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Feeding frenzy in South Sudan
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
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
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
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
Meet Nyandeng Malek Dielic, the only female governor in the Republic of South Sudan.
Africa 3.0: Making good food in a tough town
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
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
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
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?
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
A strange tale about a company that is doing more than changing how Namibians get their healthcare — it’s inspiring burgeoning entrepreneurs.
Making a Plan
If you want to make a quick buck, so the saying goes, stay out of media. If your heart’s set, we could add, stay out of business media. The stumbling blocks to profit in the…
Media in Africa
This year, as a variation on the theme in last December’s African issue, we have decided to focus solely on the South African media companies doing business north of our borders.…
Mpofu’s Vast Vision
The new CEO of the SABC Dali Mpofu has a plan to take the public broadcaster into Africa on an unprecedented scale. It involves two 24-hour channels in a range of colonial and…
The point of journalism
If the point of journalism is to "speak truth to power", the month of October reconfirmed the purpose of South African media. Expressions of surprise at the candour of certain…