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08PRETORIA2560SOUTH AFRICA STUDIES TRADE POLICY
[...] (C) Summary: The South African Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is preparing a policy document to set forth the basic goals and objectives of South African trade policy. The document will be completed by mid-2009 and then approved by the cabinet. The exercise is being driven by Deputy [...]		2008-11-24 13:49:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALECON EIND ETRD SF
08PRETORIA2573JUDICIAL WORKSHOP ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CASE
[...] (U) Summary: More than 200 South African regional magistrates attended a USG-funded IPR workshop near Johannesburg on November 13-15. The workshop follows earlier USG-funded programs on the investigation and prosecution of IPR offenses. These programs have enhanced the capacity of South Af [...]		2008-11-25 13:19:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KIPR SF
08PRETORIA2574 UPDATE AND ACTION REQUEST ON PROPOSED GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP
[...] Post delivered the talking points to Mr. Andile Hawes, Deputy Director General, Production Resource Management, South Africa National Department of Agriculture . END SUMMARY. 2. Senior Agricultural Attache received a non-response from Mr. Andile Hawes. Mr. Hawes indicated by email that he [...]		2008-11-25 13:20:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EAGR TBIO EAID PGOV
08PRETORIA2576ANC USING MULTIPLE MEANS TO STALL OPPOSITION
[...] (C) The African National Congress (ANC) is undertaking several steps to stall the opposition ahead of the election next year. Although the ANC's efforts to maintain its two-thirds majority in Parliament appear organized and extensive, there are few signs of a coherent strategy for countering [...]		2008-11-25 15:24:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALKJUS PGOV KDEM SF
08PRETORIA2586RIO TINTO TAKES A PAUSE FOR BREATH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Rio Tinto's Africa Office in Johannesburg told Minerals/Energy Officer and Specialist that Rio Tinto was well positioned to withstand the current global commodity downturn given its long-term reserves, technological expertise, and exploration prowess. They were bullish on doing [...]		2008-11-26 14:24:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN EPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD SENV SF
08PRETORIA2590SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 28,
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 48 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - South Africa's Growth "Lowest in a Decade" - Liquidations Increase - Regional Integration Critical to Africa's Economic Competitivene [...]		2008-11-28 08:45:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA2605COURT HEARS STATE'S APPEAL OF ZUMA DECISION, WILL
[...] (U) The Supreme Court of Appeal on November 28 reserved judgment until January 12 in the National Prosecuting Authority's (NPA) appeal against a high court ruling that halted the prosecution of African National Congress (ANC) President Jacob Zuma. The atmosphere outside the court was reporte [...]		2008-11-28 16:25:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALKJUS PGOV KDEM SF
08PRETORIA2612NEW MINISTER OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISES BRIGITTE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: New Minister of Public Enterprises Brigitte Mabandla brings little technical experience to her new position as government point-person for a diverse, troubled portfolio of state-owned enterprises. There is a high probability for delay in state power utility Eskom's capital expan [...]		2008-12-01 09:55:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECPS ELTN ENRG PGOV SF
08PRETORIA2617SOUTH AFRICA'S CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAWS
[...] (C) Summary: South Africa is one of the few African countries that not only provides public funding of political parties, but also regulates and monitors those expenditures. However, public funding is not sufficient to run most larger political parties, especially during the run-up to election [...]		2008-12-02 09:29:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PHUM SF TW
08PRETORIA2621SOUTH AFRICA SUPPORTS MAURITANIA'S ELECTED
[...] (C) Summary: On December 1, 2008 Department of Foreign Affairs' (DFA) North Africa division Chief Director Ambassador Ebrahim Saley, Director Ambassador Delarey Van Tonder and Deputy Director Lara Swart told Poloff that South Africa recognizes and supports democratically elected President Sidi [...]		2008-12-02 13:39:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MR AU
08PRETORIA2623ANIMOSITY BETWEEN ZUMA, LEKOTA MAKE RETURN OR
[...] (C) Personal animosity between African National Congress (ANC) President Jacob Zuma and Congress of the People (COPE) leader and former Defense Minister Mosiuoa Lekota is emblematic of the divisiveness that has created the split of the ruling party and could inhibit cooperation down the road. [...]		2008-12-02 14:55:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALKJUS PGOV KDEM SF
08PRETORIA2624COPE LEADER MOSIUOA LEKOTA MEETS WITH AMBASSADOR
[...] (C) Congress of the People (COPE) leader Mosiuoa Lekota discussed his party's campaign platform, the broader politics surrounding the election next year, and his party's prospects for success at a lunch with Ambassador Bost, the DCM, Polcouns, and Poloff on December 2. Lekota said his party i [...]		2008-12-02 15:30:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALKJUS PGOV KDEM SF
08PRETORIA2628SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY
[...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Briefings newsletter, November 2008, Volume 3, Number 11, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- US EMBASSY AND UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA INAUGURATE U.S. SCIENCE R [...]		2008-12-03 14:15:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV SOCI ETRD SF
08PRETORIA2640SOUTH AFRICA STRONGLY SUPPORTS WORLD AIDS DAY
[...] (SBU) Summary: The South African Government (SAG) strongly supported World AIDS Day 2008, in contrast to its lackluster support in previous years. South Africa's Deputy President and Chair of the South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) and SANAC Deputy Chair requested all South African [...]		2008-12-04 15:58:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON
08PRETORIA2641WHY CALLS FOR AN ARMS INQUIRY MAY GO UNHEARD
[...] (C) Nobel laureates Desmond Tutu and FW de Klerk on December 2 delivered a letter to President Kgalema Motlanthe asking the South African leader to institute an independent and public judicial commission of inquiry into the controversial 1998 arms deal. Their decision to present a letter fol [...]		2008-12-04 17:13:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALKJUS PGOV KDEM SF
08PRETORIA2643CHOLERA OUTBREAK IN SOUTH AFRICA
[...] Summary: An outbreak of cholera has been reported in South Africa. This is a result of cholera cases crossing the Zimbabwean border into the South African town of Musina in the Limpopo province and slowly spreading throughout the country. South African Government spokesperson Themba Maseko said [...]		2008-12-05 07:31:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO AMGT AMED KSTH KSCA SENV SF ZI
08PRETORIA2648SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 5,
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 49 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Concern as Chinese Clothing Quotas Expire - Tax Reforms Help South Africa's Rankings in a Global Study - Factories Hit Historic Low [...]		2008-12-05 13:33:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA2649AN INTIMATE VIEW INTO THE PRESIDENT'S POLICY UNIT
[...] (S//NF) Policy analysts in the Presidency's Policy Unit discussed the challenges of job security, pleasing new policymakers, and crafting effective policies in a meeting with Poloff on December 4. Deputy Director General of Policy Coordination and Advisory Services for the Presidency Vusi Gu [...]		2008-12-05 14:13:00Embassy PretoriaSECRETKJUS PGOV KDEM SF
08PRETORIA2650STRONG INDICATION OF MBEKI INVOLVEMENT IN COPE
[...] (S//NF) Former President Thabo Mbeki reportedly had a hand in drafting a six-page policy document for the newly formed Congress of the People (COPE) and has influence in how COPE is drafting a foreign policy vision, according to prominent University of South Africa professor Dirk Kotze. Kotze [...]		2008-12-05 15:07:00Embassy PretoriaSECRETKJUS PGOV KDEM SF
08PRETORIA2653IRANIAN BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM'S CONTINUED
[...] No summary [...]		2008-12-05 15:28:00Embassy PretoriaSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL SF IR
08PRETORIA2654ESKOM POSTPONES NEW NUCLEAR BUILD PLANS
[...] (SBU) Eskom announced its decision to postpone the development of a second nuclear power plant. The local press reports that a fleet of nuclear power stations, rather than a single one, will probably be built in partnership with suppliers, bringing down the total unit cost. A task team will [...]		2008-12-06 12:31:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET EMIN EINV EIND ETRD SF
08PRETORIA2665FIRMS INCH CLOSER TO ACQUIRING LICENSES TO DEVELOP NATIONAL
[...] (SBU) Summary. U.S.-based DBI Broadband provided an update on positive developments in the drawn-out, South African value-added network services (VANS) license conversion process on November 28. Minister of Communications Dr. Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri finally conceded and announced that she would [...]		2008-12-08 11:59:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECPS EIND EINV EINT ECIP USTR SF
08PRETORIA2666CISCO ADDRESSES ICT SKILLS SHORTAGE IN SOUTH AFRICA ONE
[...] (SBU) Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM),Commercial Counselor, Economic Counselor and ICT Officer attended the graduation of the inaugural class of Cisco Global Talent Acceleration Program on November 28. The DCM provided the key-note address at the graduation ceremony. Cisco executives outlined [...]		2008-12-09 05:41:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECPS EIND EINV EINT ETTC SOCI TINT USTR SF CH
08PRETORIA2677ZIMBABWEAN EXODUS STRAINS SAG BORDER RESOURCES
[...] On December 5-6, U.S. and U.K poloffs together with senior CDC and DFID officers traveled to Musina, near the Zimbabwe border. The trip aimed to take stock of growing migrant flows, observe the SAG's capacity to process and protect vulnerable migrants, and assess SAG efforts to contain a rec [...]		2008-12-10 10:37:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM SF
08PRETORIA268SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 6 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Sector Focus: Auto Industry - Car Sales Hammered By Rising Inflation, Interest Rates and Debt - New Subsidy Program for Auto Producers [...]		2008-02-08 14:33:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP
08PRETORIA2689SCENESETTER FOR A/S FRAZER'S DECEMBER 18-22 VISIT
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Bost warmly welcomes your visit to South Africa. The Mission stands ready to do everything it can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, just three months after Thabo Mbeki resigned as President under pressure from the [...]		2008-12-10 15:33:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDKJUS PGOV KDEM SF
08PRETORIA269SOUTH AFRICA ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY NEWS,
[...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Newsletter, January 2008, Volume 3, Issue 1, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- HI-TECH PRAWN FACILITY OPENED IN SA -- SA TO ROLL-OUT GREEN TRAFFIC LIGHTS -- PO [...]		2008-02-08 14:41:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV SOCI ETRD SF
08PRETORIA2691FOLLOW-UP ON AFRICAN UNION SOMALIA FORCE
[...] (SBU) On December 9, poloff met with Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Chief Director of East Africa division Graham Maitland to discuss the USG's willingness to provide logistical, training and equipment support to military units that are committed by South Africa to deploy to the African U [...]		2008-12-10 17:33:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALKPKO PREL SO AU ZU SF
08PRETORIA2706SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 12,
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 50 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Manufacturing Outlook Bleak - South African Economy Shows Resilience - Customs Officials Seize 60 Tons of Illegally Imported Clothi [...]		2008-12-12 12:04:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA2707 READOUT OF MADAGASCAR AND MOZAMBIQUE BIOTECHNOLOGY
[...] SUMMARY: From August 20 - 27, 2008, Dr. C.S. Prakash, Professor of Plant Molecular Genetics, Tuskegee University, and Dr. Martin Lema, Advisor to the Argentine Ministry of Agriculture and Professor of Biotechnology, Quilmes University, travelled to Madagascar and Mozambique to lead two agricul [...]		2008-12-12 12:04:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD KPAO PREL SENV SF TBIO
08PRETORIA2709LEKOTA'S ASSISTANT TALKS PARTY LEADERSHIP AND
[...] (C) Mosiuoa Lekota's personal assistant, Dr. Tseliso Phomane, talked with Poloff about the Congress of the People's (COPE) leadership situation and logistics ahead of the party's manifesto conference on December 13. Phomane was confident that Lekota would emerge as the party's leader followi [...]		2008-12-12 15:07:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALKJUS PGOV KDEM SF
08PRETORIA271TELECOMMUNICATION LIBERALIZATION MOVING AT A
[...] (SBU) Summary. ICT Officer met with Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) officials to discuss implementation of the Electronic Communications Act (ECA). Market analysis, licensing, and spectrum management were identified as the main focus for implementation. ICASA ex [...]		2008-02-11 05:58:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS ETRD USTR SF
08PRETORIA2714DEMARCHE DELIVERY: ILLICIT DIAMOND ACTIVITY IN
[...] (C) Summary: Poloff and econoff delivered demarche (reftel) to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) officials and diamond industry leaders on illicit diamond activity in Zimbabwe. Although this activity threatens the local diamond industry, it appears the South African Government (SAG) has tak [...]		2008-12-15 15:59:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ECON EFIN ASEC EMIN ZI SF
08PRETORIA2715THE END OF THE ANC INTELLECTUAL?
[...] (C) The ascendancy of African National Congress (ANC) leaders such as Julius Malema, routinely described as "uneducated" and "unpolished" by South Africans across the socio-economic spectrum is raising questions about the future of the ruling party as a place of ideas. The ANC still holds po [...]		2008-12-15 16:05:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALKJUS PGOV KDEM SF
08PRETORIA2716SOUTH AFRICA FEELING THE HEAT ON ZIMBABWE CRISIS
[...] (C) Summary: South African leaders have recently stepped up their level of activity and pronouncements on the Zimbabwe political and humanitarian crises. Former President Thabo Mbeki's facilitation team, without Mbeki, remain engaged with the political parties, pressing for the quick establish [...]		2008-12-15 16:33:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PREL ZANU SF ZM
08PRETORIA2718MAURITANIAN DELEGATION IN SOUTH AFRICA
[...] (C) Summary: On December 9, 2008 Deputy Chief of Mission Helen La Lime met with the National Front for the Defense of Democracy (FNDD) delegation from Mauritania led by National Assembly Speaker Messaoud Ould Boulkheir. Boulkheir explained the urgent need for action against the military junta [...]		2008-12-17 10:04:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MR AU SF
08PRETORIA2730South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]		2008-12-18 09:53:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
08PRETORIA2732SISHEN IRON REFUSES A PAUSE - EXPANSION ON TRACK
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: South Africa's Kumba Iron Ore Mine at Sishen in the Northern Cape Province is gigantic by any scale, boasting a 12.5 kilometer-long open pit. Sishen produces 30 million tons per year, transported by dedicated rail to the Atlantic port at Saldanha (Reftel C). Most of the tonnag [...]		2008-12-18 12:57:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN EPET ENRG EINV ETRD ELTN SENV SF
08PRETORIA2733HOTAZEL MANGANESE - BIG RESERVES BUT GLOOMY OUTLOOK
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: South Africa's Northern Cape Province possesses significant iron ore (septel) and a remarkable 80 percent of the world's manganese reserves. Like iron ore, manganese is a necessary input to steel-making, but it is used in small quantities, making it vulnerable to the current gl [...]		2008-12-18 13:50:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN EPET ENRG EINV ETRD ELTN SENV SF
08PRETORIA2735SOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE BANK CUTS INTEREST RATE
[...] (U) Summary. The South African Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) reduced the key policy interest rate, the repo rate, by 50 basis points to 11.5 percent, on December 12, 2008. The rate cut was made possible by declining domestic inflation and weakening domestic and international [...]		2008-12-18 14:48:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD BEXP KTDB SF
08PRETORIA2736COPE, ANC SQUARE OFF ON RECONCILIATION DAY IN
[...] (C) The Congress of the People (COPE) and the African National Congress (ANC) held events on December 16 in Bloemfontein that indicate where South Africa is headed ahead of the election next year and beyond. COPE's December 13-16 inaugural conference ended on December 16 with the election of [...]		2008-12-18 16:05:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALKJUS PGOV KDEM SF
08PRETORIA2738SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 19,
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 51 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Inflation Lower - Residential Building Continues to Slow - Bill Simplifies Registration Process for New Drugs - Intelsat to Launch $250 [...]		2008-12-19 08:01:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA2742SOUTH AFRICA'S VIEWS ON UN CLIMATE CHANGE TALKS IN POLAND
[...] Summary. EST officer and EST Assistant met with South Africa Climate Change officials on December 18, 2008. Atmospherics were cordial. The South Africans expressed minimal satisfaction with the Poznan talks, noting that progress towards long-term resolutions would have to be reached by June [...]		2008-12-19 12:24:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDIO SF SENV
08PRETORIA2754SAA ANNOUNCES EXPANSION PLAN DESPITE GLOBAL DOWNTURN IN
[...] (SBU) Summary. South African Airways (SAA) recently announced network expansion plans amidst a global downturn in tourism. The airline is expected to complete a two-year restructuring program in March 2009, which would allow it to increase service and implement a strategy to create hubs in Jo [...]		2008-12-24 10:32:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON EIND EINV SF
08PRETORIA2755SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 26,
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 52 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - No House Price Recovery in '09' - Third of South African Firms Plan Layoffs - Markets End Bad Year - European Commission Offers Tariff [...]		2008-12-24 10:32:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA2763MOTLANTHE MAKES SOLID FIRST CHOICE FOR
[...] (C) President Kgalema Motlanthe is drawing praise from the media and community activists for his appointment of Edwin Cameron to the Constitutional Court, South Africa's highest court. Motlanthe finalized the appointment last week and will have the opportunity to confirm four more justices i [...]		2008-12-30 10:30:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALKJUS PGOV KDEM SF
08PRETORIA2764BIOS FOR COPE'S NEWLY ELECTED LEADERSHIP
[...] (U) The newly elected leaders of the Congress of the People (COPE) bring a wide range of experiences to their positions within South Africa's newest opposition party. With the exception of Deputy President Lynda Odendaal, a political novice who was seemingly chosen out of "nowhere," most of t [...]		2008-12-30 10:30:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDKJUS PGOV KDEM SF
08PRETORIA2773PRESIDENT'S POLICY UNIT DEALS WITH FUTURE, PAST
[...] (S//NF) Policy analysts in the Presidency's Policy Unit are working on a host of projects that offer insight into the clash of ideas the South African Government is currently dealing with. The President's Policy Unit, which is the most prestigious and important decision-making body for the g [...]		2008-12-31 08:41:00Embassy PretoriaSECRETKJUS PGOV KDEM SF
08PRETORIA279GLOBAL AIDS COORDINATOR AMBASSADOR MARK DYBUL
[...] (U) Summary: During his January 25 visit to Pretoria, Global AIDS Coordinator Ambassador Mark Dybul emphasized that PEPFAR represents a transformation in donor aid from a donor/recipient mode to an equal partnership with host countries. He also highlighted the importance of prevention, part [...]		2008-02-11 13:43:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV PREL SF SOCI
08PRETORIA280GLOBAL AIDS COORDINATOR AMBASSADOR MARK DYBUL
[...] (U) Summary: During his January 25 visit to Pretoria, Global AIDS Coordinator Ambassador Mark Dybul emphasized that PEPFAR represents a transformation in donor aid from a donor/recipient mode to an equal partnership with host countries. He also highlighted the importance of prevention, part [...]		2008-02-11 13:49:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV PREL SF SOCI
08PRETORIA306NQAKULA FORMALLY PROPOSES FOLDING SCORPIONS INTO
[...] (U) Minister for Safety and Security Charles Nqakula proposed before the National Assembly on February 12 that the National Prosecuting Authority's (NPA) Directorate of Special Operations, popularly known as the "Scorpions," and the South African Police Service's (SAPS) Organised Crime Unit be [...]		2008-02-13 15:35:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ASEC KCRM SF
08PRETORIA315POWER CRUNCH MAJOR CONCERN AT ANNUAL MINING INDABA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The nadir of South Africa's electricity crisis may have passed - when mines were shut-down for lack of electricity guarantees (Ref C),but electricity supply problems will persist for the next four-five years until significant coal-fired power plants come on line. In the interi [...]		2008-02-14 15:36:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EMIN EPET SENV BEXP AMGT SF
08PRETORIA323DEFUELING THE DRC RESEARCH REACTOR
[...] No summary [...]		2008-02-15 11:55:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTRGY ENRG PREL AORC KNNP IAEA CG SF
08PRETORIA325SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 7 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Industrial Policy to Receive Infusion of Funds - SA to Fast-Track Investment Process - Mbeki Outlines ICT Priorities - SARB Emphasizes Gr [...]		2008-02-15 12:28:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP
08PRETORIA327NOTIFICATION RE AUTHORIZATION TO ENGAGE NRO
[...] (SBU) DCM provided reftel notification to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Deputy Director General Abdul Minty by telephone at 21:50 local (14:50 EST) on 14 February. Minty had no substantive reaction, but expressed appreciation for the information and noted he had seen the CNN coverage of [...]		2008-02-15 14:07:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTSPA PREL MARR SF
08PRETORIA328SA - THE BAD BOYS OF THE EU EPA NEGOTIATIONS?
[...] (C) Summary. South Africa is refusing to enter into the European Union - Southern African Development Community's Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA),even though all four other Southern African Customs Union countries have initialed the interim EPA. While South Africa blames EU negotiating [...]		2008-02-15 14:09:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD SF
08PRETORIA330ZUMA CONTINUES TO FIGHT CORRUPTION CHARGES
[...] (C) SUMMARY. ANC President (and national presidential hopeful) Jacob Zuma is pulling out all stops in his effort to avoid prosecution for corruption, filing two cases with the Constitutional Court and personally traveling to Mauritius to try to block the handover of documents to South African [...]		2008-02-15 15:51:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS SF
08PRETORIA342NEW ANC LEADERSHIP NOT NECESSARILY MORE LEFT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Despite media portrayals of a newly-elected "left-leaning" ANC, the new National Executive Committee (NEC) is no more left-leaning than the previous one under Mbeki's ANC presidency, according to Neva Makgetla, an economic advisor in the presidency, and Michael Sachs, one of Fina [...]		2008-02-20 09:39:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR SF
08PRETORIA348MDC TREASURER BENNETT SAYS PARTY WILL "SHOCK THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Treasurer Roy Bennett claimed that support for the MDC is growing and that the party will "shock the world" in the March 29 presidential and parliamentary elections. Bennett says he has raised "significant" funds for the party in recent weeks [...]		2008-02-21 09:08:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM ZI SF
08PRETORIA351OIL AND GAS PATCH FEELS THE BLUES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Oil/gas industry players and observers in South Africa criticize what they perceive as the SAG's arbitrary "taking" of pre-existing rights under exploration and production contracts. However, most are not prepared to "walk", having made significant investment, and are therefore [...]		2008-02-21 13:09:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET EMIN SENV AMGT SF
08PRETORIA352NOTIFICATION RE ENGAGEMENT OF NRO SATELLITE
[...] No summary [...]		2008-02-21 13:53:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTSPA PREL MARR SF
08PRETORIA371SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 7 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Budget Unveiled - Rand Weakens After Budget Speech - SA Looks to Indian Skills Development Model - SA Launches Diaspora Networking Progra [...]		2008-02-25 05:51:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP
08PRETORIA375ANGLICAN CHURCH AND IDASA TO SEND 'UNOFFICIAL'
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Both the Anglican Church and South African think-tank Institute for Democracy in South Africa (IDASA) will send unofficial observers to monitor the March 29 Zimbabwean elections. The Church will send an initial team of 10 trained observers to assess the election environment, fol [...]		2008-02-25 13:11:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM ZI SF
08PRETORIA38MDC'S BENNETT HOPEFUL ON ANC CHANGES
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The MDC is hopeful that the election of Jacob Zuma as ANC President will lead to changes in South Africa's policy toward Zimbabwe, according to MDC Treasurer Roy Bennett. MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai recently met with South African Community Party (SACP) leader Blade Nzimande, a [...]		2008-01-08 14:47:00Embassy PretoriaSECRETPREL SF ZI
08PRETORIA381South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]		2008-02-26 10:15:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
08PRETORIA386SALDANHA: RED AND GREEN PORT MOVES IRON ORE AND CRUDE OIL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: South Africa's Saldanha Port processes increasing quantities of bulk commodities iron ore and crude oil, aiming to build up its volumes through a significant expansion, given demand for iron ore in China and elsewhere. Development in and around the Western Cape Saldanha Port h [...]		2008-02-26 12:32:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT ENRG EPET EMIN ELTN SENV SF
08PRETORIA4 BIOTECH OUTREACH ACTIVITY REPORT
[...] (U) Summary: From September 15-28, 2007, FAS/Pretoria hosted Thomas C. Nesbitt, Outreach and Communications Specialist/Biotechnology Regulatory Service(BRS)/ Animal Plant Health Inspection Service(APHIS)/USDA to undertake biotechnology outreach activities funded by the Department of State's Bu [...]		2008-01-02 08:03:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD SENV SF
08PRETORIA407SECRETARY'S MESSAGE TO FORMIN DLAMINI-ZUMA ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]		2008-02-28 09:22:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC IR SF
08PRETORIA418ZIMBABWEAN EXILES NCUBE AND MASIYIWA UPBEAT ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Prominent exiled Zimbabwean businessmen Trevor Ncube and Strive Masiyiwa agreed that the upcoming March 29 elections offered opportunities for political change in Zimbabwe, but differed on the electoral prospects for independent presidential candidate Simba Makoni. Ncube, a stro [...]		2008-02-28 16:21:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM SF ZI
08PRETORIA419ZIMBABWEAN EXILES NCUBE AND MASIYIWA UPBEAT ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Prominent exiled Zimbabwean businessmen Trevor Ncube and Strive Masiyiwa agreed that the upcoming March 29 elections offered opportunities for political change in Zimbabwe, but differed on the electoral prospects for independent presidential candidate Simba Makoni. Ncube, a stro [...]		2008-02-28 17:28:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM SF ZI
08PRETORIA420SOUTH AFRICA DISCUSSING UNSCR ON FDLR
[...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs Acting Director, United Nations (Political) Directorate Simon Cardy told PolOff February 28 that South Africa is discussing internally the idea of a UNSCR on the FDLR (ref A). The French Embassy delivered a demarche on the same issue February 27, and provided [...]		2008-02-29 09:11:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC CG RW SF
08PRETORIA421DEMARCHE ON SOMALI PIRACY DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]		2008-02-29 09:11:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC SO SF
08PRETORIA425SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 9 of U.S. Embassy PretoriaQs South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Textile Sector Seeks Survival Aid - SA-EU Trade Row Puts Customs Union at Risk - U.S. Trade with Sub-Saharan Africa Increases - GDP Growt [...]		2008-02-29 12:35:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP
08PRETORIA428SOUTH AFRICA OUTLINES NEW BURUNDI PEACE PLAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At a February 22-23 South African Government (SAG)-sponsored seminar, Facilitator Charles Nqakula and Special Envoy Kingsley Mamabolo outlined SAG plans to reinvigorate its Burundi mediation through creation of a "Political Directorate" that would include the Government of Buru [...]		2008-02-29 17:02:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KDEM BY SF
08PRETORIA440WESTINGHOUSE STILL IN THE GAME AFTER SARKOZY SPLASH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: French President Nicholas Sarkozy led a senior commercial delegation on his state visit to South Africa February 28-29. He succeeded in catalyzing a media campaign of announcements of French cooperation and deals focused on the troubled energy sector, thereby seeking to advanc [...]		2008-03-04 10:45:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY BEXP PREL KNNP SF FR
08PRETORIA448VAN ECK SAYS FNL-SAG TIES IMPROVED, PROGRESS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Relations between the South African Facilitation and the Burundi rebel movement the Palipehutu-FNL are improved, albeit fragile, according to South African-based Burundi analyst and informal FNL advisor Jan van Eck. Although the FNL is the only rebel group outside the peace proc [...]		2008-03-05 09:10:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR SF BY
08PRETORIA454SADC-PF DENIED ACCREDIDATION TO OBSERVE ZIMBABWE
[...] (SBU) The Government of Zimbabwe has refused to accredit the SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC-PF) as observers for the March 29 Zimbabwe elections. In an 04 March letter to Pretoria-based regional USAID Director, SADC-PF Secretary General Kasuka Mutukwa reported that the Government of Zimbabwe [...]		2008-03-05 14:07:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KDEM ZI SF
08PRETORIA455NUCLEAR JSCNEC MEETING POSTPONED AGAIN - HOPE FOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Department of Minerals and Energy (DME) Chief Director: Nuclear informed Embassy that the bilateral Joint Standing Committee on Nuclear Energy Cooperation (JSCNEC) planned for June in South Africa would unfortunately have to be postponed because of the overwhelming distrac [...]		2008-03-05 16:08:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY KNNP PREL BEXP SF
08PRETORIA468PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE PROVIDES FURTHER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In yet another blow to the embattled Directorate of Special Operations, also known as the Scorpions, the parliamentary Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence (JSCI) has released a report that criticizes the Scorpions for intelligence gathering, among other things, and for puttin [...]		2008-03-07 08:48:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KDEM SF
08PRETORIA474SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 10 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Outlook for SA's Economy Weakens - High Marks for Economic Freedom - Vehicle Sales Fall on Higher Interest Rates - Eskom' French Kiss - [...]		2008-03-07 12:56:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP
08PRETORIA475MAMABOLO SAYS FNL AND GOB ON BOARD WITH PEACE PLAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Government of Burundi (GOB) and the Palipehutu-FNL (FNL) fully endorse the South African "Programme of Action" to conclude the FNL peace process in 2008, according to DFA Great Lakes Envoy Kingsley Mamabolo. Mamabolo, who just returned from meetings in Dar es Salaam and Buju [...]		2008-03-07 13:17:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL BY SF
08PRETORIA482ZIMBABWE ELECTIONS: SOUTH AFRICA TO SEND 50
[...] (C) SUMMARY. South Africa will deploy approximately 50 election observers to Zimbabwe as part of the SADC delegation. Angola, as chair of the SADC Troika, will lead the SADC delegation, which the South African Government hopes will include at least 100 regional observers. Ambassador Kingsle [...]		2008-03-07 14:54:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM SF ZI
08PRETORIA483RESULTS FOR FY 2007 SOUTH AFRICA AMBASSADOR'S
[...] Per reftel request, U.S. Mission to South Africa implemented ten Special Self Help (SSH) projects during FY 2007. Following are the results for these projects: Total number of people benefited from SSH projects: 3,380 Of total, number of women: 945 Of total, number of men: 480 Of total, [...]		2008-03-07 15:14:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON SF
08PRETORIA504CHINA'S ENGAGEMENT: A SOUTH AFRICA VIEW
[...] Summary. According to Stellenbosch University's Centre for Chinese Studies Executive Director Martyn Davies, while the Western world views Africa as a "development burden", China sees Africa as a "commercial opportunity", which has focused China's strategy in developing a parallel market for [...]		2008-03-11 14:04:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV ENRG EMIN CH SF
08PRETORIA505SOUTH AFRICA'S BLACK MIDDLE CLASS: GROWING FAST,
[...] (SBU) Summary: South Africa's black middle class is growing rapidly, but definitions of "middle class" vary widely and the group may be smaller than many assume. Middle class blacks support the economic policies of Thabo Mbeki and have a strong attachment to the ANC. However, they are not [...]		2008-03-11 14:42:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV SF
08PRETORIA516SARKOZY AND MBEKI DISCUSS IRAN, MIDDLE EAST, G-8
[...] (C) During their February 28 meeting in Cape Town, French President Sarkozy and South African President Mbeki discussed the Iranian nuclear issue, the Middle East peace process, the situation in Darfur, and the "democratization" of international institutions, specifically the expansion of the [...]		2008-03-12 14:03:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL SF FR
08PRETORIA520SCENE-SETTER FOR CODEL LED BY SENATOR RICHARD
[...] (SBU) I warmly welcome the visit of your delegation to South Africa. My staff and I stand ready to do everything we can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, only a few months after Jacob Zuma defeated incumbent Thabo Mbeki as leader of [...]		2008-03-13 10:55:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON OTRA PGOV PREL SENV SF
08PRETORIA527ADVISOR SHAIK SAYS ZUMA NOT SUPPORTED BY PARTY;
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Recently-elected ANC President Jacob Zuma is not receiving support from the party, according to informal Zuma advisor Moe Shaik. Mbeki "cleared out" the ANC headquarters, leaving the "exhausted" Zuma with little support staff. The top six ANC leaders are not working "in harmony [...]		2008-03-13 14:59:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM SF
08PRETORIA548SOUTH AFRICA SUPPORTS FINAL PEACE EFFORT IN COMOROS
[...] (C) South Africa is involved in "one final effort" to resolve the Anjouan issue peacefully, according to Department of Foreign Affairs Chief Director Graham Maitland. Maitland confirmed to PolOff March 14 that South Africa had received a letter from Anjouan's Colonel Bacar promising to hold e [...]		2008-03-14 15:33:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL AU SF CN FR
08PRETORIA565Gold's Glitter is Fading in South Africa
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The South African gold mining industry has not been able to fully capitalize on record gold prices during 2007-2008. Gold mining was disrupted by a number of events, which have cost millions of dollars in lost production and export revenues. First, a power crisis came to a head [...]		2008-03-18 13:51:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN EPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ELAB SF
08PRETORIA576ANC DEPUTY PRESIDENT TO BE 'DEPLOYED' TO GOVERNMENT
[...] (SBU) The ANC's National Executive Committee (NEC) decided on 17 March to "deploy" ANC Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe to government in order to smooth the transition from current national President Thabo Mbeki to the next administration, which presumably will be led by new ANC President Ja [...]		2008-03-19 12:27:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS SF
08PRETORIA584SCENE-SETTER FOR CODEL LED BY CONGRESSMAN BARNEY
[...] (SBU) I warmly welcome the visit of your delegation to South Africa. My staff and I stand ready to do everything we can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, only a few months after Jacob Zuma defeated incumbent Thabo Mbeki as leader of [...]		2008-03-19 14:46:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON OTRA PGOV PREL SENV SF GH CV
08PRETORIA585IMPALA PLATINUM ON DOING BUSINESS IN ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Impala Platinum (Implats) Executive Director Les Paton told Energy Officer and Specialist on March 18 that Implats remains confident that they can continue successfully mining platinum in the Great Dyke in Zimbabwe via Zimplats (86.9 percent held by Implats, headquartered in Joha [...]		2008-03-19 14:46:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALEMIN ENRG EINV ETRD EPET PGOV ZI SF
08PRETORIA589SOUTH AFRICA AND INDIA STRENGTHEN ECONOMIC
[...] (C) Summary. India and South Africa have made major inroads in re-establishing ties and strengthening economic relations since 1995. Trade statistics, the number of joint ventures and the amount of foreign direct investment are all indicative of the rapid growth in economic relations, espe [...]		2008-03-20 08:48:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EINV IN SF
08PRETORIA598SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MARCH 20, 2008
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 12 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Civil Construction Boom - Increase in World Cup-Related Investments - Dubai Group Game for Investment - Cisco to Open Technical Skills Fa [...]		2008-03-20 13:28:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA604(S/NF) MASIYIWA PREDICTS MDC VICTORY IN ZIMBABWE
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai will win the March 29 election, predicted respected Zimbabwean businessman Strive Masiyiwa (strictly protect). The only question is the extent of ZANU-PF rigging and whether this might force a second round presidential poll. Masiyiwa downplayed th [...]		2008-03-20 14:50:00Embassy PretoriaSECRET//NOFORNPREL KDEM SF ZI
08PRETORIA605KZN ANC COMING TO TERMS WITH ZUMA'S TRIAL
[...] No summary [...]		2008-03-20 15:26:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV SF
08PRETORIA606SOUTH AFRICA OBSERVER HEAD SAYS SADC IN ZIMBABWE
[...] (SBU) The goal of the SADC election observation delegation is to "assist the Zimbabweans" to ensure the holding of "credible elections," according to the head of the South African component of the SADC delegation, Ambassador Kingsley Mamabolo. In press briefings on March 13 and 19, Mamabolo s [...]		2008-03-20 15:48:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM SF ZI
08PRETORIA609South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]		2008-03-25 09:44:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
08PRETORIA610KZN ANC COMING TO TERMS WITH ZUMA'S TRIAL BUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Members of the top three political parties in KwaZulu-Natal province, ANC President Jacob Zuma's stronghold, shared conflicting opinions with PolOff and Durban PolAsst on Zuma's performance thus far as ANC President and his future. Like other opposition parties, the Inkatha Freed [...]		2008-03-25 10:16:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV SF
08PRETORIA633FEW ZIMBABWEANS RETURNING HOME TO VOTE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Only a small number of Zimbabweans living in South Africa will return to Zimbabwe to vote in the March 29 election, according to Mathula Lusinga, a Zimbabwean exile community activist and head of a DFID-funded project on diaspora voting. The reasons vary: many Zimbabweans live [...]		2008-03-27 15:46:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL SF ZI
08PRETORIA638SOUTH AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE TRADE ON THE RISE
[...] (U) Summary: Economic ties between South Africa and Mozambique continue to strengthen. Trade between the countries has grown 65 percent since 2004 and the trade relationship is heavily in South Africa's favor. South Africa has been the largest foreign investor in Mozambique for more than a de [...]		2008-03-28 07:45:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV EPET ENRG PREL MZ SA
08PRETORIA639HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS TAKE WAIT AND SEE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On 27 March, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) held its last Interagency Contingency Planning meeting on Zimbabwe before the 29 March election. Everyone in the room agreed that a spontaneous mass exodus of Zimbabweans into neighboring countries is the least likel [...]		2008-03-28 10:43:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL ZI SF EAID
08PRETORIA640IMPLEMENTATION OF FINANCIAL PROVISIONS OF UNSCR
[...] (C) Reftel demarches were delivered by Deputy Economic Counselor to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Deputy Director (UNSC) Simon Cardy on March 28. 2. (C) Cardy said that the content of UNSCR 1803 would be notified to concerned South African government departments (including the Natio [...]		2008-03-28 11:27:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETRD IR KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV SF
08PRETORIA642MASIYIWA ALLY LOBBYING ZUMA TO BE TOUGH ON ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) African National Congress (ANC) President Jacob Zuma reportedly said that the ANC is "fed up" with President Mugabe, according to Embassy contact and Zimbabwean businessman Strive Masiyiwa. Masiyiwa told Ambassador McGee (speaking by conference call),PolCounselor and PolOff that one of M [...]		2008-03-28 13:33:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM ZI SF
08PRETORIA643CALL FOR PROSECUTION OF ZIMBABWE POLICE FOR CRIMES
[...] (SBU) The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) has publicly called on the South African National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to investigate and prosecute Zimbabwean security officials for crimes against humanity. According to Nicole Fritz, Executive Director of SALC, South Africa's Implem [...]		2008-03-28 13:43:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL KAWC SF ZI
08PRETORIA644XENOPHOBIC ATTACKS ON RISE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Over the past month, South Africa has experienced a spate of violent attacks against foreigners, especially Zimbabweans living in informal settlements just outside the capitol city of Pretoria. Xenophobia is not new to South Africa, but has been growing over the past couple of ye [...]		2008-03-28 15:56:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV SF
08PRETORIA653SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MARCH 28, 2008
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 13 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - CPIX Soars - Employment Up 0.8% - Heineken to Open Brewery in SA - Nissan Expands Truck Production Facility - Concerns about Electricity [...]		2008-03-31 06:04:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA66MBEKI AVOIDS FIRST ANC NEC MEETING; ZUMA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In its first meeting since newly-elected ANC President Jacob Zuma's victory at Polokwane, the new ANC National Executive Committee elected a National Working Committee comprised almost entirely of core Zuma supporters that collectively are more leftist and less experienced than [...]		2008-01-11 13:48:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM SF
08PRETORIA666SOUTH AFRICA WATCHING ZIMBABWE ELECTIONS CLOSELY
[...] No summary [...]		2008-03-31 15:16:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM ZI SF
08PRETORIA677SOUTH AFRICAN BANKS AND THE ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING
[...] (C) Summary: South African banks have implemented extensive money-laundering controls since the Financial Intelligence Centre Act was passed in 2001. The major banks now employ large anti-money-laundering staffs and use sophisticated software to identify suspicious transactions. They also f [...]		2008-04-02 06:35:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV PTER SF
08PRETORIA704SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER APRIL 4, 2008
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 14 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - SA Achieves a 0.9 % Budget Surplus - Manufacturing Activity Dips to Near-Five-Year Low - Trade Deficit Narrows, But Outlook Still Negative [...]		2008-04-04 14:39:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA724South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]		2008-04-07 15:43:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
08PRETORIA727ZUMA ADVISOR APPEARS AT A LOSS REGARDING ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On 7 April Mo Shaik, one of ANC President Jacob Zuma's advisors, met with PolOff to discuss current thinking within the Zuma camp regarding the Zimbabwe crisis. Contrary to media hype surrounding Jacob Zuma's meeting with MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai on 7 April, Shaik portrayed th [...]		2008-04-08 12:38:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV SF ZI
08PRETORIA729ZUMA ADVISOR TRIES TO LOWER EXPECTATIONS ON
[...] (C) On 08 April, ANC President Zuma advisor Mo Shaik told PolOff that the international community should not expect ANC President Jacob Zuma to resolve the Zimbabwe crisis. When PolOff mentioned that the extensive media coverage surrounding MDC Leader Morgan Tsvangirai's 07 April meeting with [...]		2008-04-08 15:04:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM SF
08PRETORIA73FAA INTERNATIONAL AVIATION SAFETY ASSESSMENT
[...] (U) Summary. Post delivered results of the FAA International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) to South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) officials on January 7, 2008 (reftel). Economic Counselor used the opportunity to discuss continued civil aviation cooperation including logistics f [...]		2008-01-14 11:57:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAIR SF
08PRETORIA737GAUTRAIN CEO PROVIDES UPDATE ON ITS RAPID RAIL PROJECT
[...] (U) Summary. Gautrain CEO Jack van der Merwe outlined strategic objectives and current project developments for the Gauteng Province's new rapid rail project at the National Press Club on April 1, 2008. Van der Merwe expected the first-phase of the project to be completed in time for the 2010 [...]		2008-04-09 11:49:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ELTN EIND EINV SF
08PRETORIA739POSSIBLE PRESIDENTIAL PARDON IN WORKS FOR ZUMA
[...] (C) During reftel discussion on 08 April, Mo Shaik received a phone call from SAG Ambassador to the U.S. Welile Nhlapo while sitting with PolOff. He told Ambassador Nhlapo, whom he called "Comrade Willie," that he understood Nhlapo would be the point man for the "issue." Later on in their co [...]		2008-04-09 12:56:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KCRM KJUS SF
08PRETORIA740SAG OFFICIAL FAVORS TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT IN
[...] (C) DFA's Great Lakes Special Envoy Ambassador Kingsley Mamabolo, who headed South Africa's SADC election observation team in Zimbabwe, expressed frustration to PolCouns and PolOff on 08 April about the current Zimbabwe crisis. He started the conversation with the admission that "it looks bad [...]		2008-04-09 12:56:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM SF ZI
08PRETORIA744AUSTRALIAN ASSESSMENT OF ZIMBABWE DEVELOPMENTS
[...] (C) Acting Australian High Commissioner Jane Lambert (protect) on 08 April called PolOff to share the points she planned to make to her Foreign Minister, who was expected to call later that afternoon for a Zimbabwe update. Lambert said she would emphasize that her contact within the MDC told [...]		2008-04-09 16:14:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM SF ZI
08PRETORIA756 Explosive Growth of Dual TB-HIV Infection in South Africa
[...] (U) Summary: South Africa (SA) is experiencing explosive twin epidemics of HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis (TB). The HIV epidemic in SA is fuelling the rise of an exploding TB epidemic since individuals infected with HIV are much more susceptible to TB and other serious infections. Poor diagnosi [...]		2008-04-10 13:16:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI TBIO SENV EAID PGOV KHIV KSCA ZU SF
08PRETORIA758ESKOM/SAG IMPROVISE RATHER THAN STRATEGIZE ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: South Africa continues to grapple with its short- and long-term power crunch as it approaches three months from its January 24 nadir when state power supplier Eskom cut off electricity to mines and large industrial consumers. Eskom is implementing rationing plans and imposing sc [...]		2008-04-10 13:45:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET EMIN EINV SF
08PRETORIA763SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER APRIL 11, 2008
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 15 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Reserve Bank Lifts Repo Rate - Surprise Surge in Factory Output - Eskom Defends Hikes as Predictions Were Off - Even State Housing Projec [...]		2008-04-11 09:14:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA768MAKONI ALLEGEDLY BEING APPROACHED BY BOTH MDC AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Prominent Johannesburg-based Zimbabwean businessman and publisher Trevor Ncube on 10 April told PolOff that presidential candidate Simba Makoni is being approached by both the MDC and some members of both ZANU-PF and the security services to join their camps, but did not reveal in [...]		2008-04-11 13:15:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV SF ZI
08PRETORIA772008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - SOUTH AFRICA
[...] (U) In response to Ref A, this cable presents post's 2008 Investment Climate Statement for South Africa. This is also Chapter 6 of the 2008 Country Commercial Guide for South Africa. 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT Chapter 6 Investment Climate Statement FY 2008 6.1 Openness to Foreign Investment The [...]		2008-01-15 08:08:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR SF
08PRETORIA771ZUMA WARNS OF CRISIS ON ZIMBABWE
[...] (U) On 10 April, ANC President Jacob Zuma addressed the Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry's annual dinner. While not the focus of his remarks, Zuma specifically took up the issue of Zimbabwe. Laughing incredulously at one point, he said "all things we never thought of are happening in Z [...]		2008-04-11 15:15:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ECON SF ZI
08PRETORIA774SOUTH AFRICA-RUSSIAN TRADE: ROOM FOR EXPANSION
[...] (U) Summary. Russia and South Africa have identified each other as important emerging economies, but bilateral trade flows remain minimal. Foreign direct investment between the two countries lingers behind South Africa's other major economic partners. South Africa has shifted its trade di [...]		2008-04-14 08:55:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EINV RS SF
08PRETORIA775BURUNDI PEACE PROCESS STALLED
[...] (C) DFA Special Envoy to the Great Lakes, Kingsley Mamabolo, expressed frustration to PolCouns and PolOff on 8 April about Burundi's stalled peace process. Only a month ago, Mamabolo was upbeat about negotiations, believing the FNL was serious about the peace process (reftel). Mamabolo now a [...]		2008-04-14 12:55:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL BY SF
08PRETORIA781DE BEERS - REFORMED EX-MONOPOLIST AS MARKET LEADER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: De Beers remains committed to South Africa, even as the former diamond cartel company has adopted significant strategic changes and has rationalized its business in South Africa. The diamond company's processing and marketing headquarters is situated in its historical capital [...]		2008-04-14 14:27:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN ENRG EPET EINV SF
08PRETORIA782NO NEW FUNDING FOR SOUTH AFRICA/CONGO BINATIONAL
[...] (U) Amid concerns that South Africa has not lived up to its promises to fund projects agreed to during past binational commissions, President Mbeki on 2-3 April hosted Congolese President Kabila in Pretoria for the 5th South Africa-DRC Bi-National Commission. Press reports note that the two c [...]		2008-04-14 14:39:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID SF CG
08PRETORIA787ZIMBABWE NEXT STEPS: INTERNATIONAL CONSENSUS MAY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On 10 April, PolOff attended a conference entitled, "Building International Consensus on Zimbabwe," during which diplomats, academics, and Zimbabwean civil society members shared similar interpretations of the 29 March election, but differed on a way forward. While everyone agr [...]		2008-04-15 13:15:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV SF ZI
08PRETORIA799FNL FEELS SHUT OUT
[...] (C) On 10 April, FNL-insider Jan Van Eck expressed concern to PolOff about stalled negotiations between the FNL rebels, the SAG, and the GoB, describing the entire Burundi facilitiation process as "hostile." Van Eck, who said he talks to the FNL by phone almost everyday, said that the good wi [...]		2008-04-15 16:18:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL BY SF
08PRETORIA812MDC UNDECIDED ABOUT RUNOFF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. MDC advisor Kathi Walters (strictly protect) told PolOff on 15 April that MDC Leader Morgan Tsvangirai is still in Johannesburg, having received death threats. She does not believe Tsvangirai is afraid to go back, but could not say if or when he was going to return. Today, Tsvan [...]		2008-04-16 15:03:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KHUM KDEM SF ZI
08PRETORIA820AMBASSADOR REQUEST TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST ZIMBABWEAN
[...] (C) As you may be aware, there is currently a Chinese vessel outside the port of Durban carrying six containers of small arms ammunition, mortar ammunition, and mortar tubes. The containers are consigned to the Zimbabwean Air Force. I understand that technically the shipment is legal. Accordi [...]		2008-04-17 15:16:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SF ZI
08PRETORIA821EUROPE COURTS ZUMA
[...] (C) According to press reports, ANC President Jacob Zuma will travel to London, Paris, and Berlin during the last week of April. A French diplomat told PolOff on 11 April that Zuma was originally invited to France by the French equivalent of South Africa's Business Council, but will now also [...]		2008-04-18 05:57:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SF UK DE
08PRETORIA840PROPOSED LANGUAGE FOR AGREEMENT ON NUCLEAR R&D
[...] Action Request in paragraph 5. 2. The Embassy has received diplomatic note FA3/D8 dated April 17, 2008 from the DFA with a proposed change to one paragraph in the IP Annex for the draft US - SA Agreement on Cooperation in R&D in Nuclear Energy. The text of the diplomatic note is as follo [...]		2008-04-21 13:36:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY KNNP PREL SF
08PRETORIA859SOUTH AFRICA WRITES OFF CUBA'S DEBT
[...] (C) Summary. The South African government has written off nearly one billion rand (about $130 million) of Cuban debt. The government does not believe that Cuba is able to meet its obligation in the foreseeable future. The South African Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) pressed Cabine [...]		2008-04-23 12:39:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EFIN CU SF
08PRETORIA881SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER APRIL 25, 2008
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 17 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - CPIX at Double Digits - SA Runs Risk of Sub-prime Contagion, Standard & Poor's Warns - Golden Oldies Give JSE Vintage Edge - SA Canc [...]		2008-04-25 12:01:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA906AFRICA ELECTRICITY CONGRESS - LIGHTING THE DARK
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: State power supplier Eskom and the South African Energy Minister used the recent Africa Power & Electricity Congress as yet another opportunity to highlight plans to augment demand side management and increase energy efficiency as short term methods to address the South African [...]		2008-04-30 09:16:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET EMIN EINV SF
08PRETORIA908SOUTH AFRICA-BRAZIL TRADE: THE WEAKEST LINK IN
[...] (U) Summary. Brazil and South Africa's economic relations, although growing, are still comparatively small. South Africa and Brazil have already formed the trilateral India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Forum, established closer trade ties through the Southern African Customs Union (SACU)-Merc [...]		2008-04-30 11:19:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EINV BR SF
08PRETORIA918SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER APRIL 30, 2008
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 18 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Mboweni Warns on Inflation - Prices Start to Slip as Property Boom Ends - Government Infrastructure Spending Expected to Drive Grow [...]		2008-04-30 14:55:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA921MDC LEADERSHIP GROWING DISCONNECTED FROM HOME
[...] (C) SUMMARY. MDC Advisor Kathi Walther (protect) on 30 April revealed to PolOff that the Johannesburg-based MDC leadership does not have a concrete plan for moving ahead, is growing alienated from MDC members in Harare, and is suffering from serious cash flow problems. The MDC leadership beli [...]		2008-05-02 10:37:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL SF ZI
08PRETORIA934OECD ENHANCED ENGAGEMENT WITH SOUTH AFRICA
[...] (SBU) Summary: OECD Deputy Secretary General Thelma Askey briefed the Pretoria contact group on April 25 on OECD Enhanced Engagement with South Africa, one of five designated target countries with the possibility of leading ultimately to membership. South Africa has expressed strong interest [...]		2008-05-05 10:24:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALOECD ECON EINV PREL SF
08PRETORIA937DOT DEPUTY SECRETARY VISIT TO SOUTH AFRICA, APRIL 12-16,
[...] (U) Summary. Deputy Secretary of Transportation Admiral Thomas Barrett led the U.S. delegation to the first African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Transport and Trade Forum in South Africa April 12-16. The delegation met with a wide range of transport sector officials and industry represent [...]		2008-05-05 12:12:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAID EAIR ELTN EWWT EIND EINV SF LI KE
08PRETORIA950MISSION OUTREACH ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT FREEDOM
[...] No summary [...]		2008-05-06 15:51:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL SF ZI
08PRETORIA951SAG SENDS TEAM TO INVESTIGATE VIOLENCE IN ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) PolOff received identical readouts from Swedish and Irish diplomats who visited DFA Director: Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Tanzania Edward Xolisa Makaya separately on 06 May regarding the SAG's current position on Zimbabwe. Both diplomats said that they were told that the SA [...]		2008-05-06 16:41:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL SF ZI
08PRETORIA966MDC LEADER ALLEGEDLY RETURNING TO HARARE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. After traveling for most of the past month, MDC Leader Morgan Tsvangirai will finally return to Harare on 10 May to address the nation, lay out signposts, and start a "victory/campaign" tour, according to Institute for Democracy in South Africa analyst Sydney Masamvu and a British [...]		2008-05-07 14:53:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL KDEM KHUM ZI
08PRETORIA972South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]		2008-05-08 08:35:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
08PRETORIA982SAG PREPARES ELECTRICITY SUMMIT AS WAY OUT OF
[...] (SBU) Summary. There are big hopes for the South African Government/ANC-convened electricity summit of stake-holders on May 16. Hoped-for outcomes include high-level leadership and consensus on the way forward out of the power crisis, including consensus on power tariffs and the use of load [...]		2008-05-09 08:53:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET EMIN EINV SF
08PRETORIA983PEER REVIEW MAKING LITTLE PROGRESS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ross Herbert met with PolOffs to discuss his new book, "The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM): Lessons from the Pioneers," which examines APRM's pitfalls and yet to be unleashed potential, nearly six years after its formal adoption. The APRM's intent of fostering good gover [...]		2008-05-09 08:55:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KDEM AU SF
08PRETORIA997MDC LEADERSHIP DELAYS RETURN TO HARARE AMIDST
[...] (C) SUMMARY. MDC Leader Morgan Tsvangirai's return to Harare will now be delayed until at least Sunday 11 May due to increased security concerns for not only Tsvangirai, but also MDC Spokesperson Tendai Biti. At least one SAG official, however, doubts that Tsvangirai will return anytime soon [...]		2008-05-09 15:06:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL SF ZI
08PRETORIA998 Alarming AIDS Statistics, But Are They Valid?
[...] (U) Summary: South African media reported on Sunday May 4 that new HIV statistics attributed to the Development Bank of South Africa (DBSA) revealed that 2 million more South Africans are HIV-infected than present estimates show. The report also claimed that these statistics are more reliabl [...]		2008-05-09 15:11:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI TBIO SENV EAID PGOV KHIV KSCA ZU SF
09PRETORIA100 PRETORIA'S PROPOSAL FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY FUNDS
[...] Summary: Embassy Pretoria's proposal for the FY 2009 Biotechnology Outreach Strategy Fund requests funding to bring two experts in the subject matter to South Africa to meet with regulators, academia, consumers, and legislators on currently relevant topics such as regulation of stacked genes, [...]		2009-01-20 14:10:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD KPAO PREL SENV SF TBIO
09PRETORIA1004GOSS REPRESENTATIVES TALK POLITICS AND SOUTH
[...] (C) Summary: Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS) Southern Africa Liaison Office representatives delivered a message to Poloff intended to "counteract Khartoum's propaganda." They discussed the political situation in Sudan and South Africa's role. They are optimistic about South Africa's engag [...]		2009-05-18 15:57:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL SF SU
09PRETORIA1005A/S CARSON DISCUSSES ZIMBABWE WITH TSVANGIRAI AND
[...] No summary [...]		2009-05-18 17:19:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SF
09PRETORIA1007PART 2 OF 3: A LOOK AT JACOB ZUMA'S CABINET
[...] (SBU) President Jacob Zuma finalized his Cabinet appointments on May 10, modifying several existing ministries and creating a few new ones. Below are short biographies for each of the newly appointed ministers and deputies. This is the second of three cables looking at each of the Cabinet a [...]		2009-05-19 12:39:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM ASEC SF PGOV
09PRETORIA1009SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY
[...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Briefings Newsletter, May 2009, Volume 4, Number 5, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- Scientists Develop New Carbon Emission Reduction Process -- South Afri [...]		2009-05-19 14:53:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV SOCI ETRD SF
09PRETORIA1017South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]		2009-05-20 08:29:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
09PRETORIA1018CUBA: SOUTH AFRICA REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE
[...] No summary [...]		2009-05-20 08:31:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL CU SF
09PRETORIA1029PART 3 OF 3: A LOOK AT JACOB ZUMA'S CABINET
[...] (SBU) President Jacob Zuma finalized his Cabinet appointments on May 10, modifying several existing ministries and creating a few new ones. Below are short biographies for each of the newly appointed ministers and deputies. This is the third of three cables looking at each of the Cabinet ap [...]		2009-05-20 15:12:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM ASEC SF PGOV
09PRETORIA103SAG APPROVES RETURN OF U.S.-ORIGIN SPENT FUEL
[...] No summary [...]		2009-01-21 06:23:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY KNNP PREL BEXP IAEA SF
09PRETORIA1031DEMARCHE DELIVERED: URGENT NEED TO PROMOTE SOMALIA
[...] (C) Summary: Poloff delivered reftel points on Somalia and Eritrea to Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRC) Deputy Director Phindile Xaba on May 20, 2009. Xaba acknowledged that Eritrea's public actions, including not recognizing Somalia's Transitional Federal Governme [...]		2009-05-20 15:52:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL PTER EAID ER SO SF
09PRETORIA1033VODACOM COURT DECISION PROVIDES TEMPORARY REASSURANCE TO
[...] (SBU) Summary. Vodacom listed its shares on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) on May 18 after legal actions by the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and ICT regulator the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) failed to stop the unbundling of state-contr [...]		2009-05-21 07:43:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS ELAB EIND EINV EINT PGOV PREL USTR SF
09PRETORIA1046SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MAY 22, 2009
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 21 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Moody's Upbeat on South Africa's Growth after 'Brief' Recession - Strong Vote of Confidence as Largest South African Bond is Snapped [...]		2009-05-22 11:04:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA1054SCENE SETTER FOR CODEL WATSON'S MAY 26-31, 2009
[...] (SBU) Charge La Lime warmly welcomes the visit of your delegation to South Africa. The Mission stands ready to do everything it can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, following South Africa's fourth successful democratic election o [...]		2009-05-22 12:44:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON ETRD EINV SF
09PRETORIA1055SCENE SETTER FOR CODEL PAYNE'S MAY 26-29, 2009,
[...] (SBU) Charge La Lime warmly welcomes the visit of your delegation to South Africa. The Mission stands ready to do everything it can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, following South Africa's fourth successful democratic election o [...]		2009-05-22 12:44:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON ETRD EINV SF
09PRETORIA1063FORMER MININSTER OF EDUCATION NAMED NEW MININSTER OF
[...] (U) Summary: Newly-elected President Jacob Zuma has appointed former Minister of Education Naledi Pandor as the new Minister for Science and Technology. Long-standing Deputy Minister Derek Andre Hanekom remains in place, as do key officials in the quasi-governmental S&T entities. No major c [...]		2009-05-27 08:19:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV SOCI ETRD SF
09PRETORIA1072SAG NOTES TO SECSTATE REQUESTING SUPPORT FOR MINTY
[...] On May 26, Post received two official letters from the former and the current Ministers of the Department of Foreign Affairs (newly renamed "Department of International Relations and Cooperation"),urging Secretary Clinton to support the candidacy of Ambassador Abdul Samad Minty for the positi [...]		2009-05-29 09:25:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV SF
09PRETORIA1078SOUTH AFRICA FY07 SPECIAL SELF HELP (SSH) STATUS REPORT
[...] Summary: In FY07, Embassy Pretoria selected ten projects for the Ambassador's Special Self-Help Program with total allocations of USD 100,000. Nine of the projects are ongoing and performing satisfactorily in providing social and economic services to the vulnerable populations of the affected [...]		2009-05-29 09:43:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON SF
09PRETORIA1103FREEDOM FRONT PLUS YOUTH LEADER BARELY HANGING ON
[...] (SBU) Freedom Front Plus Youth League leader Cornelius van Rensburg offered his version of why he was suspended after criticizing party leader Pieter Mulder's decision to join President Jacob Zuma's Cabinet on May 10. Van Rensburg sees little hope for resuming his position -- he has retained [...]		2009-06-02 14:20:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM ASEC SF PGOV
09PRETORIA1118SCENESETTER FOR DUSTR MARANTIS VISIT TO SOUTH
[...] (SBU) Charge La Lime warmly welcomes the visit of your delegation to South Africa. The Mission stands ready to do everything it can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, following South Africa's fourth successful democratic election o [...]		2009-06-03 16:33:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EIND ETRD SF
09PRETORIA1129ZUMA'S CABINET IS BRILLIANT POLITICALLY, BUT WILL
[...] (C) Newly elected President Jacob Zuma's Cabinet is settling in following the swearing in ceremony on May 11. Most political analysts and pundits have praised Zuma's selections -- lauding some for their managerial skills, some for their willingness to bring new ideas to government, and some f [...]		2009-06-04 15:20:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALKDEM ASEC SF PGOV
09PRETORIA1134DELTA AND SAA INCREASE SERVICE BETWEEN U.S. AND AFRICA TO
[...] (SBU) Summary. Charge La Lime hosted a lunch for Delta officials on May 14. Delta Southern Africa General Sales Manager Margaret Copeland and outsourced Cargo Manager Anne Sanders discussed Delta's expansion strategy in Africa and provided an update on the impact of the global economic crisis [...]		2009-06-05 14:03:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON EINV ETRD SF
09PRETORIA1135AIR CARGO TRADE GROWS AS AIRLINES EXPAND SERVICE BETWEEN
[...] (SBU) Summary. Charge La Lime hosted a lunch on May 14 for Delta officials and representatives of the Commercial, Consular, Economic, and Management sections of the mission. Delta Southern Africa General Sales Manager Margaret Copeland and outsourced Cargo Manager Anne Sanders provided an upd [...]		2009-06-05 14:03:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON EINV ETRD SOCI SNAR SF
09PRETORIA1139SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JUNE 5, 2009
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 22 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Zuma Lays Out Ambitious Program - Recession Adds More Strain to Motor Industry - Mboweni in Bid to Talk Down Currency - South Africa Re [...]		2009-06-05 15:09:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA1145FREE STATE STRUGGLES WITH GOLD GEOLOGY AND ILLEGAL MINERS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Gold-mining in the Free State Province is emblematic of broad challenges in profitably mining gold in South Africa. Controlling costs, managing labor, assuring safety and power, and exploiting remaining low-grade deposits are difficulties that have caused South Africa's product [...]		2009-06-08 10:31:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN ELAB ENRG KHIV SF
09PRETORIA1148SOUTHERN AFRICAN COUNTRIES SIGN ECONOMIC
[...] (SBU) Summary: Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, and Swaziland signed the interim EU-SADC Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) in Brussels on June 4. South Africa did not sign the EPA, nor did Angola or Namibia. The signing of the EPA has raised questions about the future of the Southern Afr [...]		2009-06-08 14:37:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND EINT SF
09PRETORIA1190SOUTH AFRICA LIKELY TO RAISE SOME TARIFFS IN
[...] (C) Summary: South Africa is likely to raise "a few" tariffs to WTO-bound levels in response to the global economic crisis, according to an official at the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Industrial policy will have greater prominence under President Jacob Zuma, as Trade and Industr [...]		2009-06-12 14:26:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD PGOV SF
09PRETORIA11912009 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND
[...] (U) Post confirms that there are no investment disputes or expropriation claims that would be candidates for inclusion in this report. 2. (U) Post point of contact is Trade and Investment Officer Ann Marie Chiappetta, chiappettaam@state.gov, 27-12-431-4343. LA LIME [...]		2009-06-15 07:11:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND ENIV KIDE SF
09PRETORIA1192SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JUNE 12, 2009
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 23 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - South Africa's Reserves Rise - No Tax Money to Bail Out Firms - Minister Confident South Africa Will Weather Recession - Indian Auto Ma [...]		2009-06-15 08:09:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA1246SOUTH AFRICA'S RESPONSE TO 2009 TIP REPORT
[...] (C) Summary: PolCouns and Poloffs met with the Department of International Cooperation's (DICO) Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Chief Director Pitso Montwedi and Deputy Director Raymond Sithole on June 15 to deliver the final text of the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report on South [...]		2009-06-19 14:49:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG
09PRETORIA1247SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JUNE 19, 2009
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 24 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Weak Exports Put Pressure on Current Account Deficit - Consumers Avoid Spending - Employment Outlook Still Weak - Zuma and Manuel Scold [...]		2009-06-19 14:55:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA1259THE STATUS OF SOUTH AFRICA'S MEGA-HYDROCARBON PROJECTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: South Africa is aiming at a number of mega-hydrocarbon projects, highlighted at a recent oil and gas conference. U.S. firm Forest Oil is very close to gaining its long-awaited production license for an offshore gas field in the Western Cape, which could alleviate regional power [...]		2009-06-23 11:53:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET EMIN EINV SENV SF
09PRETORIA1261Westinghouse China Manager Promotes Technology Transfer and
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Charge hosted a luncheon on June 17 for Westinghouse where the company's Technology Transfer and Localization Director for its China project show-cased Westinghouse's track record for technology transfer localization, and punctuality for its nuclear power plants under constru [...]		2009-06-23 11:53:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET EMIN EINV EIND ETRD SF CH
09PRETORIA1264BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END USE CHECK
[...] No summary [...]		2009-06-25 06:27:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC SF
09PRETORIA1266BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END USE CHECK
[...] No summary [...]		2009-06-25 06:28:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC SA SF
09PRETORIA1288SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE REGARDING
[...] (SBU) Summary. This cable responds to the items requested in paragraph four of Reftel A. Post delivered the demarche to South African Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DICO) Deputy Director of Maritme and Antarctic Policy Patrick Jacobs on May 7. Jacobs presented the req [...]		2009-06-26 13:41:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT ECON ETRD MARR PARM PREL PHSA KOMC SF
09PRETORIA129SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS LAUNCHES PROBE AFTER CREW IS BUSTED
[...] (SBU) Summary. South African Airways has launched a probe into the arrest of South African Airways crew members in London on suspicion of drug trafficking on January 20. The fifteen-member SAA crew, including three pilots, who were arrested in London and detained for 24 hours, has been releas [...]		2009-01-22 15:08:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON SF
09PRETORIA1293SOUTH AFRICAN HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (SBU) Embassy Pretoria has checked its files and finds no credible information regarding gross human rights abuses by the following officials who will attend the Criminal Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights at the Border training event in Durban July 20-24. Name: John Alwin Matroos [...]		2009-06-26 14:17:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM SF SOCI PREL
09PRETORIA131CHIEF JUSTICE WELCOMES USG INVOLVEMENT WITH NEWLY
[...] SUMMARY: Intermittent Legal Advisor (ILA) recently met with Chief Justice Pius Langa of the Constitutional Court, the highest court in South Africa, analogous to the U.S. Supreme Court. This meeting in Chief Justice Langa's chambers, was also attended by representatives of the United States [...]		2009-01-22 16:00:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM SF PHUM KWMN SOCI EAID PGOV
09PRETORIA1330HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH CRITICIZES SOUTH AFRICA'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On 24 June, the Institute for Security Studies hosted a debate on the role of human rights in South Africa's foreign policy under newly elected President Jacob Zuma. Keynote speakers included Ken Roth, Executive Director of Human Rights Watch in New York, who described South Afr [...]		2009-07-02 11:45:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL ZIM NI SF
09PRETORIA1343SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JULY 2, 2009
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 26 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Deficit Yawns Wider as Spending Accelerates and Revenues Decrease - Credit Growth Slows - Consumer Confidence Surprises - Moody's Says [...]		2009-07-02 15:35:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA1354NON-PAPER DELIVERED: IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1874
[...] (U) Econoff delivered reftel non-paper to Ms. NP Notutela, the Director of United Nations at the South African Department of International Relations and Cooperation on June 30. Ms. Notutela had no comment on the SAG position on the matter. Post will report any substantive responses septel. [...]		2009-07-06 09:53:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PARM PREL KNNP
09PRETORIA1356POLICE ARREST 244 ZIMBABWEAN MIGRANTS IN JOBURG
[...] On July 3 police in Johannesburg conducted a midnight raid of the area around the Central Methodist Church, arresting 344 mainly Zimbabweans sleeping in the street. Rights organizations condemned the police action as "heavy-handed" and "disproportionate" and promised to defend the detainees i [...]		2009-07-06 11:50:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PREF PHUM SF
09PRETORIA136SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JANUARY 23,
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 4 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Manuel: First Wave of Unemployment Being Seen in Africa - Retail Nosedive Raises Clamor for Big Rate Cut - Tata Increases Stake in Neotel [...]		2009-01-23 11:13:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA1376SOUTH AFRICA INITIATES SUNSET REVIEW OF
[...] (U) South Africa's International Trade Administration Commission provided post with notice that it has initiated a sunset review of the anti-dumping duties on acetaminophenol originating in or imported from the U.S. ITAC is currently in the process of contacting all known manufacturers of th [...]		2009-07-08 07:43:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD SF USTR
09PRETORIA1392HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH CRITICIZES SOUTH AFRICA'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On 24 June, the Institute for Security Studies hosted a debate on the role of human rights in South Africa's foreign policy under newly elected President Jacob Zuma. Keynote speakers included Ken Roth, Executive Director of Human Rights Watch in New York, who described South Afr [...]		2009-07-09 14:00:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL ZIM NI SF
09PRETORIA1409CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE SHAKEN BY LEADERSHIP RIFT
[...] (U) The Congress of the People (COPE),South Africa's newest parliamentary opposition party, was hit by two high-level resignations this week. Second Deputy President Lynda Odendaal and Head of Elections Simon Grindrod handed in their resignations to the national leadership. Both Odendaal an [...]		2009-07-10 16:00:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV SF
09PRETORIA1418"HAWKS" PRIORITY CRIMES POLICE UNIT LAUNCHED
[...] (SBU) Summary: Accompanied by a great deal of government-generated fanfare, the chief of South Africa's disbanded elite crime fighting unit, the "Scorpions," handed over pending investigation files to the newly appointed chief of a new elite crime-fighting unit organized within the South Afric [...]		2009-07-13 17:57:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KCRM KDEM SF
09PRETORIA1429South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]		2009-07-15 06:00:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
09PRETORIA1450A DIASPORA PERSPECTIVE ON ZIMBABWE POLITICAL
[...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Poloff on July 15, 2009, George Sibotshiwe, former spokesman for Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) President Morgan Tsvangirai and a Zimbabwean national residing in South Africa, provided his analysis of changing political dynamics in Zimbabwe. He said Tsvang [...]		2009-07-17 15:36:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PREL ZANU SF ZM
09PRETORIA1463SOUTH AFRICA RECEIVES AN A-CATEGORY CURRENCY RATING FROM
[...] No summary [...]		2009-07-20 14:50:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD BEXP KTDB SF
09PRETORIA1482SCENE-SETTER FOR SECRETARY OF STATE VISIT TO SOUTH
[...] (SBU) Charge La Lime warmly welcomes your visit to South Africa. The Mission stands ready to do everything it can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, following South Africa's fourth successful democratic election. 2. (SBU) The A [...]		2009-07-22 15:23:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD MCAP OVIP PGOV PREL SF EINV
09PRETORIA1495SOUTH AFRICAN ACADEMICS ASSESS 2009 ELECTION; LOOK
[...] (SBU) South African scholars agree that the 2009 election was one of the country's most important elections and argue the character and results of the poll hold clues to the future. At a seminar on July 21 to launch the newly published book, "Zunami: The 2009 South African Election," some of [...]		2009-07-24 10:38:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM ASEC SF PGOV
09PRETORIA1499GILL MARCUS APPOINTED SOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE BANK GOVERNOR
[...] Summary. South African President Jacob Zuma announced the appointment of ABSA Group Non-Executive Chairperson Gill Marcus as South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Governor on July 19, 2009. Born in 1949 to African National Congress (ANC) activist parents, Marcus went into exile in 1970 and joined [...]		2009-07-24 15:25:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD BEXP KTDB SF
09PRETORIA1500QUARTERLY REVIEW OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN ECONOMY WITH KEY
[...] (U) Summary: The global economy remained firmly in the grips of a recession in the first quarter of 2009, causing South Africa to record its first recession in 18 years. Declining export demand and lusterless prices of most export commodities acted as powerful brakes on South Africa's growth. [...]		2009-07-24 15:25:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD BEXP KTDB SF
09PRETORIA1513SOUTH AFRICA: 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: HIGH-LEVEL
[...] No summary [...]		2009-07-27 13:53:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA
09PRETORIA1519 AMBASSADOR ERIC GOOSBY'S MEETING WITH THE SOUTH AFRICAN
[...] Summary: On July 19, Office of Global AIDS Coordinator, Ambassador Eric Goosby met with recently appointed South African Minister of Health Aaron Motsoaledi. Minister Motsoaledi was accompanied by Department of Health Deputy Director General Yogan Pillay. The meeting took place on the margin [...]		2009-07-28 08:39:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO PGOV AMED KSTH KSCA KHIV SENV SF
09PRETORIA1537SOUTH AFRICA: DEMARCHE ON RESULTS OF U.S.-RUSSIA
[...] (U) Guidance Request. Please see paragraph four. Â [...]		2009-07-29 12:29:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV AORC KNNP MNUC PARM NPT RS SF
09PRETORIA1543SOUTH AFRICA: DEMARCHE ON RESULTS OF U.S.-RUSSIA
[...] (U) Guidance Request. Please see paragraph four. Â [...]		2009-07-30 06:45:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV AORC KNNP MNUC PARM NPT RS SF
09PRETORIA1551G/TIP AMBASSADOR LUIS CDEBACA'S JULY 6-10 VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) In his first country visit as G/TIP Director, Ambassador Luis CdeBaca met on July 6-7 and July 9-10 with South African government officials; police, prosecutors, and judges; civil society organizations and G/TIP grant recipients; and radio and newspaper reporters regarding the country's [...]		2009-07-31 07:48:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KTIP PHUM SF
09PRETORIA1560SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER JULY 26-AUGUST 1
[...] (SBU) This cable is our first weekly South Africa Political newsletter. It is written in partnership with Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, [...]		2009-07-31 15:28:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ELAB
09PRETORIA1573SAG CONFIRMS TRANSFERRED NUCLEAR MATERIAL SUBJECT
[...] The South African Government (SAG) Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DICO) confirmed that two shipments of U.S. obligated nuclear material transferred from EURATOM will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement for Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, responding [...]		2009-08-03 15:41:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP KSCA SF
09PRETORIA159South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]		2009-01-27 09:50:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
09PRETORIA1592South Africa: Demarche Request for Donor Support for
[...] Senior Agricultural Attache provided reftel demarche points to South Africa's Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DICO),Directorate of the Horn of Africa and Indian Ocean Islands, Mr. Gabriel P. Setlhoke, Director. 2. Mr. Setlhoke accepted the demarche on behalf of DICO, [...]		2009-08-04 15:09:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF DJ ER KE SO UG
09PRETORIA1613ZUMA HANDLING SOME ISSUES BETTER THAN OTHERS AFTER
[...] (SBU) President Jacob Zuma, barely in office 90 days, has faced a multitude of challenges so far in his tenure. He so far has been confronted with making tricky Cabinet and diplomatic appointments, dealing with striking doctors and municipal workers, and settling protests across the country [...]		2009-08-07 13:14:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALKJUS PGOV KDEM SF
09PRETORIA1614CAUTIOUS HOPES FOR ZUMA AMONG SOME SOUTH AFRICAN
[...] (SBU) South African civil society groups are cautiously optimistic about President Jacob Zuma, believing his promises of openness and meaningful dialogue will improve their working environment. Under former President Thabo Mbeki, many groups felt isolated from leadership and shut out from me [...]		2009-08-07 13:22:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM KIRF SA KJUS KDEM SF
09PRETORIA1615South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]		2009-08-07 14:04:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
09PRETORIA1618SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER AUGUST 2-AUGUST 8
[...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, o [...]		2009-08-07 16:37:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA163NO NEW PROTECTIONIST INVESTMENT PROPOSALS
[...] (SBU) Post is unaware of any new plans to restrict sovereign wealth fund investments or to impose other new investment barriers in South Africa since the November 15 G-20 summit in Washington. Post will report on any future protectionist moves by the SAG, should they occur. LA LIME [...]		2009-01-27 14:24:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EIND ETRD SF
09PRETORIA164COMMUNIQUE OF THE EXTRAORDINARY SUMMIT OF THE SADC
[...] The following is the text of the Final Communiqu of the Extraordinary Summit of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Heads of State and Government regarding the crisis in Zimbabwe held in Pretoria, South Africa on January 26-27, 2009. Heads of State from South Africa, Botswana, L [...]		2009-01-27 16:15:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PGOV PREL ZANU SF ZM
09PRETORIA1657SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER AUGUST 9-AUGUST 15
[...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, o [...]		2009-08-14 16:21:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA1694SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER AUGUST 16-AUGUST 22
[...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, o [...]		2009-08-24 06:42:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA1697SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ADVISOR ROBERT J.
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Gips warmly welcomes your visit to South Africa. The Mission stands ready to do everything it can to help make your trip a success. The Control Officers for the visit are Acting Political Counselor Madeline Seidenstricker and Energy Officer David Young, who can be reached at [...]		2009-08-24 08:03:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL IAEA KNNP ENRG SF
09PRETORIA1707South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]		2009-08-24 14:25:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
09PRETORIA1717SOUTH AFRICA'S NEW POLICE COMMISSIONER HITS THE
[...] (U) Summary: President Zuma recently appointed Bhekokwakhe Hamilton Cele as South Africa National Police Commissioner (SAPS). Cele replaces former Jackie Selebi, who was placed on administrative leave in January 2008 following allegations of corruption. In the interim, the SAPS suffered fro [...]		2009-08-25 07:31:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PINR SF KCRM WMN SOCI PREL
09PRETORIA173NRC DISCUSSES 2007 PELINDABA SECURITY INCIDENT
[...] (C) Summary: South African officials attribute the November 2007 Pelindaba break-in to criminal - rather than terrorist - intent. The police have not arrested the culprits. Officials stress that facilities containing nuclear materials were not threatened or impacted by the attack. Official [...]		2009-01-29 13:23:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALENRG TRGY KNNP PREL BEXP IAEA SF
09PRETORIA1737ZUMA'S FIRST STATE VISIT INTENDS TO IMPROVE
[...] (C) Summary: South African President Jacob Zuma made a strategic choice to go to Angola for his first state visit August 19-21. At the top of Zuma's agenda were economics and cooperation on regional issues. The bilateral relationship suffered due to personal conflicts between former South Af [...]		2009-08-26 16:02:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL SF AO
09PRETORIA1739BIG BUSINESS PLEASED WITH ZUMA BUT UNCERTAIN OF
[...] (C) Summary: South Africa's business community believes that Jacob Zuma has put together a good team of economic ministers, according to Business Unity South Africa (BUSA). Business is also gratified that the new government is accessible and eager to get input from business. However, BUSA s [...]		2009-08-27 07:27:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV SF
09PRETORIA1740XENOPHOBIA IN SOUTH AFRICA: ROOT CAUSES REMAIN,
[...] South African townships remain at risk of renewed xenophobic violence, such as was seen in the mid-2008 mob attacks on African migrants. Foreigners make easy scapegoats for enduring grievances of poverty, unemployment, housing shortages, and poor public services, and the SAG has not taken de [...]		2009-08-27 10:15:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF PHUM SF
09PRETORIA1745TRADE MINISTER ON THE FUTURE OF TIDCA AND AGOA
[...] (U) Summary. The Southern African Customs Union (SACU) will "engage energetically" on the U.S./SACU Trade, Investment, and Development Cooperative Agreement (TIDCA),said South African Minister of Trade and Industry Dr. Rob Davies at a breakfast briefing for the American Chamber of Commerce [...]		2009-08-27 13:32:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND EINT ETRD SF
09PRETORIA1752SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER AUGUST 23-AUGUST 29
[...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, o [...]		2009-08-31 06:14:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA176ANC YOUTH LEAGUE DOWNPLAYS CHALLENGES
[...] (S) African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) leaders discussed their defense of President Kgalema Motlanthe against allegations of infidelity, the party's list process, and the prospects for the Congress of the People (COPE) in a lengthy discussion with Poloffs on January 26. ANCYL spok [...]		2009-01-30 06:57:00Embassy PretoriaSECRETKJUS PGOV KDEM SF
09PRETORIA1760THREE YEARS UNTIL PARTY CONGRESS, BUT ANC
[...] (C) Barely five months into the Jacob Zuma administration, the race to replace him -- or retain him -- at the 2012 African National Congress (ANC) party congress is heating up. With so much time to go, and so much work to accomplish even before the 2011 municipal elections, it seems prematur [...]		2009-09-01 08:56:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALKDEM ASEC SF PGOV
09PRETORIA1761SOUTH AFRICA TAKING STEPS TO BOOST RENEWABLE ENERGY; MAJOR
[...] (SBU) Summary. Participants at a recent conference on climate change and development in Pretoria reviewed the status of renewable energy in South Africa, including regulatory and market barriers to development of the renewables sector. Industry insiders were skeptical that the government's t [...]		2009-09-01 09:00:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET EMIN EINV ETRD SENV SF
09PRETORIA1762SOUTH AFRICA TAKING STEPS TO BOOST
[...] (SBU) Summary. Participants at a recent conference on climate change and development in Pretoria reviewed the status of renewable energy in South Africa, including regulatory and market barriers to development of the renewables sector. Industry insiders were skeptical that the government's [...]		2009-09-01 09:00:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET EMIN EINV ETRD SENV SF
09PRETORIA1766WOMEN MIGRANTS IN SOUTH AFRICA: A HARD ROAD TO
[...] In an August 27 panel discussion, three speakers discussed the plight of female migrants in South Africa. Compared to men, women on the move are more vulnerable to robbery and attack, facing more limited job options, and often encumbered by children. Border crossings are extremely risky for [...]		2009-09-01 14:36:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM PREF KTIP SF
09PRETORIA177MOTOROLA CONCERNED ABOUT LACK OF DUE PROCESS IN
[...] (C) Summary. Motorola is concerned that a South African Police Service (SAPS) tender for the acquisition of a provincial radio network system did not follow due process. The company has solicited USG support to seek clarification of the process to ensure transparency in future tenders. End S [...]		2009-01-30 07:03:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALECPS EIND EINT SF
09PRETORIA178SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JANUARY 30,
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 5 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Big Rate Cut Expected as Inflation Plummets - South Africa's Leading Indicator Confirms Dismal Growth Outlook - Sharp Rise in Company [...]		2009-01-30 08:44:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA1782LEKOTA PERSONAL ASSISTANT WARNS "WATCH OUT FOR
[...] (SBU) The Congress of the People (COPE) has been in the news recently not for the party's stance on key issues or for its plans for tackling problems at the national and provincial levels. Rather, COPE has been in the news for the continued political infighting that has plagued the party sin [...]		2009-09-02 08:49:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM ASEC SF PGOV
09PRETORIA179ESKOM BENEFITS FROM A REPRIEVE OF REDUCED DEMAND WHILE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The economic downturn has given state power utility Eskom a reprieve of reduced demand, but the supply and margin remain vulnerable. Eskom has managed to avoid controversial load-shedding since April 2008. Chief Nuclear Officer Clive Le Roux briefed NRC Commissioner Peter Lyon [...]		2009-01-30 08:50:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EMIN EPET SENV EINV EIND KNNP SF
09PRETORIA1790ANC AND MANDELA MOURN DEATH OF "CHAMPION OF
[...] (U) On Wednesday, August 26th, both the African National Congress (ANC) and Nelson Mandela's office issued press releases mourning the death of Senator Edward Kennedy. Each recognized and expressed gratitude for his role in the anti-apartheid movement. Local press ran wire stories concentra [...]		2009-09-03 08:00:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KDEM SF
09PRETORIA1808SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 4,
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 34 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - South African Consumers in Debt Trouble - Outlook for Vehicle Sales Brightens - National Broadband Policy Expected "Shortly" - Governme [...]		2009-09-04 14:19:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA1809THE ROYAL BAFOKENG: TRIBE, COMMUNITY, AND
[...] When Kgosi Leruo Molotlegi was crowned king of the Royal Bafokeng Nation (RBN) cloaked in African leopardskin over a Western business suit, his attire reflected his dual role as both tribal chief and modern executive. The RBN he leads is a traditional community, defined by cultural heritage a [...]		2009-09-04 14:49:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM SF EMIN EFIN SOCI
09PRETORIA1810SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER AUGUST 30-SEPTEMBER 5
[...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, o [...]		2009-09-08 06:24:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA182UDM WELL-ORGANIZED, BUT LACKS SUPPORT NEEDED TO
[...] (SBU) The United Democratic Movement (UDM) ran a well-organized, nationally televised manifesto launch in Johannesburg on January 24 that on the face of it suggests Bantu Holomisa's party is ready to make inroads in the upcoming election. The party drew roughly 5,000 supporters, almost all f [...]		2009-01-30 11:37:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKJUS PGOV SF
09PRETORIA1823NUCLEAR FUEL BANKS -- LAUNCHING A LISTENING
[...] No summary [...]		2009-09-08 15:12:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY SF
09PRETORIA1824SOUTH AFRICA PLANNING NEW ASSISTANCE TO ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) Summary: South Africa has given R300 million ($40 million) of budget support to Zimbabwe's Finance Ministry since the formation of the Government of National Unity in Harare. Pretoria is now weighing a Finance Ministry request for additional support of R1,000 million ($134 million). The [...]		2009-09-08 15:20:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON EFIN PGOV SF
09PRETORIA1829BALEKA MBETE GIVES A FEW CLUES ABOUT BALANCE OF
[...] (SBU) Among local observers of South African politics, one key question during the election campaign and in the aftermath of the April vote was whether the balance of power would reside at the Union Buildings or in Luthuli House. Former Deputy President, and current African National Congress [...]		2009-09-09 07:55:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM ASEC SF PGOV
09PRETORIA1857SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 6-SEPTEMBER 11
[...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, o [...]		2009-09-11 12:15:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA1859DIPLOMATS STILL WAITING TO SEE CHANGE IN SAG'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On 8 September, Institute for Security Studies (ISS) Senior Researcher Takawira Musavengana spoke at a roundtable with western diplomats, admonishing diplomats for believing that Zimbabwe would be discussed during the 7-8 September SADC summit, downplayed Zuma's willingness to tak [...]		2009-09-11 12:27:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL SF ZI
09PRETORIA1860SOUTH AFRICA DEMARCHE RESPONSE: UNHRC 12TH SESSION
[...] (SBU) On September 10 poloffs met with Pitso Montwedi, Chief Director for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs at the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DICO),to deliver message (ref A) on USG priorities for the next session of the U.N. Human Rights Council (HRC). On the [...]		2009-09-11 12:32:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM SF
09PRETORIA1914South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]		2009-09-17 14:45:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
09PRETORIA1921SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 13-SEPTEMBER
[...] (SBU) Written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau, the POL newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, or to m [...]		2009-09-19 13:26:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA1927SOUTH AFRICA: NO KOSOVO RECOGNITION IN ADVANCE OF
[...] Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Meeting with POL and Econ Deputies on September 14, Department of International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Director for UN Security Council Issues Ilia Dubuisson made it clear that, notwithstanding South Africa's suppor [...]		2009-09-21 09:51:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL KV SF
09PRETORIA1928SOUTH AFRICAN VIEWS ON G-20 SUMMIT
[...] (C) Reftel talking points on the Pittsburgh G-20 Summit were delivered to Director Pebetsa Maleka and Senior Economist Mukondi Mpeiwa of National Treasury's International Finance and Development division on September 21. Maleka and Mpeiwa made the following points in response: -- Reforming [...]		2009-09-21 12:52:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN SF
09PRETORIA1930THREAT TO BOMB US EMBASSY PRETORIA
[...] (S/NF) On 09/21/09, Post's core EAC comprised of representatives from: EXEC, A/DCM, RSO, ADM, POL, PAO, DAO, ORI, ECON and LEGAT convened to discuss threat information in (REF). Based on this threat information, RSO Pretoria submitted a written request to the South African Police Service's (S [...]		2009-09-21 17:09:00Embassy PretoriaSECRET//NOFORNASEC CASC PTER
09PRETORIA1937MISSION SOUTH AFRICA'S CY 2010 HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
[...] No summary [...]		2009-09-23 09:09:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER ACOA
09PRETORIA1943UPDATE: THREAT TO US EMBASSY PRETORIA
[...] (SBU) Post's EAC comprised of AMB, A/DCM, RSO, DAO, ORI, ECON, POL, PAO, MGT and CONS met to discuss the threat and Post actions detailed in reftels A and B. 2. (S/NF) On September 23, 2009, RSO and ORI received information from the South African Police Service (SAPS) that SAPS officers, in [...]		2009-09-23 16:46:00Embassy PretoriaSECRET//NOFORNASEC CASC PTER SA
09PRETORIA1944SOUTH AFRICA TOUGHENS ANTITRUST LAW
[...] (SBU) Summary: South Africa has enacted a law to criminalize cartel activity and regulate abusive oligopolies. The law is largely a reaction to the disclosure of pervasive cartel activity in South Africa. However, the law could complicate the work of the Competition Commission. The Commis [...]		2009-09-25 06:43:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALECON EIND AID SF
09PRETORIA1949TOUR D'HORIZON OF PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS IN AFRICA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On 18 September, EmbOff met with members of the Institute for Security Studies' (ISS) Security Sector Governance Programme to discuss the state of peacekeeping operations on the African continent. The ISS team lamented the AU's lack of capacity, the international community's pie [...]		2009-09-25 10:05:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL PKO MCAP AU AO NI RW SF SU
09PRETORIA1950SOUTH AFRICA: FORMER GENERAL TROUBLED BY THE STATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Brigadier General (Ret) George Kruys, now a lecturer at University of Pretoria, shared with Poloffs his perspective on the current state of the South African National Defense Force (SANDF). Kruys discussed lack of discipline as a function of pressure on the institution from ex [...]		2009-09-25 10:21:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDMCAP PGOV MASS SF
09PRETORIA1955SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 20-25
[...] (SBU) Written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau, the POL newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, or to m [...]		2009-09-25 16:15:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA1959RESETTLEMENT SET TO GROW (CAUTIOUSLY) FROM S.AFRICA
[...] (SBU) On a September 7-10 visit, U.S. Regional Refugee Coordinator met with key counterparts in an ongoing effort to expand the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) in Southern Africa. The program vets African applicants (of diverse nationalities, but from South Africa likely mainly Somal [...]		2009-09-28 10:31:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM PREF SF
09PRETORIA1977SOUTH AFRICA - EU SUMMIT AIMS TO STRENGTHEN
[...] (C) Summary: On September 11, President Jacob Zuma met with European Union (EU) head of delegation Swedish Prime Minister Frederick Reinfeldt, EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana and other EU leaders at the second South Africa - EU Summit in Kleinmond [...]		2009-09-30 16:14:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL SF EU
09PRETORIA1981QUARTERLY REVIEW OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN ECONOMY WITH KEY
[...] (U) Summary: The South African economy recorded negative real growth in the second quarter of 2009, the third successive quarterly contraction. Some 475,000 jobs were lost in the first half of 2009. The trade data continued to reflect depressed global as well as domestic demand conditions. The [...]		2009-10-01 14:17:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD BEXP KTDB SF
09PRETORIA1983SOUTH AFRICA REAFFIRMS PROGRESSIVE STANCE ON
[...] (SBU) In a September 21 keynote speech to a regional intergovernmental workshop on migration, Department of Home Affairs (DHA) Deputy Minister Malusi Gigaba forcefully reiterated the SAG's commitment to freedom of movement. Nations must shift their paradigms on migration, he said, to see it a [...]		2009-10-01 14:41:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF PHUM SF
09PRETORIA1984SADC STATES PREPARE FOR U.N. MIGRATION FORUM (GFMD)
[...] At a September 21-23 forum in Cape Town, government officials from fourteen states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) discussed policies and programs to leverage migration for economic development. The workshop was a regional precursor for a wider U.N. event, the Global For [...]		2009-10-02 10:06:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PREF PHUM SF
09PRETORIA1997SOUTH AFRICA: POLITICAL NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 28-OCTOBER 2
[...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, o [...]		2009-10-05 06:38:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA2SOUTH AFRICA: AMENDING NSG GUIDELINES
[...] (C) Summary: Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Deputy Director for Nuclear Disarmament and Nonproliferation confirmed that Pretoria will respond mid-January to the U.S. criteria-based proposal for enhancing control over transfers of enrichment and reprocessing equipment and technology. DFA [...]		2009-01-02 09:05:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM TRGV
09PRETORIA2012CHINA NOW SOUTH AFRICA'S LARGEST EXPORT MARKET
[...] (U) Summary. China was South Africa's largest export market in the first half of 2009, according to the South African Revenue Service. End Summary. 2. (U) China has become South Africa's largest export market and biggest trading partner. Total bilateral trade between China and South [...]		2009-10-06 09:09:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND ETRD SF
09PRETORIA2017SOUTH AFRICA: CONSTRUCTIVE OUTCOME FROM THE
[...] No summary [...]		2009-10-06 12:20:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PTER KISL KPAL IS
09PRETORIA2018SOUTH AFRICA: EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN;
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy delivered REF A message on Iran's covert uranium enrichment facility at Qom jointly with the UK High Commission and the Embassy of France to the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO). In light of the September 27 - October 1 visit of South African [...]		2009-10-06 12:31:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA PREL AORC IR SF
09PRETORIA2019BLUE LANTERN: VERIFYING BONA FIDES OF REGISTERED
[...] Please see guidance request at Paragraph Five. 2. Deputy Political Counselor visited the entity discussed in reftel, Dynamic Instrumentation Company, and met with owner Clive Dignon on October 2. Post confirms that the company is in business at the location listed in reftel, 8 Methwold Ro [...]		2009-10-06 12:40:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC SF
09PRETORIA2020ANC OFFICIAL RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT STATE OF THE
[...] No summary [...]		2009-10-06 13:11:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AU GV
09PRETORIA203IFP MANIFESTO LAUNCH FEATURES NO VIOLENCE, SAME
[...] (SBU) The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) launched its party manifesto before a small, heavily guarded crowd in Soweto on January 25. IFP leaders spoke briefly about the party's agenda -- economic growth, job creation, law and order, education, health, land reform, and morality -- before turning [...]		2009-02-03 10:10:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDKJU PGOV SF
09PRETORIA2030TREVOR MANUEL OFFERS NEW APPROACH TO GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) Minister in the Presidency for National Planning Trevor Manuel's "National Strategic Planning" paper (often referred to here as the "Green Paper") offers a new approach to the way South Africa does government business. The paper suggests that greater planning and coordination will lead to [...]		2009-10-07 14:43:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AU GV
09PRETORIA2037CRIME THAT BEGETS CRIME: YOUTH VICTIMIZATION IN
[...] On September 29 the Centre for Justice and Crime Prevention (CJCP) released two studies on the relation between South African youth and anti-social behaviors. The first presents results of its 2008 survey of 12 to 22-year-olds measuring the incidence of crime and violence suffered by young p [...]		2009-10-08 11:05:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV SF
09PRETORIA2039SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY
[...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Newsletter, September 2009, Volume 4, Number 9, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- SUMBANDILASAT FINALLY SHOOTS INTO ORBIT -- HIGH-SPEED DATAT LINK TO BE I [...]		2009-10-08 13:30:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV SOCI ETRD SF
09PRETORIA2070SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 5-OCTOBER 9
[...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, o [...]		2009-10-09 15:01:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA2091AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW
[...] In response to Ref A, post provides the following input for the AGOA eligibility review. -------------------------- Country Background Summary -------------------------- 2. The population of South Africa was 49.3 million in mid-2009. In 2008, South African Gross National Income (GNI) [...]		2009-10-14 12:46:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ECON ENRG ETRD PHUM SF
09PRETORIA21MONTHS SINCE PIETERMARITZBURG COURT DECISION TEST
[...] (C) The months since Pietermaritzburg High Court Judge Chris Nicholson handed down his verdict declaring the state's case against African National Congress (ANC) President Jacob Zuma invalid have been among the toughest times in the ruling party's history. The split between rival ANC factions [...]		2009-01-07 15:33:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALKJUS PGOV KDEM SF
09PRETORIA2103SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 13-OCTOBER 16
[...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, o [...]		2009-10-16 16:03:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA2127LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA 7579 - UNDERWATER EXPLOSIVES
[...] This ATA 7579 completed on October 14. Post requests that vetting be completed by October 30 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidates: Â [...]		2009-10-20 14:00:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR ASEC SA
09PRETORIA213SOUTH AFRICA FOCUSES ON EDUCATIONAL ACCESS, NOT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Government policy since 1994 has sought to ensure that all population groups in South Africa have equal access to education. However, the quality of education has been neglected, leaving many learners unqualified for university or to join South Africa's workforce, which needs [...]		2009-02-04 14:17:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON SF
09PRETORIA2141COURT SELECTIONS SHOW HOW CONCERNS ABOUT JUDICIAL
[...] (C) President Jacob Zuma finalized his appointment of five new justices to the Constitutional Court, the nation's highest legal body, on October 11. For most of the past year, and particularly during the election campaign period ahead of the national election in April, opposition leaders and [...]		2009-10-21 16:25:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM PINR SF
09PRETORIA2142LEADING POLICY STRATEGIST WALKS AWAY FROM
[...] (SBU) Joel Netshitenzhe, Director-General of Policy and Coordination Services (PCAS) in the South African Presidency, and the government's chief policy strategist, announced his resignation on October 19. Netshittenzhe had served in the post since 1994. There is speculation that he resigned [...]		2009-10-21 16:49:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM SF
09PRETORIA215NRC STEPS UP COOPERATION WITH SOUTH AFRICA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissioner Peter Lyons used a January 18-24 familiarization visit to South Africa to visit the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR) testing facilities and discuss its status; augment cooperation with its counterpart the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR),an [...]		2009-02-04 14:18:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EMIN EPET SENV BEXP KNNP SF
09PRETORIA2150South Africa: Partnering for Global Hunger and Food
[...] No summary [...]		2009-10-22 14:03:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD EAID
09PRETORIA2155SOUTH AFRICA: NGO'S CONSIDER CYCLE OF CRIME AND
[...] The cycle of crime plaguing South Africa has been documented by two recent surveys of young people -- showing they are victimized at even higher rates than adults (reftel),and this can lead to their own violent behavior. Looking for ways to break the cycle, the surveys identified factors rel [...]		2009-10-22 16:24:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SF
09PRETORIA2157LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA 7579 - UNDERWATER EXPLOSIVES
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ATA 7579 - Underwater Explosives Incident Countermeasure Course, in Durbin, South Africa, which will begin November 2-20, 2009. Post vetting for the two individuals listed belo [...]		2009-10-23 07:44:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR ASEC SA
09PRETORIA2163SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 19-OCTOBER 23
[...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, o [...]		2009-10-23 13:12:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA2164ICT COMPANIES HIGHLIGHT BROADBAND AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Gips hosted a luncheon discussion with leading executives of U.S. ICT companies in South Africa on September 25. The executives called for improvements in South African Government (SAG) decision-making processes and for increased public-private collaboration. Leadership shortf [...]		2009-10-23 14:08:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS EIND EINV EINT ETTC SOCI SF
09PRETORIA2166Electricity - Economy's Driver or Achilles Heel?
[...] (SBU) South African power utility Eskom is struggling belatedly to increase capacity to meet demand, while working to engage the private sector, secure financing, and correct its pricing to reflect market realities. The utility suffered an electricity supply emergency, resulting in rolling bl [...]		2009-10-23 14:22:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET EMIN EINV ETRD ECON SENV SF
09PRETORIA2169RECONFIGURED MINISTERIAL CLUSTERS LEAD TO
[...] (C) The South African Government on October 19 announced plans to reconfigure ministerial clusters (committees within the Cabinet intended to improve coordination within government). The announcement set off immediate speculation by political analysts and economists over whether the reconfig [...]		2009-10-23 17:45:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV SF ECON EFIN EINV
09PRETORIA217COURT SETS ZUMA TRIAL FOR AUGUST
[...] (U) The Pietermaritzburg High Court set August 25 as the trial date for African National Congress (ANC) President Jacob Zuma in a decision announced on February 4. The state charged Zuma with corruption, fraud, money laundering, and racketeering in December 2007. The Pietermaritzburg High C [...]		2009-02-04 16:37:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDKJU PGOV SF
09PRETORIA2170SOUTH AFRICAN VIEWS ON CLIMATE NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Per action request in Ref A, post requested a meeting with South African climate negotiators, but was told they are not available until November. In the meanwhile, this cable lays out context for South Africa's negotiating positions to date, based on Septemb [...]		2009-10-26 07:37:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG SF
09PRETORIA2180Climate Change - South African Views Post-Bangkok
[...] (SBU) In an October 23 meeting with Emboffs, South African climate change negotiator Joanne Yawitch argued for: (1) Negotiating "within the framework that exists" rather than "reopening the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change"; (2) Committing major public funds for mitigation and adaptat [...]		2009-10-26 15:14:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG SF
09PRETORIA2181SOUTH AFRICA: DRC WATCHER'S ROUND-UP, BOLSTERING
[...] (SBU) South Africa's engagement with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) peace process has waned since early 2008, when the ANC leadership showdown at Polokwane eclipsed the Goma Conference, but Pretoria's influence remains significant as a major troop contributor to MONUC and as the key in [...]		2009-10-27 06:20:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM KWMN CG SF
09PRETORIA2197ANC OFFICIAL RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT STATE OF THE
[...] (SBU) Dumisani Ntuli, the spokesperson for the African National Congress (ANC) in Gauteng Province, told Poloffs on September 30 that the party remains torn between supporters of President Jacob Zuma and former President Thabo Mbeki. Ntuli, who clearly falls into the latter camp, projected tha [...]		2009-10-29 07:26:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AU GV
09PRETORIA22SOUTHERN AFRICAN COUNTRIES EXPECTED TO SIGN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Several members of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) (Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Swaziland, Mozambique and Angola) are expected to sign the interim EU-SADC Economic Partnership Agreement when the EU Trade Commissioner visits Southern Africa in February. Tariff [...]		2009-01-07 15:36:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD SF
09PRETORIA2207POSSIBLE UN CONVENTION ENDANGERING FREEDOM OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On October 29 Poloffs met with Pitso Montwedi, Chief Director for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs at the South African Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO),to deliver the demarche (ref A) urging support for a U.S. "draft action plan" of proposals ( [...]		2009-10-29 16:57:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL SF
09PRETORIA2210SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 26-OCTOBER 30
[...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, [...]		2009-10-30 12:58:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA2228SOUTH AFRICA: AFRICA REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON
[...] No summary [...]		2009-11-02 10:19:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KPAO PREL PTER UNSC KE SF
09PRETORIA2229ANTI-TRAFFICKING EFFORTS NEAR THE S.A.-MOZAMBIQUE
[...] On an October 21-23 field visit to rural farming areas bordering Mozambique, emboffs investigated rights and labor concerns including trafficking in persons (TIP). The view from NGOs in the provincial capital was that law enforcement was not taking sex-related TIP seriously; and that labor TI [...]		2009-11-02 10:29:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KTIP SF
09PRETORIA223U.N.'S OHCHR SPREAD THINLY IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
[...] (U) On January 20, poloff met with the Office of the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights (OHCHR) Resident Representative for Southern Africa David Johnson, in response to Department tasker (reftel) to assess the nature and scope of OHCHR's activities. Covering 14 countries with t [...]		2009-02-05 12:07:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM SA
09PRETORIA2240South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]		2009-11-03 13:58:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
09PRETORIA2245AMBASSADOR’S COURTESY CALL ON FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador's first official call with Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Maite Nkoana-Mashabane was warm and frank. Mashabane thanked the USG for its partnership and support through PEPFAR and acknowledged past mistakes in HIV/AIDS policies. The Ambassador thanked [...]		2009-11-03 15:52:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ECON ASEC KHIV SF ZI
09PRETORIA2251MBEKI SHYS AWAY FROM IDEA OF POLITICAL LEGACY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Former President Thabo Mbeki gave his first extended press interview since being removed from the presidency in September 2008 by the African National Congress (ANC). In the interview with the "Sunday Independent," Mbeki sought to distance himself from some of the more contro [...]		2009-11-04 10:02:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV SF
09PRETORIA2254COMMENTS FROM COPE SENIOR LEADERS SHOW DIVISIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Congress of the People (COPE),which marked its first anniversary on November 1, remains divided between competing factions who support either Mosiuoa Lekota or Mbhazima Shilowa. Competing newspaper stories in "City Press" and the "Sunday Independent" recently underscored [...]		2009-11-04 11:49:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV SF
09PRETORIA2257DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON THE GOLDSTONE REPORT
[...] On November 3, poloff made phone contact with Pitso Montwedi, Chief Director for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs at the South African Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO),to advise of the U.S. message (reftel). Mr. Montwedi was engaged in meetings in New York, [...]		2009-11-04 13:09:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM SF
09PRETORIA2263CONTROVERSIAL YOUTH LEAGUE PRESIDENT RETAINS
[...] (SBU) Summary: African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) President Julius Malema probably has received more publicity from the news media in recent months than any other ruling party figure. (Note: "Mail and Guardian" political writer Mandy Rossouw has even recently published a book about Male [...]		2009-11-05 15:18:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR SF
09PRETORIA2266ANC GOES FAR, PERHAPS TOO FAR, IN ASSISTING
[...] (SBU) The African National Congress (ANC) made special arrangements for Mozambican citizens living in the South African provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces to vote in Mozambique's elections on October 28. ANC members -- unaffiliated with South Africa's Independent Electoral Commiss [...]		2009-11-05 16:45:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM SF
09PRETORIA2267SAG "NEGLECTING" AND "FAILING" RURAL CONSTITUENTS,
[...] (C) From October 21 to 23 emboffs visited rural Mpumalanga province, where human rights NGOs said the SAG was failing to protect the rural poor and neglecting to provide public services to remote communities. While township residents have protested violently over poor service delivery, rural [...]		2009-11-05 16:56:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PREF ELAB EAGR SF
09PRETORIA2271SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR BONNIE JENKINS'
[...] No summary [...]		2009-11-06 11:45:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MNUC PARM KNNP TBIO SF
09PRETORIA2272SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 2-NOVEMBER 6
[...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, [...]		2009-11-06 14:19:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA2276SOUTH AFRICA: INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CRIME STRATEGY REPORT
[...] Draft International Narcotics Control Strategy Report South Africa I. Summary  [...]		2009-11-09 06:42:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM SNAR ASEC SF
09PRETORIA2277SOUTH AFRICA: INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] Draft International Narcotics Control Strategy Report South Africa I. Summary  [...]		2009-11-09 06:43:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM SNAR ASEC SF
09PRETORIA228NRC VISITS ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI GOLD AND URANIUM MINE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: NRC Commissioner Peter Lyons visited AngloGold Ashanti's Moab Khotsong gold and uranium mine west of Johannesburg on January 22. The mine boasts the world's deepest single-lift shaft at 3,106 meters. Moab Khotsong has been mining deep-level, moderate-grade gold and uranium dep [...]		2009-02-05 15:12:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EMIN EPET SENV EINV EIND KNNP SF
09PRETORIA2280FOREIGN OPERATORS AND PRIVATIZATION INCREASE COMPETITION IN
[...] (SBU) Neotel executives briefed Ambassador Gips on the creation of the second fixed-line operator on October 27. Neotel began operations in 2005 and is working with new undersea fiber-optic cable companies to boost broadband capacity in the region. Neotel executives outlined impending changes [...]		2009-11-09 07:07:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS EIND EINV EINT ETTC EAID SOCI SF
09PRETORIA229Announcing an Election Date: What's at Stake
[...] Summary: Following a meeting between President Kgalema Motlanthe and Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) Chief Electoral Officer Brigalia Bam on Wednesday, February 4, the Presidency announced that President Motlanthe would not/not announce the date of upcoming national and provincial in [...]		2009-02-06 06:03:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM SF
09PRETORIA2293ANC SHOWS ALLIANCE WHO IS BOSS
[...] (C) Summary: The African National Congress (ANC) on November 8 reaffirmed the party's support for Minister in the Presidency for National Planning Trevor Manuel's controversial plan for a National Planning Commission, making it clear to ruling tripartite alliance members in the trade unions [...]		2009-11-10 13:29:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV SF ECON ECIN ELAB EINV
09PRETORIA2312SOUTH AFRICA FEARS ZIMBABWE MAY BE SLIDING BACK
[...] (U) Summary: During a press conference on November 10, Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) Director General Dr. Ayanda Ntsaluba said regional leaders feared Zimbabwe could be sliding back from progress on the political and humanitarian fronts since the inception of the [...]		2009-11-13 14:35:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PREL ZANU SF ZI
09PRETORIA2314SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 9-NOVEMBER 13
[...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers i6Q*Q}th Africa," found on intelink.gov. ------------- Domestic News ------------- Weekly Says President Zuma Faces Real Challenge Over Feuding Po [...]		2009-11-13 14:45:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA2315Eskom Leadership Crisis Exacerbates Capacity Challenges
[...] (SBU) South African power utility Eskom is in crisis with recent resignations of Board Chair Godsell and CEO Maroga, just as the company and its shareholder, the South African Government, grapple with financing for huge capital investments needed to meet electricity demand and avoid brown-outs [...]		2009-11-13 15:08:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET EMIN EINV ETRD ECON SENV PGOV SF
09PRETORIA233SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 6,
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 6 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Reserve Bank Cuts Interest Rate - South African Notes Pare Gains as Inflation Measure Changes - Trade Deficit Revised Lower - January [...]		2009-02-06 10:43:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA2331SAG OFFICIAL: SADC TO FOCUS ON CONSOLIDATION OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: Trade flows within the Southern African Development Community (SADC) remain disappointingly limited in spite of the SADC free trade agreement, according to the SADC desk officer at South Africa's Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Poor infrastructure, non-tariff barriers, [...]		2009-11-16 11:58:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD SF
09PRETORIA2365SOUTH AFRICA: GREAT LAKES SPECIAL ADVISOR WOLPE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Great Lakes Special Advisor Howard Wolpe's message on Washington's enhanced Great Lakes engagement was welcomed warmly during the Special Advisor's October 30-November 2 visit to South Africa. Wolpe renewed contacts with Deputy Foreign Minister Ebrahim, SAG Great Lakes Special [...]		2009-11-18 15:15:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL CG BU RW UG SF EAID KDEM
09PRETORIA2377SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 16-NOVEMBER 20
[...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, [...]		2009-11-20 12:09:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA238SAG READY TO SIGN AGREEMENT ON NUCLEAR COOPERATION
[...] (SBU) South Africa is ready to sign the Agreement on Cooperation in Research and Development of Nuclear Energy. The SAG would like to sign this agreement at the Ministerial level and implement it as a "living" and broad agreement. The SAG will follow the USG lead on whether it is signed by th [...]		2009-02-06 15:14:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY KNNP PREL BEXP IAEA SF
09PRETORIA2385PRETORIA RESPONSE ON CANDIDATES FOR HEAD OF UN/OIOS
[...] (C) With respect to the three South Africans under Department consideration for possible nomination as head of the U.N. Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) (reftel),post herein provides assessments of the three individuals' backgrounds, reputations, and overall suitability. While a [...]		2009-11-20 15:13:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SF
09PRETORIA2387SOUTH AFRICA: Request Funding Re-obligation
[...] Summary: This is a request for approval for the use of funding, previously obligated for the immigration and Border Patrol, under obligation code: 1911461022-0584-0584402002-2721-2156-142204. The re-obligated funds will be used for narcotics detection by the U.S. Customs and Border Protectio [...]		2009-11-23 06:38:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SF KCRM SNAR
09PRETORIA2392SOUTH AFRICA: U.S. POSTURE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR
[...] No summary [...]		2009-11-23 17:18:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM