Nuclear power will cost the country dearly

Government and the unions are being lobbied by an industry increasingly desperate to sell reactors, says Rianne Teule.

Manuel: SA has failed to deliver to the poor

South Africa has failed to deliver quality services to the poor, despite adequate funding, Planning Minister Trevor Manuel said on Wednesday.

Rich donors urge rethink of aid at UN poverty meeting

Budget-strapped rich donors will call for a rethink of strategies to make sure their aid funds are not wasted when world leaders meet this week.

World Bank presses aid to developing world

The World Bank has urged industrialised nations to maintain aid flows to developing nations to offset an expected decline in private capital flows.

On track to deliver

The Mail & Guardian speaks to President Mwai Kibaki on Kenya's progress to attaining the Millennium Development Goals.

Meeting the goals

Last week world leaders gathered at the UN to assess midway progress towards achieving targets known as the Millennium Development Goals.

UN chief: Where is Africa's promised aid?

United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon has appealed to rich countries to honour their 2005 pledge to more than double their aid to the African continent.

Financial crisis casts cloud over UN poverty meeting

Heads of state, private-sector leaders and development agencies will this week assess the global fight against poverty.

HIV major factor in rising child deaths

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