How will a middle-income country like South Africa be able to implement a system that some of the wealthiest countries have tried in vain to make succeed?
President Thabo Mbeki has repeatedly stressed the importance of establishing a credible and effective African Peer Review Mechanism to help decide which countries benefit Nepad
There is, then, an important distinction to be made between ''whistle-blowing'' for the public good and leaking information that breaches confidentiality clauses and codes of ethics
Controversial, conservative Indian scholar Dinesh D'Souza argues that against its intentions the West brought things to the colonies that have immeasurably enriched the lives of the descendants of colonialism.
IT IS unlikely that South Africa's Constitutional Court judges have been sleeping well this autumn. Next week's hearing on the provision of nevirapine to HIV-positive pregnant women puts them in an invidious position.
Amid the acres of newsprint and video footage devoted to the horrific happenings in the Middle East, what is missing is any recognition that there are rights and wrongs on both sides...