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Global food prices rose in April for a third straight month as surging dairy costs kept upward pressure on the United Nations food agency's index, but cereal output is expected to be strong this...
On Monday 15 April, Botswana became the first African country to sign and ratify amendments to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) that could pave way for the prosecution of...
Allow me to express my delight at being invited to make contribution on the ongoing discourse and efforts aimed at combating mob ‘injustice’, fraud and corruption in our beloved country. I must...
"South and Southern Africa have a direct interest in a more equitable international trade dispensation for agriculture, considering the underdeveloped resources in the region and the opportunities...
The loan agreement for the Semi-arid Sustainable Development Project was signed at IFAD headquarters today by Wilson Nunes Martins, Governor of the State of Piauí and Antonio Marques Porto e...
The last fortnight in South Africa has been dominated by the BRICS Forum in Durban and the killing of 13 South Africans soldiers in a clearly botched military exercise in the Central African...
While global economic recovery remains anaemic, most industrialised countries continue to face growing unemployment and public debt. Average unemployment in the Organisation for Economic...
The presidential elections in Kenya on 4 March will test the progress Kenyan society has made towards peace and stability after the highly contested and violent elections of 2007. The elections are...
The Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA) is calling on President Jacob Zuma to focus on the truth this evening during the State of the Nation Address (SONA). The Federation wants...
Against the backdrop of a world confronted with unprecedented challenges of food insecurity, volatile food prices, climate change and financial instability, representatives of 169 Member States of...
Following the recent call by Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of the Federal Government of Somalia, to its diaspora abroad to invest in the reconstruction of the country, the International Fund for...
What Churchill described as the twin marauders of war and tyranny have been almost entirely banished from our continent. Today, hundreds of millions dwell in freedom, from the Baltic to the...
A hallmark of modernity is the mastery of nature by man to fulfil needs, and the harnessing of technology to overcome the problem of scarcity.(2) Innovations in agriculture thousands of years ago...
The resolution of the crisis in the Casamance, Senegal, that has been on hold since the ceasefire of 2005, has taken a new turn. Salif Sadio, leader of the northern faction of the armed branch of...
Van der Merwe was first elected to Parliament on 30 November 1977,
under Prime Minister John Vorster, and is the longest-serving MP in
South Africa. He has served under seven Heads of State,...