COMMENT: As the US and China battle for global domination, Africa must stand firm, charting its own course
Professor Thandika Mkandawire, the Malawian economist, passed away in late March. Influential African intellectuals, as well as his many admirers and academics the world over, are still distilling the disappearance of one of the most prolific and creative minds they have ever come across. The disheartening news hit me while under confinement in Cape Town, […]
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Africa ought to mimic how East Asia continues to take charge of its economic transformation
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The futures of children and long-term development are not chips to be used for political gain, writes Tinyiko Maluleke.
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A research panel and a youth forum point out that world leaders should not attempt an impossible 169 targets but rather focus on the smartest goals.
Readers write in about Cape Town development plans and the ANC; Patricia de Lille responds.
Policy paralysis and compromises mean inclusive development continues to elude the country.
The past shows that aid and development models cannot resolve the continent’s inherent problems.
African universities are under immense pressure to accelerate their developmental projects.
Geldof’s project should highlight the geopolitical problems that allowed the disease to spread.
The cost quadrupled because of delays and it is a ‘financial disaster’
Inequality on the continent has grown in the past decade as tax systems have failed to redistribute wealth, says Christian Aid.
Cheap lighting is giving pupils a better chance — and freeing up money for a better diet.
A recent report implies that the country’s sustainable development is below par. Happily, this isn’t true, writes Michael Green.
Speakers at the country’s first ever science and technology summit say co-ordinated science research is vital to address poverty in South Africa.
Unless we invest in scientific research, we will continue to lag behind other developing economies.