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25 Jan 2012

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

“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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