Colloquium needed on national borders and international taxes
Is Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba is alive to the implications of inviting to Lesotho nationals to apply for special residence permits, asks Glen Heneck
View ArticleEradicate the discredited idea of ‘African time’ to lift growth on the continent
Cleanliness speaks directly to mortality and morbidity; timeliness speaks to the pace at which things get done, addressing efficiency, writes Sandile Swana
View ArticleAfrica needs strong buffer policies
Building the continent’s resilience to external shocks must be a priority, writes Emmanuel Nnandozie
View ArticleContinent hobbled by reliance on external forces
Shackled to its reliance on external investment and debt, Africa’s socioeconomic struggles are set to deepen, writes Adekeye Adebajo
View ArticleSmall window of opportunity for SA to outrun the robots
Time is running out to experience the Age of the Factory before industrial robots take over, writes Michael Power
View ArticleThe dam issue settles down to balance
The optimum site allows the smallest dam with the biggest storage potential, writes Tom Nevin
View ArticleEntrepreneurship support is pivotal to Africa’s economic growth
Entrepreneurship is seen as one of the most sustainable job-generation tools in Africa, writes Raphael Obonyo
View ArticleAfrica needs best and brightest to embrace agriculture as a career
Agribusiness biggest opportunity for Africa to end hunger and malnutrition, and best hope for generating income and employment, writes Olusegun Obasanjo
View ArticleUN’s Rudd calls for greater transnational collaboration
Pressure on multilateral systems engenders a host of new funding institutions as development aid falls short, writes Karl Gernetzky
View ArticleNet must be cast wider for Chad atrocities
The Hissène Habré case is an important moment for international justice in Africa, writes Kelly-Jo Bluen
View ArticleHabré conviction puts focus on power-hungry Africa leaders
Many leaders who came to power during Hissène Habré’s era still lurk in the corridors of power, writes Dianna Games
View ArticleAbility to lead the type of life we value is increasingly dependent on...
We need to move to demanding the ‘positive right’ of affordable access if we want internet freedom for all, writes Indra de Lanerolle
View ArticleZimbabwe’s unavoidable truth
Forcing exporters to take a 50% haircut, even with a small sweetener, will not reduce the failing economy’s forex shortage, writes Bronwyn Nortje
View ArticleAfrica likely to feel full weight of Brexit fallout
The 28-nation trading bloc is by far Africa’s biggest source of trade and foreign investment, so Britain’s decision to leave the EU will hit the continent hard
View ArticleHealth statistics offer a message of hope for Africa
Many countries in Africa have lagged behind in terms of translating reasonably fast economic growth into improved health, writes David Pilling
View ArticleRisk-averse companies missing out in Francophone Africa
Stable and growing Francophone Africa is awash with market gaps South Africans can fill, writes Dianna Games
View ArticleTips for the US on how to court Africa’s democracies
The US’s economic and security issues make Africa a natural strategic partner, writes Charles Stith
View ArticleThe national flag still animates Africa
Institutions such as the African Union seeking continental unity should heed European Union events, writes Jan Hofmeyr
View ArticleThe empty-chair syndrome in African leadership
When a leader of one of Africa’s largest nations finally clinches the Ibrahim prize, it will be time to declare that Africa’s leadership has turned a corner, writes David Pilling
View ArticleRole of independent expert in UN body will advance realisation of human rights
SA must continue to take the lead within the UN and Africa in advancing the promotion of human rights, write Yasmin Sooka, Monica Tabengwa and Frans Viljoen
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