Since reaching their peak in mid 2008 after increasing since 2003, global food prices began moderating. Many conferences were held to find solutions and A Common Framework of Action (CFA) was adopted by the United Nations (UN) to reverse the crisis.
Zimbabwe is much in the news again with its newly minted unity government. It remains to be seen whether it will cohere and drive a concerted reconstruction process.
Two key issues emerged from the tenth Southern Africa Energy conference, held in Sandton Johannesburg from 10 – 12 February 2009.
Officieuses, le néo-patrimonial des structures de pouvoir expliquer en partie pourquoi plus de 30 ans d’ajustement structurel et les appels à la bonne gouvernance n’ont pas réussi à inspirer un changement durable en Afrique. Que peut-on faire?
The creation of regional bodies such as the African Union, the New Partnership for Africa’s Development, the Southern African Customs Union and the East African Community has renewed interest in the viability of regional integration.
Informal, neo-patrimonial power structures partly explain why over 30 years of structural adjustment and calls for good governance have failed to inspire lasting change in Africa. What can be done?
SAIIA will host a half day workshop on the treatment of intellectual property rights in the SADC Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) on 20th March 2009.
SAIIA will host a half day workshop on the treatment of intellectual property rights in the SADC Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) on 20th March 2009.
There is consensus on the causes of the global financial crisis: lax financial regulation in developed countries especially the US, combined with overly accommodative monetary policy fuelled by global macroeconomic imbalances.
Should and can Zimbabwe adopt the Rand as its currency as a first step towards the recovery of its battered economy?
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