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AFRICA DEVELOPMENT
 
Rapid and chaotic urbanisation is threatening sustainable development in Africa, the head of the United Nations (UN) housing agency said on Monday, but...
 
Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Buyelwa Sonjica on Friday met representatives from Business Unity South Africa (Busa) to clarify the government's...
 
Energy, or the lack thereof, has emerged as a "top-three" risk factor for potential investors into South Africa, having not featured at all as a key risk...
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ANGOLA
 
President Jose Eduardo dos Santos swore in a new government on Monday and said that Angola would pass a new law to end widespread corruption and embezzlement...
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MALAWI BUDGET
 
Malawi's Parliament approved a 11,5-billion kwacha supplementary budget on Monday to aid families hit hard by a drought and support its new commitments after...
 
The International Criminal Court (ICC) dismissed charges against a Sudanese rebel leader on Monday, ruling against allegations that he helped orchestrate the...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amidst all the public debate and rancour about labour broking, there is one aspect of this industry that appears to have escaped scrutiny. The de Doorns...
 
REAL ECONOMY: ELECTRICITY PRICES
 
The vital issue of electricity supply security will be the elephant in the room when the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) meets to make a...
 
SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
 
In Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 30 January 2010, President Jacob Zuma was scheduled to report to his peers regarding the implementation of the country's National...
 
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
 
The largest ransom ever paid to Somali pirates was dropped on 17 January 2010, onto a Greek-flagged oil tanker with two million barrels of oil on board. An...
 
The Economist in its first edition for 2010 asks the question: "What will make the news over the coming twelve months?" Its answer: "The Football World Cup...
 
The World Bank expects the South African economy, which slumped into its first recession in 17 years during 2009, leading to an estimated 1,8% contraction in...