Vol 50 No 8 | ZIMBABWE From retreat to turnaround 17th April 2009 Foreign investors but not their governments are beginning to take Harare's new order more seriously Warm words emerged from Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's ministerial retreat in Victoria Falls on 3-6 April and are encouraging foreign business to look at profitable turnarounds...
Vol 50 No 8 | ZIMBABWE Good-bye to Zimbabwe's dollar 17th April 2009 'There will be no immediate plans to [re]introduce the money because there is nothing to support and hold its value,' said Economic Planning and Development Minister Elton Mangoma....
Vol 50 No 8 | ZIMBABWE Tendai Biti has a plan 17th April 2009 Finance Minister Tendai Biti has emerged as the key figure in Zimbabwe's economic recovery, walking the uneasy path between securing external finance from sceptical outsiders and d...
Vol 50 No 8 | SOUTH AFRICAWORLD BANK Integrity in question 17th April 2009 Claims that the World Bank’s Vice-President for Integrity and former head of South Africa’s Scorpions anti-corruption unit, Leonard McCarthy, used his position to pursue political ...
Vol 2 (AAC) No 6 | SOUTH AFRICACHINA Ditching the Dalai Lama 16th April 2009 The barring of the Dalai Lama appalls Archbishop Desmond Tutu but gets strong backing from the finance and foreign ministers The South African authorities' refusal of a visa to the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet in late March shows how the 'One China' policy extends into relations with Africa, where government...
Vol 2 (AAC) No 6 | SOUTH AFRICACHINA This wheel's on fire 16th April 2009 China may be popular amongst some politicians, but support on the ground can be much thinner. In spite of increased trade and warmer relations, there has been a rise in anti-Chin...
Vol 2 (AAC) No 6 | MOZAMBIQUEINDIAJAPAN Old King Coal 16th April 2009 Japanese and Indian interest in Mozambican coal is growing and export prices are rising again. In a deal in March between the BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance and Japan's Nippon ...
Vol 2 (AAC) No 6 | NAMIBIAMALAYSIA Not learning lessons 16th April 2009 A year after Malaysian company Ramatex abandoned its US$100 million textile factory in Windhoek, the authorities are at last tackling the environmental impact of the operations of ...
Vol 50 No 7 | SOUTH AFRICA Inevitable victory 3rd April 2009 As the challenges to the governing ANC fizzle out, people are asking what Jacob Zuma wants to do with power There remains one main unanswered question about the elections due on 22 April : the size of the African National Congress’s vote. Most estimates put it at 55-65% and predict the A...
Vol 50 No 7 | SOUTH AFRICA The electors: a changing landscape 3rd April 2009 Born-frees: This is the generation that has grown up in the 19 years since Nelson Mandela walked out of gaol and the African National Congress was unbanned – and the 15 years since...