Kevin Bloom

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Feeding frenzy in South Sudan

Africa Kevin Bloom - 21 Dec 2012

As South Sudan begins its journey towards development, the rest of the world is descending in droves. Kevin Bloom and Richard Poplak report.

Feeding frenzy in the world’s newest country, Sudan

Africa Kevin Bloom & Mike Van Graan - 21 Dec 2012

As South Sudan begins its journey towards development, the rest of the world is descending in droves. Kevin Bloom and Richard Poplak report.

Africa 3.0: Cruisers and corruption, Juba style

Africa Kevin Bloom - 22 Nov 2012

Where you see a proliferation of Toyota Land Cruisers in a developing nation, you know there's trouble.

Africa 3.0: State of Dis-Unity

Africa Kevin Bloom - 14 Nov 2012

Unity State in the north of the Republic of South Sudan is rich in oil reserves - meaning, of course, that it should also be a driver of growth.

Africa 3.0: Meet the gubernator

Africa Kevin Bloom - 9 Nov 2012

Meet Nyandeng Malek Dielic, the only female governor in the Republic of South Sudan.

Africa 3.0: Making good food in a tough town

Africa Kevin Bloom - 8 Nov 2012

When Osman Abdelmoniem first arrived in Juba in 2005, there was one tarred road and a tent in a camp cost him $350 a night.

Africa 3.0: Tuning into the future

Africa Kevin Bloom - 6 Nov 2012

In the International Bank Building overlooking Juba's remarkably active airport, we meet with a journalist named Clement Lochio Lomornana.

Juba: An old Jo’burg

Africa Kevin Bloom - 5 Nov 2012

Richard Poplak and Kevin Bloom are in South Sudan this week. Their first stop: Juba, a capital coming into its own.

Africa 3.0 is here

Africa Kevin Bloom - 2 Nov 2012

We're Kevin Bloom and Richard Poplak, and for the last two years we've been traversing Africa, attempting to uncover the forces that are reshaping it.

Who will shake SA Jewry’s faith in Israel?

Analysis Kevin Bloom - 7 May 2012

In SA's Jewish community there is no one to explain to us that we can no longer use past victimhood to justify Israel's actions, writes Kevin Bloom.

How to be a Chinese lion in Namibia

Article Kevin Bloom - 25 Mar 2011

A strange tale about a company that is doing more than changing how Namibians get their healthcare -- it's inspiring burgeoning entrepreneurs.

The breakfast jocks are the big hitters in adult contemporary radio - they have a big effect on advertiser demand and a station's rates. Jeremy Mansfield has dominated the genre for almost a decade, but is his time up? Kevin Bloom reports.

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