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The financial crisis should not be allowed to interfere with the drive to deal with climate change, Environmental Affairs and Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk said yesterday.
New Government Speeches (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
Statement by Marthinus van Schalkwyk, South African Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism on the current round of climate negotiations in Poznan, Poland 2 December 2008 The climate negotiations in Poznan are expected to consolidate the political momentum and bring greater focus on the road to an agreed outcome by the end of 2009. The current negotiating round in Poznan is about gearing...
New Government Speeches (Free subscription) | 24/11/2008
Speech by Marthinus van Schalkwyk, Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism delivered at the opening of the conference "10 years of EIA's in South Africa" Somerset West 24 November 2008 It has been more than a decade since the implementation of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) as a regulatory tool for managing the environmental impacts of new developments in South Africa. It is therefore...
New Government Speeches (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
Speech delivered by Marthinus van Schalkwyk, Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, launch of second annual South African Carbon Disclosure Report, Johannesburg 19 November 2008 I am proud to be here, with the National Business Initiative, to launch the second round of the South African contribution to the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). Those businesses that have contributed have recognised...
New Government Speeches (Free subscription) | 13/11/2008
Ten Years of Environmental Impact Assessment conference 13 November 2008 The Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEAT) will host the Ten Years of Environmental Impact Assessment conference in Somerset West, Cape Town from 24 to 25 November 2008. The conference will provide a retrospective view of environmental impact assessment (EIA) as a regulated tool for environmental impact management...
New Government Speeches (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
Marthinus Van Schalkwyk, Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism confident about 2010 accommodation requirements 4 November 2008 Marthinus van Schalkwyk, Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, said today he would facilitate talks between South African Tourism (SAT) and Match, the FIFA appointed booking agency for 2010, in order to resolve issues relating to the uptake of...
IOL (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
South African Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk will reportedly call a meeting to try and resolve the a spat between SA Tourism and Match.
New Government Speeches (Free subscription) | 03/11/2008
Speech delivered by Marthinus van Schalkwyk, Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, at the 7th Annual Tourism Conference at Emperors Palace, Gauteng 3 November 2008 Tourism in South Africa - astonishing success - let us now focus on service excellence Introduction The history of our country contains a multitude of diverse stories and lessons and so also the journey of our tourism industry....
New Government Speeches (Free subscription) | 29/10/2008
Appeal decision - Construction of the King Shaka Airport on the farm La Mercy NO. 15124 in Durban: KwaZulu-Natal North Coast 29 October 2008 The Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, Mr. Marthinus van Schalkwyk, has considered the appeals lodged against the Department's decision to grant an environmental authorisation of the construction of the King Shaka Airport on the farm La Mercy...
Planet Rugby (Free subscription) | 28/10/2008
Lions utility back Jaco van Schalkwyk has signed a deal with Italian club Futura Park Roma."
IOL (Free subscription) | 22/10/2008
Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk has told a Transfrontier Conservation Areas investment conference that the 2010 World Cup should be used as a "launching pad" to develop tourism.
New Government Speeches (Free subscription) | 21/10/2008
Speech by Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, Marthinus Van Schalkwyk, at the TFCA investment conference, Sandton Sun Hotel, Johannesburg 21 October 2008 Introduction As we gather here today, recent news events such as the worldwide financial crisis have reminded us of our fragility and emphasised the interconnected nature of the world we live in and the inextricable bonds between...
New Government Speeches (Free subscription) | 22/10/2008
Investment opportunities within Southern African Development Community (SADC) for 2010 and beyond 22 October 2008 The two day investor conference whose objective is to raise awareness about investment opportunities in the seven Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCAs), within SADC ended today. 51 packaged investment opportunities which range from small and medium type lodges to luxury five star lodges...
IOL (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008
Environment and Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk and SA Tourism boss Moeketsi Mosola will meet to try and jungle a decidedly hot potato.
Mail & Guardian (Free subscription) | 21/11/2008
A meeting held by Minister of Tourism Marthinus van Schalkwyk has resolved a spat about accommodation for the 2010 World Cup, SA Tourism says.
