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MINING EXPERTS CALL ON PERU GOVERNMENT TO FIGHT ILLEGAL GOLD
BY JONATHAN DYSON, IN LIMA
THE PERUVIAN government is facing increasing pressure to combat illegal mining following the publication of a report which says that exports of illegal gold from Peru have reached around USD1.8 billion per year – greater than the value of the country’s drug trade, which it says is worth around USD1.2 billion per year.…
RIO TINTO CLEARS EU REGULATORY APPROVAL FOR CONTROL OF RICHARDS BAY
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A significant regulatory hurdle for the planned purchase of control by Rio Tinto of South Africa’s Richards Bay Minerals has been secured – the European Commission has granted European Union (EU) competition approval. Rio will henceforth own both elements of the company – Richards Bay Mining and Richards Bay Titanium.…
GERMANY METAL ASSOCIATION CALLS ON BRUSSELS AND BERLIN TO ACT OVER ENERGY COST BURDEN
BY ALAN OSBORN
Germany’s metals association, the WirtschaftsVereinigung Metalle (WVM), has linked the recent announcement of bankruptcy at Voerde Aluminium (see http://www.metalbulletin.com/Article/3024029/Search/Voerde-Aluminium-declares-insolvency.html?PageId=196010) to the delay in implementing
European Union (EU) rules helping energy-intensive industries survive in Europe. Ulrich Grillo, WVM chairman, said non-ferrous metals companies were awaiting decisions from Brussels and Berlin on compensation for demonstrated CO2-related costs and for the shutdown regulation – both of which were still pending.…
EU U-TURN ON BIOFUELS ILLUSTRATES PERILS OF LEGISLATING IN HASTE
BY KEITH NUTHALL, MJ DESCHAMPS, PACIFICA GODDARD AND KARRYN MILLER
GOVERNMENTS can get things wrong – badly wrong – and alter the planet’s human and natural geography in ways that were never intended. And one of those embarrassing events is now unfolding: over the promotion of biofuels.…
OECD TARGETS AFRICAN TAX AVOIDANCE AS DEVELOPMENT TOOL
BY GEORGE STONE, IN CAPE TOWN
It is part of the accountancy profession’s faith that good honest financial reporting and dealings can promote economic growth because of the commercial trust that it engenders. And maybe nowhere can the case be made more strongly than in Africa.…
China introduces sex education in primary schools
By Wang Fangqing
China, a nation once so secretive about sex, is determined to introduce sex education as early as primary schools. On December 12, China’s Ministry of Education released a draft of the National Standard for Primary School Teachers that included a requirement that teachers “get the knowledge and methods of puberty and sexual education.”
Beijing and Shanghai, the two most developed cities in China, launched sex education programs in selected local primary schools months ago along with the textbooks: “Steps of Growth” in Beijing and “Boys and Girls” in Shanghai, both presented in manga style to appeal to the young students.
“How to Protect Myself” is a major topic in both books. In “Boys and Girls,” which is adapted from a German textbook, scenarios include a little girl being given candy by a stranger and a little boy being told by a male tennis coach to help him clean a locker room.…
China Introduces Sex Education in Primary Schools
By Wang Fangqing
China, a nation once so secretive about sex, is determined to introduce sex education as early as primary schools. On December 12, China’s Ministry of Education released a draft of the National Standard for Primary School Teachers that included a requirement that teachers “get the knowledge and methods of puberty and sexual education.”
Beijing and Shanghai, the two most developed cities in China, launched sex education programs in selected local primary schools months ago along with the textbooks: “Steps of Growth” in Beijing and “Boys and Girls” in Shanghai, both presented in manga style to appeal to the young students.
“How to Protect Myself” is a major topic in both books. In “Boys and Girls,” which is adapted from a German textbook, scenarios include a little girl being given candy by a stranger and a little boy being told by a male tennis coach to help him clean a locker room.…
BRUSSELS CONSIDERS CIVIL LIABILITY REGIME FOR MAJOR OFFSHORE GAS ACCIDENTS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission is launching an inquiry into establishing a European civil liability regime for offshore gas and oil companies involved in major accidents. The idea is that they are able to fund repairs and compensation for damage they cause without relying on local governments.…
BRUSSELS CONSIDERS MANDATORY RECYCLING LAWS, BUT INDUSTRY WARNS ABOUT IMPACT OF INCREASED TAXATION
BY MJ DESCHAMPS
WHILE laws that would require European Union (EU) member states, consumers and producers to increase the amount of raw materials recycled and re-used from waste streams are being considered by the European Commission, one industry expert warns that increasing taxes on waste could have a negative impact.…
AFRICA FACED WITH SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGE
BY GEORGE STONE, IN CAPE TOWN
SUSTAINABLE growth in Africa outside South Africa faces the challenges of strong population growth, commodity price volatility, climate change and food insecurity. The continent’s current population of 1 billion people is forecast to almost double by 2050.…