UK relations expert to interact with govt communicators

Pretoria – Alistair Campbell, a British relations expert who served as spokesperson to former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, is in South Africa to share his expertise with government communicators. Campbell was invited by the Government Communication and...

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...

SA to meet UK for trade talks

Pretoria – International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane is to lead a South African delegation to the 9th SA-UK Bilateral Forum from Thursday. The department said the visit comes within the context of strengthening political and...

SA arts, culture sector can lead in economic growth

Cape Town – South Africa’s creative sector, like in many developed nations, has the potential to lead in generating economic growth, says Arts and Culture Minister Paul Mashatile. This minister said this was the collective view in April of over thousand...

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...