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25 May 2013

03 May 2013

Maternal and newborn mortality in Africa: The social and economic case for investing

Maternal and newborn complications are among the leading causes of death and disability in the developing world. Worldwide, an estimated 287,000 women die during pregnancy and childbirth each...

16 Apr 2013

Preying on the weak: Vulture fund abuse in Africa

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

The harsh realities incurred by many African nations following decolonisation in the mid-twentieth century produced violent civil wars, extreme poverty and shortcomings in sustainable development....

15 Feb 2013

Peak phosphorus and future food security in Africa and beyond

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

In a November 2012 report, the World Bank (WB) postulates that the global temperature is likely to increase by as much as 4 degrees Celsius (°C) by 2060.(2) This is double the 2°C aim that the...

08 Nov 2012

China’s recipe for successful development: Challenging the traditional notions of aid in Africa

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

For the last decade, the Chinese presence in Africa has received international attention and has been tainted by controversy. China’s presence in and economic aid to Africa is, however, not a new...

06 Nov 2012

Shedding light on the shadow economy: Business and strategy in Africa’s informal markets

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

The large informal sector in African economies communicates a demand-supply equation for entrepreneurs that promises profit through hidden opportunities in all facets of economic activity. From...

29 Oct 2012

Rising inequality in South Africa: Drivers, trends and policy responses

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

In the 1998 Parliamentary debate on reconciliation and nation-building, then Deputy President Thabo Mbeki famously argued that South Africa comprised ‘two-nations’ divided by poverty and...

26 Oct 2012

Land acquisitions: India’s investments in Africa

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

In recent years, Africa has seen an increase in corporate and foreign Governments leasing or purchasing large areas of land in some of its poorest regions. These large-scale land acquisitions have...

25 Jan 2012

Increased occurrence of disease in humans: Should we be concerned?

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

“They were undone, destroyed, after all of man's weapons and devices had failed, by the tiniest creatures that God in his wisdom put upon this earth.”(2) This quote from H.G Wells’ ‘War of...

12 Dec 2011

Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa: Fostering pro-poor growth

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

Over 70% of the SSA population live in rural areas and an estimated 60% of the world’s uncultivated land – suitable for farming – belongs to Africa. Agricultural development can stimulate...

21 Sep 2011

Moving towards an East African regional commodities market

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

On the 1st of July 2011, the East African Community (EAC) Secretary General, Dr. Richard Sezibera, and the Nicolas Berggruen Institute Senior Advisor, Ms. Jendayi Frazer, held discussions at the...

11 May 2011

The reminder of corruption in HIV & AIDS prevention and treatment: Clarifying the facts

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

With the recent media reporting of fraud in the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, (2,3,4) the new decade brings a reminder of the old and pervasive problem of corruption. Described as “a...

25 Feb 2011

Global health and inequality: Hindrances to accessing treatment

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

Pharmaceutical patents on antiretrovirals (ARVs) are to some extent responsible for the lack of or inadequate access to treatment for HIV & AIDS in African countries that are unable to make the...

07 Jan 2011

Services Trade Liberalisation and Regulatory Reform: Re-invigorating International Cooperation (January 2011)

TRADE

Trade and investment in services are inhibited by a range of policy restrictions, but the best offers so far in the Doha negotiations are on average twice as restrictive as actual policy. They will...

06 Jan 2011

Food crisis, household welfare and HIV/AIDS treatment: evidence from Mozambique (January 2011)

FOOD CRISIS

Using panel data from Mozambique collected in 2007 and 2008, this report, from the World Bank, explores the impact of the food crisis on the welfare of households living with HIV/AIDS.

26 Jul 2010

SA: Radebe: Address by the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, at the annual general meeting of the Asset Recovery Inter-Agency Network of Southern Africa, Pretoria (26/07/2010)

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Date: 26/07/2010
Source: The Department of Justice and Development
Title: SA: Radebe: Address by the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, at the annual general meeting...

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