SA, UK to double trade

Cameron in South Africa

Cameron in South Africa

Pretoria – British Prime Minister David Cameron has committed to double bilateral trade with South Africa by 2015, as he began his first working visit to sub-Saharan Africa to bolster trade links with the continent. [Read more...]

SA, UK commit to increasing trade

Pretoria – South Africa and the United Kingdom have recommitted to the target of doubling bilateral trade between the two countries by 2015.

Following the 9th SA-UK Bilateral Forum, where the South African delegation was led by  International Relations Minister Maite Nkoane-Mashabane, the two countries agreed to focus on building trade and investment in the following sectors: infrastructure and engineering; higher education and skills; energy; natural resources; ICT, financial services; and health, as key sectors in reaching this target. [Read more...]

UK communicator shares ideas with SA

Pretoria – Former secretary to UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, Alastair Campbell, has shared some of his trade secrets with South African communicators.

Campbell, who says he has been called names like “Hitler” and “Rasputin” by the UK media, was secretary to the former Prime Minister during three elections. However, Campbell says he had terrible relations with the media and admits to having a breakdown in 1986. [Read more...]