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Since the beginning of February 2011, the northern region of Africa has witnessed a series of political protests aiming to oust current political leaders. The wind of change started in Tunisia,...
South African motorists are in for a rough and expensive ride as petrol prices are set to breach the R10/l mark on May 4 this year, last seen in mid-2008.
In this article I offer a backgrounder on the uprisings, revolutions, and democratic developments ongoing throughout the Arab world. I undertake a critical analysis of the prospects for Arab and/or...
As the winds of change blow across North Africa, it is howling a firestorm in the direction of the conundrum that is Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. The longest serving leader in Africa and the Arab...
On 15 February 2011, protests began in Libya. The Libyan uprising mirrored similar popular movements in Egypt and Tunisia where anger and discontent spread throughout the country against leaders...
Between 1417 and 1433, Zheng He, China’s explorer statesman, led three expeditions that reached the east coast of Africa, stopping at the city-states of Mogadishu (present day Somalia) and...
South Africa needs to build its savings base to decrease reliance on foreign capital, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan says. Last week Reserve Bank Governor Gill Marcus said Africa's biggest...
After an embarrassing delay and countless assurances that polls would take place unimpeded, Nigeria has had to postpone its general election onApril 2 by a week owing to logistical complexities....