A new Cold War is coming. Africa should not pick sides
COMMENT: As the US and China battle for global domination, Africa must stand firm, charting its own course
Development
Thandika Mkandawire: A tree for African intellectuals to lean on and consult
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, […]
Andrew Makenete joins Africa Agri Tech as an event ambassador
Makenete has a wealth of experience in the agricultural sector
Africa’s Top Employers 2020 Certification Programme overview
More than 200 African organisations achieved Top Employer certifications for 2020
4IR and South Africa’s readiness to embrace it
Most South Africans have little idea about 4IR or it’s potential impact
Winners announced at the Accenture Rising Star Awards
Recognising and developing South Africa’s brightest stars helps to grow the economy
Cape Town private property developers on a ‘civic capture’ crusade, say residents
Concerns are growing in three Cape Town communities that developers are muscling into local associations to get them to approve development plans
Slice of life: They would die for Bo-Kaap
‘It was really so encouraging to see that people are prepared, you know, to sacrifice their lives for this community’
Bo-Kaap divided over developers
Two groups trying to protect the area’s heritage from gentrification are now at loggerheads
The price of populism
The mistakes of the past should inform the politics of the future to ensure transformation, equality and economic growth
R700k wetland fine for luxury developer
The self-proclaimed leading developer of luxury estates in Southern Africa has paid a R700 000 fine for building illegally
A roadmap to premium electric mobility
South Africa needs to create market access and deliver on an operating environment which makes for good business
How development banks can ‘shift the trillions’
Support is required for sustainable urban planning
Public-private partnership benefits East London
Mercedes-Benz Cars invests 600-million pounds in expansion of East London plant
Civic education might be the future
In a democracy, this means learning about self-governance
New SANRAL policy pushes transformation in construction and engineering sectors
Roads agency commits to maximising involvement of black South Africans in all of its processes
What will it take for Africa to industrialise?
Africa ought to mimic how East Asia continues to take charge of its economic transformation
Mo Ibrahim Foundation: Deteriorating safety and rule of law have held back progress in African governance
Almost two-thirds of African citizens live in a country in which safety and rule of law have deteriorated in the last 10 years.
Vuwani destruction: A people at war with themselves
The futures of children and long-term development are not chips to be used for political gain, writes Tinyiko Maluleke.
China is not the new super-aid power, it prefers investing
The fact that the largest target was about investment, not aid, illustrates Beijing’s view that investment is a positive force for development.
Youths target food, education as top 2030 development goals
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.
Letters to the editor: July 17 to 23 2015
Readers write in about Cape Town development plans and the ANC; Patricia de Lille responds.
South Africa seems to be losing its way
Policy paralysis and compromises mean inclusive development continues to elude the country.
South-South aid will go south
The past shows that aid and development models cannot resolve the continent’s inherent problems.
Boost Africa’s economy with knowledge
African universities are under immense pressure to accelerate their developmental projects.
A song against Ebola is just a band-aid
Geldof’s project should highlight the geopolitical problems that allowed the disease to spread.
Too damned late to brag about dam
The cost quadrupled because of delays and it is a ‘financial disaster’
Poor still losing out in African boom
Inequality on the continent has grown in the past decade as tax systems have failed to redistribute wealth, says Christian Aid.
Solar gives Kenya space to breathe
Cheap lighting is giving pupils a better chance — and freeing up money for a better diet.
Index of doom doesn’t reflect SA’s reality
A recent report implies that the country’s sustainable development is below par. Happily, this isn’t true, writes Michael Green.
Sci-tech summit moves towards co-ordinating research in SA
Speakers at the country’s first ever science and technology summit say co-ordinated science research is vital to address poverty in South Africa.
R&D in SA: No rhythm, only blues
Unless we invest in scientific research, we will continue to lag behind other developing economies.