Vol 51 No 7 | ZIMBABWE The diamond mine drama 2nd April 2010 A politically charged dispute over ownership of diamond fields in Chiadzwa could turn into an international lawsuit Hot Springs, some 100 kilometres south of Mutare, once aspired to be a spa resort but the gouty planters in its colonial-style hotel have been replaced by Lebanese...
Vol 51 No 7 | SOUTH AFRICAZIMBABWE Easter parade 2nd April 2010 After South African President Jacob Zuma's 16-18 March trip to Harare, the abrasive Chairman of the African National Congress Youth League, Julius Malema, is due to arrive in...
Vol 51 No 7 | NAMIBIA The rise and rise of son of Sam 2nd April 2010 The prospect of a Nujoma dynasty looms with the promotion of Utoni Nujoma, the eldest son of founding President Sam Nujoma, to the senior cabinet position of Minister...
Vol 51 No 6 | ZIMBABWE Reluctantly to the election 19th March 2010 The political stalemate in the coalition is blocking reforms and economic recovery and may force a snap election – if South Africa can’t forge a deal President Jacob Zuma’s suggestion that fresh elections might offer a way out of the current impasse has sparked off a complex game of ‘call my bluff’ amongst the...
Vol 51 No 6 | ZIMBABWE The next revolution 19th March 2010 The crisis at Telecel Zimbabwe points to the political and economic problems with the new indigenisation laws, which many see as yet another form of patronage for the...
Vol 51 No 6 | MOZAMBIQUE Aid strike in Maputo 19th March 2010 Relations between President Guebuza’s government and the West are deteriorating fast – that will mean less aid Diplomats and foreign aid organisations are due to meet in Maputo on 19 March to decide whether to call off what amounts to an aid strike against President...
Vol 51 No 6 | ANGOLA Sonangol gulps 19th March 2010 Sonangol, Angola’s state-owned oil company, could take a controlling stake in Portugal’s Galp oil company as part of its ambitious overseas acquisition strategy. In late February, Sonangol Chairman...
Vol 3 (AAC) No 5 | ANGOLACHINA Reshuffling Luanda's Beijing connection 15th March 2010 As the President rearranges his government and calls for another crackdown on corruption, Beijing’s friends can take nothing for granted The news that José dos Santos da Silva Ferreira is to head a new super ministry which will oversee Chinese contracts and projects is a strong vote of...
Vol 3 (AAC) No 5 | ZAMBIACHINA Banda bags a billion 15th March 2010 Zambia does not always get what it wants or what it wants at the right time. President Rupiah Banda went on a 10-day official visit to China in...
Vol 51 No 5 | SOUTH AFRICA Tightening the welfare belt 5th March 2010 A centrist budget annoys the people who got the President elected and leaves some economic questions unanswered South Africa is now the biggest welfare state in the developing world and the implications for public finances are frightening. As the recession tapers off, the rising public...