Industrial Development Corporation Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/industrial-development-corporation/ The low down on African affairs Thu, 28 Feb 2019 22:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i0.wp.com/jjcornish.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-Fountain_Pen_favicon-812.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Industrial Development Corporation Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/industrial-development-corporation/ 32 32 SA to help Reunion reduce shark attacks https://jjcornish.com/2019/03/sa-to-help-reunion-reduce-shark-attacks/ Thu, 28 Feb 2019 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2019/03/sa-to-help-reunion-reduce-shark-attacks/ South Africa will help the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion reduce the shark attacks, according to an agreement signed by visiting French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves le Drian. The minister’s meeting representatives of the 400 French companies operating in South Africa and providing  37 000 jobs. The agreement involving the KwaZulu/Natal Sharks Board helping the […]

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]]> South Africa will help the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion reduce the shark attacks, according to an agreement signed by visiting French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves le Drian.

The minister’s meeting representatives of the 400 French companies operating in South Africa and providing  37 000 jobs.

The agreement involving the KwaZulu/Natal Sharks Board helping the tourist-dependent island of Reunion was one of five signed by French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves le Drian after his talks in Pretoria with his South African counterpart Lindiwe Sisulu.

These include agreements on space exploration and join funding of bursaries allowing South African masters students to study in France.

France will also help the Industrial Development Corporation promote gender equality in the workplace and empower women entrepreneurs 

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]]> Zuma returns from France with a raft of agreements https://jjcornish.com/2016/07/zuma-returns-france-raft-agreements/ Tue, 12 Jul 2016 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2016/07/zuma-returns-france-raft-agreements/ President Jacob Zuma’s returned from his second state visit to France with a raft of agreements reflecting South Africa’s close and growing bilateral ties with the European power. He was assured by his French counterpart Francois Hollande that Britain’s quitting the European Union would not hurt South Africa’s ties with the world’s largest trading bloc. […]

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]]> President Jacob Zuma’s returned from his second state visit to France with a raft of agreements reflecting South Africa’s close and growing bilateral ties with the European power.

He was assured by his French counterpart Francois Hollande that Britain’s quitting the European Union would not hurt South Africa’s ties with the world’s largest trading bloc.

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France and South Africa have  signed a bilateral agreement on surveillance in the Indian Ocean.

With Prince Edward and Marion Islands, South Africa is France neighbor in antarctic territories.

In Paris, the President oversaw official ink accords in higher education, cultural cooperation and development  cooperation.

Business France and Investment South Africa signed an agreement to prioritize increased trade…

….and the French Development Agency and South Africa’s Industrial Development Corporation agree to collaborate on climate friendly and clean energy projects.

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