Lubanga Case Signals Hope for Child Soldiers
Arraignment of Congolese militia leader welcomed by many campaigners as milestone in protection of children’s rights.
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In search of a demandeur: China-SACU Free Trade Agreement
Phil Alves, an economist working on the SAIIA Development through Trade project, presented a working paper on the proposed Southern African Customs Union (SACU)-China free trade agreement.
Why the Poor Need the WTO
In Hong Kong in December last year, I watched as South Korean farmers, in a sophisticated military-style operation, engaged the police in a fierce melee outside the convention centre.
Netting Uganda’s Rebels
The International Criminal Court, ICC, made legal history last October when it issued arrest warrants for key rebel leaders in northern Uganda.
Development through Trade: Opposition to the WTO
“PHANSI WTO!” (Down with the WTO!) – the frenzied cry greeted Pascal Lamy, director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), as he stood up to address the assembled audience in our hall.
The Emperor’s New Clothing Deals
Many bad things have been said about cheap Chinese imports. The effects of the red tide have been felt economy-wide, but the clearest problems have arisen in our clothing and textiles industries.
SA Needs to Get the Basics Right
Barring an obsession with trade negotiations, there is no discussion of trade policy in SA. Yet well-calibrated trade policy can have significant positive effects on economic growth.
Time to Bring Democracy Back to Parliament
We the people are allowing South African parliamentary democracy to fail us. To illustrate the point, how many readers of Business Day have participated in Parliament, attended a parliamentary portfolio committee meeting, or even met the MP who is assigned to their constituency?
Where ‘Never Again’ Whispers Through the Harsh Desert Wind
Ten years after Rwanda’s genocide, Africans are once again being slaughtered while the world stands by – this time in the arid western expanses of Sudan.
What Could Be Eating Beijing?
To many casual observers, the Chinese economy is Herculean. Nothing will stop it growing, few can compete with its manufacturing prowess, and none exerts the same degree of leverage over the U.S. economy.
