Vol 6 (AAC) No 2 | ZIMBABWEASIA Asian ambassadors offer economic advice 4th December 2012 Jettisoning their traditional reticence, Asian ambassadors to Zimbabwe are now advising the government on how to turn around the economy, build infrastructure and attract foreign investment.
Vol 6 (AAC) No 2 | SOUTH AFRICABRIEFINGBRICS Tshwane sets agenda for BRICS summit 4th December 2012 South Africa will hold the Fifth Summit of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) group on 27 March 2013 at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli Convention...
Vol 53 No 24 | NAMIBIA SWAPO picks a new leader 30th November 2012 Three hats are in the ring for the SWAPO vice-presidency: the winner will almost certainly become the next head of state In a three-horse race for the vice-presidency of the SWAPO party, Jerry Ekandjo, the Minister of Regional and Local Government, has emerged out of left field. The final...
Vol 53 No 24 | SOUTH AFRICA Zuma sweeps the boards 30th November 2012 President Jacob Zuma is tightening his grip on state-owned enterprises and purging boards and executives. His advisors say the SOEs often ignore his government’s objectives, behave too independently...
Vol 53 No 24 | ZIMBABWE Imports and exports 30th November 2012 Food is short across the country and the rains are late. Zimbabwe used to be the regional breadbasket but now relies on Zambia, formerly a maize...
Vol 53 No 24 | MOZAMBIQUE Make mine a mine 30th November 2012 Foreign mining companies await clarification of the regulations after a bill goes before Parliament next month. The mining bill will also open the door to direct ownership...
Vol 53 No 23 | SOUTH AFRICA Zuma or else 16th November 2012 A ruthless re-election campaign is set to win Jacob Zuma another term as ANC leader and national President The re-election of President Jacob Zuma as African National Congress (ANC) President is an ‘unstoppable tsunami’, say his backers, yet many members of his original coalition of trades...
Vol 53 No 23 | SOUTH AFRICA How the branches voted 16th November 2012 Of the 4,500 voting delegates who will decide the African National Congress presidential election at the party conference, 4,103 (91.2%) will come from ANC branches, each of which...
Vol 53 No 23 | MALAWITANZANIA Oil and gas prospects fuel lake row 16th November 2012 The two sides will return to the table to settle an old dispute Malawi and Tanzania will return to the negotiating table on 15-17 November to seek a diplomatic resolution to their dispute over the border in the lake that divides...
Vol 53 No 23 | ZIMBABWE ZANU-PF’s gem of a campaign 16th November 2012 Everyone is asking where Mugabe’s party is finding the money for its fleet of new vehicles and its pre-election largesse A spending splash by the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front is attracting increasing suspicion that the funds come from illegally diverted diamond sales. ZANU-PF will hold its annual...