SADC integration and trade in services

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EDITORIAL: Making Partnerships Work for Africa

EXACTLY how should business relate to government? For much of the last half century the relationship has been rocky in Africa.
A Struggle to the Finish for Smaller Projects

Emily Tyler, who handles climate project transactions for SouthSouthNorth, a development organisation specialising in CDM projects with headquarters in Cape Town, says that the market structure of the CDM, combined with the current low price of carbon, makes it difficult for smaller sustainable development projects to attract funding.
Facing the Challenges of Democratic Reform in Africa

The western democracy is not always ideal for Africa and it’s time the continent explored participatory democracy that is rooted in culture and traditions, argues Ghana’s former president Jerry Rawlings in this abridged speech he gave while in South Africa recently.
EDITORIAL: Corruption and the Risks of Revolution

Karl Marx got many things wrong, but he was astute on one point. The deep poverty and brash disregard for the poor in industrialising 19th century Europe were the kindling needed to fire revolution.
Soul City: A Strategy for Small-Screen Education

A FEW years ago, Soul City, one of South Africa’s leading prime-time television dramas, rattled viewers with a slap.
Emissions to Soar as Energy Demands Rise

RISING global energy needs will double the carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels by 2030, with China contributing most towards the increase, says the International Energy Agency (IEA).
Peeling Away a Banana Republic: Lessons from Latin America

The embroidered slogan on the polo-shirt of El Salvador’s minister of tourism said much about the prevalent attitude:
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