The WTO Hong Kong Talks: What Gains Can Africa Expect?
A successful conclusion of the Doha Round of trade negotiations is in the interest of all members of the World Trade Organisation and the global economy. As such, the 13-18 December Hong Kong Ministerial Conference represents an opportunity that should not be squandered.
Comment: We Need To Reinvent the African University
Calestous Juma argues that addressing Africa’s development challenges requires the creation of a new generation of universities that focus on solving community problems.
South Gets Tech Transfer Boost for Renewable Energy
Developing countries are to receive greater funding and transfers of technology to boost their use of renewable energy supplies.
SPECIAL FEATURE: Climate Change Threatens Africa’s Livelihood
The world’s poorest continent will be worst affected as global temperatures rise.
Where is Bush’s Silver Lining?’
Since the ratification of the 22nd amendment of the US constitution in 1951, which imposes a two-term limit on the presidency, every occupant of the Oval Office who has bumped up against that restriction has faced scandal in their second term.
SPECIAL FEATURE: An Underused Development Force – African Television
Television has been hailed, at least since the 1960s, as one of the most powerful forces of social change in the developed world.
South-South Co-operation: Ibsa is About More Than Just Trade
“Regional agreements are not to be embraced carelessly, like teenage love affairs.” These words by Pascal Lamy, the director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), may have referred to regional integration in Europe but resonate clearly in the context of South Africa’s ambitious pursuit of bilateral trade agreements, particularly those with strategic partners of the South.
National Director’s Inaugural Address: Taking Africa Seriously From Within and Without
This is an abridged version of the 20 October 2005 inaugural speech by Elizabeth Sidiropoulos, the new national director of the South African Institute of International Affairs.
National Director’s Inaugural Address – 20 October 2005
In her inaugural address, Ms Elizabeth Sidiropoulos looked at how Africa is evolving and how the continent needs to have an open and frank self-assessment to meet its challenges head-on.
Some African labour markets don’t work, but competition helps
Labour market regulation is a thorny issue in African economic policy debates. In many African countries, labour movements played an important role in liberation struggles.