  The BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) are increasingly prominent in development cooperation activities in low-income countries in Africa and worldwide, presenting a potential alternative to the development aid model of traditional donors.
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  Platinum & passes: the impact of mining investments on education outcomes in South Africa

  South African Institute of International Affairs, 2014

  Platinum mining is a major engine of South Africa’s economy, producing exports and generating employment for many South Africans. It is, however, highly dependent on skilled labour, engineers and technicians, who are drawn from the limited pool of graduates emerging from the weak South African schooling system. Public-private partnerships have been established to address this gap.

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