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Africa’s agricultural, mining and energy resources could boost the continent’s economic growth and pave the way for a breakthrough in human development, according to the African Economic...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) convened international experts, indigenous peoples groups, ministers, African Development Bank staff, and key stakeholders at the Forum on Indigenous Peoples’...
Professor Mthuli Ncube, Vice President and Chief Economist at the African Development Bank (AfDB), will be speaking on What Africa will be like in the next 50 years: Opportunities and Threats as...
Africa’s 2012 economic growth outlook is facing headwinds from a range of sources, not least the current crisis in Europe, African Development Bank (AfDB) chief economist Professor Mthuli Ncube...
It has been noted that ample infrastructure is a key component of productivity and economic growth,(2) particularly for developing countries. The implementation of adequate infrastructure would...
South Africa has agreed to raise wages for public service workers by 7 percent this year. This is a settlement that will add more than 1-billion-dollars to budget spending.
Under the three-year...
Africa’s 2012 economic growth outlook is facing headwinds from a range of sources, not least the current crisis in Europe, African Development Bank (AfDB) chief economist Professor Mthuli Ncube...
Africans aged between 15 and 24 currently comprise 60% of the continent’s unemployed, with 22-million of those 40-million unemployed youths having abandoned the search for a job, the latest...
Speaking at the recent United National Conference on Trade and Development Conference in Doha, Qatar, South Africa’s Trade and Industry Minister Dr Rob Davies again emphasised the need to promote...
South African President Jacob Zuma has named a veteran anti-corruption investigator as the head of the country's Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to strengthen the battle against crime and graft,...
In a recent presentation on the latest ‘African Economic Outlook’ report, African Development Bank chief economist Professor Mthuli Ncube displayed a slide showing what he believed provided the...
African countries have materially divergent economic outlooks for 2011, despite an overall lower gross domestic product (GDP) growth expectation for the continent of 3.7%, mainly as a result of...
The South African government has the capacity to revive the economic situation of many African countries, African National Congress (ANC) Youth League leader Julius Malema says. South Africa should...
South Africa has found widespread violations during an audit of miners and other mineral rights holders in the country, Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu said, the African Development bank...
Former South African President Nelson Mandela is undergoing specialised tests in hospital; African economic growth is heading back to pre-crisis growth levels, propelled by strong demand for its...