Thursday, February 28, 2008

Developmental Strategies as applied also to the organizations SAIFASP, ISEBTTIDA & International Renewable Energy Institute: Laboratory & Demonstration Unit for Africa.

As proposed by John M Riggs Member of Institute of Directors of South Africa, co-director and CEO of Houseofdijohn.co.za and the business of Riggs Brothers in its different forms active mainly in construction industry.

Categories of development & purposes thereof :

Job Creation

Women Development

Building of Development Capacity

Development of Educational Programs

Health and Welfare

Strategies are the mechanisms or means of achieving the strategic goals we have set for our organization.

We consider, support, associate or subscribe to the views, ideals and principles set out by:

· Freemarket Foundation

· UN’s Millennium Development Goals

· Foundation For Development of Africa

· NEPAD & AU

· The Brenthurst Foundation & RUSI

· Marrakech Accords

· Kyoto Protocols and any amendments proceeding from it

The strategies to get these objectives are listed below:

4.1 Job Creation

· Develop and establish viable and sustainable SMME’s.

· Enable & stimulate the previously disadvantaged sector.

· Increase opportunities for small businesses and rural communities.

· Stimulate entrepreneurial spirit within communities

4.2 Women Development

· Facilitate, promote and develop programmes for women as entrepreneurs within specific business sectors e.g. Eco – Tourism, Agriculture Energy, and Mining.

4.3 Building of Development Capacity

· Business and technical skills training particularly in home food security.

· Suppliers development and building with specialist business partners

· Strategic partnerships and alliances in energy sector and engineering industry

· Suppliers relationships building with specialist business partners

· Provisions of sustainable and low carbon emissions in electricity

· Low external input electricity and basic infrastructure especially in rural areas

· Promote access to grant making, capital and credit facilities especially for the poor

· Worthy donations done reactively in co –operation with National Strategy for poverty reduction

· Promote quality service to beneficiaries

· Focus on relationships for the development of sustainable projects

4.4 Development of Educational Programs

· Provide schools with support in food garden security and ABET

· Assist with Eskom and others with mechanisms like skill development in Mathematics, Accountancy & Indigenous Knowledge systems

· Do the aforesaid by means of example of Eskom’s Maths and Science College of Education Program (EMSCEP) for developing Colleges into centers of excellence which produce high quality teachers even in rural areas.

By means of:

Teacher development

Leadership development

Direct student intervention

Provision of education equipment and resources

4.5 Health and Welfare

· Helping the State to provide essential health-care facilities and HIV/AIDS Education programs

Other data in terms of the objectives of this management team & leadership core:

1. Subsidize & assist creation of public gardens ,wildflower reserves and bird and wild life therein

2. Public libraries ,museums & art galleries or any such institutions that purchase works of art, Africana antiques or items of historic and cultural interest or value

3. Contribute to preservation & /or restoration of buildings of historic value for future generations.

These pertain particularly to the surroundings of the Karoo and small Karroo villages and have bearing to the conservation of Karoo and early Cape Colonial history.

We are currently busy forming the Karoo Heritage & Village Cultural Landscape Sustainability Foundation

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We offer the following benefit to our clients.

Our attorneys provide a full range of legal services - such as corporate, project finance, government regulatory, litigation and legislative - relating to electricity, gas, coal and water resources. We represent producers, financiers, distributors and users.

Practice areas include:

* Industry regulatory aspects

* Distribution agreements

* Mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures

* Debt securitisation

* Environmental law and litigation

SHG are specialists in all the legislation pertaining to Industrial Relations and Employment Law. Our team works alongside all commercial and litigation teams ensuring the appropriate response to disputes, transactions and corporate restructurings - in particular to retrenchments and the transfer of employees as a result of the purchase or sale of a business.

We offer our clients in depth training on all aspects of employment law and develop pro-active initiatives and preventative practices.

Our labour department handles a broad range of industrial relations matters for major corporations and acts for individuals and certain unions.

Speciality services include:

* HR due diligence audits

* bargaining councils

* pension and provident funds and other employment benefits

* discrimination law and employment equity

* mediation, arbitration, relationship building and labour dispute litigation

* Collective bargaining issues/disputes and strike management

Building, engineering and construction contracts

The nature of large building and construction contracts in inextricably linked to claims for extensions of time, acceleration, disruption and quality of workmanship. Most building contracts require multi-party professional involvement and their obligations and duties raise the complexity of litigation in this field.

Because of the technical nature of this field and its close association to the arts, the majority of disputes are resolved by means of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). This includes arbitration and mediation proceedings. The building team at SHG is fully versed in the responsibilities of the various professionals and adopts a pragmatic and business-like approach to the resolution of disputes.

Environmental

As the environmental risks for business increase, we help clients adhere to stringent environmental laws and regulations. Our practice involves litigation (including class action), disputes over environmental contract terms, cost recovery and natural resource damage. We provide regulatory advice, draft environmental contracts and conduct due diligence audits in connection with mergers, acquisitions and project financing.

Our approach to environmental law is multi-disciplinary and includes the following services:

* Planning legislation covering land use, developmental controls and environmental impact assessments

* Pollution controls including hazardous material handling and disposal.

* The development and exploitation of natural resources

* Heritage preservation

* Wildlife preservation

The firm represents a broad range of parties in transactions involving highly tailored "over-the-counter" derivative financial products, advising commercial and investment banks and other dealers in the development of new products as well as major corporations, insurance companies and other end users of the products.

The services of our practice extend to consulting to businesses and financial intermediaries in connection with domestic and international acquisitions, corporate restructurings, property transactions, derivatives and tax-related matters.

Recent projects include:

* the development of cost effective solutions for the financing of offshore investments

* the expansions of existing international activities

* capital expenditure

* refinancing of existing debt, etc.

Speciality services include:

* Structured investment and lending products

* Securitisations

* International tax planning

* Share incentive schemes

* Transfer pricing

* Income tax for corporations

* Secondary tax on companies

* Value Added tax

* Capital Transfer tax

* Capital Gains tax

Mining and Resources

Our corporate services in mining and resources extend to local and international clients operating in Southern Africa and include:

* Government policy and regulation

* Commercial agreements

* Expropriation and mineral rights

* Empowerment Joint Ventures

* Dispute resolution and litigation including accidents

* Human resources

International trade and commerce

SHG advises on transactions conducted internationally, whether they are financial or trade related, in-bound or out-bound. Affiliated to a network of leading law and commercial firms in Europe, the United States and elsewhere in Africa, we are able to offer solutions in the best interests of our clients. International clients seeking to invest in South Africa can draw on SHG's vast industry network of leading financial, commercial and government organisations in identifying opportunities and developing partnerships.

Speciality services include:

* Off-shore expansion,

* Inbound investment,

* Cross-border finance and investment.

* Dispute resolution in foreign jurisdictions.

Property / Real Estate

SHG represents developers, lenders, investment banks, local and foreign investors in the full life cycle of property development. Our activities include commercial, industrial, residential and retail projects throughout Southern Africa.

The scope of our practice includes:

* Property Planning - town, environment, title, statutory restrictions.

* Due diligence

* Development strategies

* Property commercial structuring and tax.

* Land acquisition

* Development vehicles

* Development implementation

* Property financing

* Value realisation (sale, lease, syndication, share sale, conveyancing)

* Securities

* Securitisation

* Dispute resolution

* Protection of land tenure, expropriation and constitutional rights

SHG represent hospitals, health care service providers and pharmaceutical businesses in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and venture capital transactions. We advise clients in the areas of licensing, intellectual property, product liability and in a broad range of general corporate and litigation matters.

The team has extensive experience in pharmaceutical retailing and related transactions.

Our corporate services in mining and resources extend to local and international clients operating in Southern Africa and include:

* Government policy and regulation

* Commercial agreements

* Expropriation and mineral rights

* Empowerment Joint Ventures

* Dispute resolution and litigation including accidents

* Human resources

The tax practice area comprises a diverse team of more than 30 tax generalists and specialists who are able to provide expert advice in relation to all of the business practice areas covered by our firm.

Areas which the tax practice covers in depth include the following:

* Income Tax

* Capital Gains Tax

* Secondary Tax on Companies

* Value Added Tax

* RSC Levies

* International Tax

* Skills Development Levy

* Estate Duty

* Transfer Duty

* Donations Tax

* Stamp Duties

* Employment Taxation and Share Incentive Schemes

* Financial Services Tax

A number of members of the team specialise in various of these aspects of taxation. The team is able to provide proactive and timely advice in relation to the optimisation of tax in relation to mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance activities, property transactions, lending and investment transactions, international tax and cross-border activities. A number of these specialist practice areas are dealt with elsewhere under separate headings. The team also represents clients in interactions with the South African Revenue Service, in the obtaining of rulings and the resolution of disputes by litigation or otherwise.

The team has advised on many significant transactions, including some involving the following:

* Corporate restructuring and unbundling

* Formation and tax optimisation of collective investment schemes and funds

* Structuring and optimising tax treatment of black economic empowerment transactions

* VAT consequences and optimisation in relation to M&A, financial services, financing, property and numerous other transactions

* Formation and tax optimisation of employee share incentive schemes and other arrangements

* Optimisation of indirect taxation costs of franchising and similar arrangements

The team has a depth of experience as transactional lawyers and in closely supporting the lawyers in the firm on an integrated basis, to provide a seamless combination of legal and tax advice.

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Thursday, February 28, 2008

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Developmental Strategies as applied also to the organizations SAIFASP, ISEBTTIDA & International Renewable Energy Institute: Laboratory & Demonstration Unit for Africa.

As proposed by John M Riggs Member of Institute of Directors of South Africa, co-director and CEO of Houseofdijohn.co.za and the business of Riggs Brothers in its different forms active mainly in construction industry.

4.1 Job Creation

4.2 Women Development

4.3 Building of Development Capacity

4.4 Development of Educational Programs

4.5 Health and Welfare

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