Developing Countries

Climate crisis demands a global tax

Article Mats Persson - 10 May 2019

Voluntary emissions cuts do not work: a uniform levy will end corruption and spread the burden of reform more fairly

Editorial: Sassa’s misstep is beyond apology

Article Editorial - 6 Jul 2018

'How far can you fall in the three days that you stood in line, having been forced to borrow money to pay taxi fares to get to a collection point?'

Brics is not all it’s cracked up to be

Article Patrick Bond & Staff Reporter - 18 Aug 2017

Zuma and his cohorts appear to have little understanding of the true nature of the troubled grouping.

Health financing crisis threatens developing countries, experts say

Article Magdalena Mis & Bhekisisa Team - 17 Apr 2016

Researchers predict that in 2040, low-income countries will spend just $0.03 on healthcare for every dollar that high-income countries spend.

Smart policies needed to overcome commodity dependency

Article bogdan TagDiv - 3 Mar 2016

Developing countries must introduce policies now to diversify their exports and sustain growth, write Min Zhu, Stefania Fabrizio and Futoshi Narita.

Cop21 will deliver more for developing countries

Article Staff Reporter - 7 Dec 2015

African countries stand a good chance at COP21 of getting their ideas across, while there will also be a better opportunity to access climate finance.

Brics bank could hand debt-wrecked Greece a lifeline

Article Staff Reporter - 12 May 2015

Greece, who is trying to reach a deal with EU-IMF creditors, says the invitation is a “happy surprise” and they will further consider the proposal.

Now for the technology attitude divide

Article bogdan TagDiv - 4 Feb 2015

The digital divide between developed and developing countries is no longer only about access, but in attitudes to technology, writes Arthur Goldstuck.

COP19: NGO delegates walk out of Warsaw climate talks in protest

Article Sipho Kings - 21 Nov 2013

The second-last day of the global climate change conference in Poland has seen 800 delegates walk out of the talks over a lack of progress.

Follow the money to clean SA’s green slate

Article bogdan TagDiv - 25 Oct 2013

South Africa lacks centralised system for tracking and counting the funds.

G20 must tackle new tax deal for developing countries

Analysis bogdan TagDiv - 4 Sep 2013

When the world's leaders meet at the next G20 Summit, they'll arrive with one issue already agreed: the need to re-write international tax rules.

E-tailers in SA to see growth in mobile commerce

Article Zeenat Moorad - 20 Jul 2011

E-tailers in South Africa can expect to see their most prolific growth in mobile commerce, says chief executive of Kalahari.com.

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Democracy will flounder sans Stats SA

Sarah Smit & M&G Data Desk - 28 Feb 2020

As the government bails out state-owned entities, it is leaving a hole in the budget of the agency tasked with telling us what South Africa looks like — one that is crucial to government decisions

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