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The New Colonialists – Will South Africa Continue to Buckle Under Pressure from China?

As the ANC celebrates its 100 years of existence, South Africa this year faces a number of important foreign policy decisions, including how to manage its relations with China.

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President Jacob Zuma has been warned that the courts will be used to hold him to the eventual recommendations of the Seriti commission of inquiry into the arms deal. "If he irrationally refuses to...

Daily podcast – October 28, 2011

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President Jacob Zuma has been warned that the courts will be used to hold him to the eventual recommendations of the Seriti commission of inquiry into the arms deal, the Islamist Ennahda party was...

Demographic allure?

REAL ECONOMY: AFRICAN OUTLOOK

In a recent report, Standard Bank noted that Africa may well be poised to begin reaping the benefits of a ‘demographic dividend’ in the coming decades as its young and increasingly affluent...

Africa may be poised to reap ‘demographic dividend’, but risks persist

AFRICAN OUTLOOK

While in no way assured, Africa may be poised to reap the benefits of a ‘demographic dividend’ in the coming decades as its young and increasingly affluent citizenry expands to number...

ICT and telecoms seen as key to socioeconomic growth in Africa

TELECOMS & ICT

Internet usage in Africa grew by 2 527% between 2000 and 2011, compared with a world average of 480%, highlighted Standard Bank’s Africa Macro Insight and Strategy report, which looks at trends...

Corporate Social Responsibility in South Africa: More than a nice intention

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

The days when the government was seen as the exclusive social change agent and the absolute macro problem solver are becoming part of the past, as companies are gradually taking a larger role,...

Japan-Africa relations: An examination of the outcomes of TICAD

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

Relations between Japan and Africa were invigorated at the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in 1993, when Japan made commitments to increase the share and volume of its...

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