Democracy
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Zimbabwe: The Decency of Silence |
| The people of Zimbabwe are very clever, patient people - probably the cleverest and best educated people on the continent. Wait and see how they take off when the deal is done... |
Development
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Development: The “African Way” |
| Minting an “African Way” doesn’t mean abandoning the good parts of Africa’s colonial heritage, but as Atuahene-Gima argues, Africa’s progress necessitates the need to “develop systems of government that take into account the peculiarities of Africa without throwing away elements of other systems tha... |
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Graduate Entrepreneurs Display Business Acumen |
| A policy that supports the graduates’ vision of upgrading profitable local businesses, improving production capacity, and their expanding should be formulated. Supporting these self-driven, savvy and motivated entrepreneurs is a worthwhile endeavour.... |
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Africa Must Grow with her Women |
| Are our African Governments willing to adjust their economic policies, which breed increased unemployment and poverty among women?... |
Q&A
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Gay Debate: Liberals Versus Evangelicals |
| It remains to be seen whether or not divisive issues such the ordination of gay clergy and the blessing of same-sex relationships will break the unity in Anglican Church.... |
Regions
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Independence More than Self-Government: Abu Bakar Tafawa |
| We are grateful to the British officers whom we have known, first masters and then as leaders and finally as partners, but always as friends.... |
Commentary
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When Will Africa be Confident? |
| In Lagos and Abuja and in all spots in between, you should see how Nigerian bureaucrats relate to the Lebanese, the Germans, the Indians and the Chinese. They act like boy-boy, like Omo’odo They bow and obey and never complain. They pledge their loyalty.... |
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Can the Rural Bred Become Top Achievers? |
| History predicts a brighter future for Africa if its youths focus on a more positive attitude. They ought to be visionary and back their desire with strategy.... |
Finance and Banking
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Widening Income Gap: Good for Africa ? |
| A BBC World programme claimed that one of China’s biggest problems is that its high rate of economic growth was causing the income gap to increase.... |
Investment Opportunities
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Understanding Asset Allocation |
| One of the most important steps to building a successful portfolio is properly dividing assets among different types of investments. The most important asset classes are stocks, bonds, and cash.... |
News Round Up
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Private Sector in South Africa Demands More Credit |
| The Reserve Bank has increased rates by a total of 500 basis points since June 2006, partly to curb credit-driven consumer demand... |
Events
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IREN Director Discusses Africa in Australia |
| Mr. Shikwati will speak on The Future of Africa.... |
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IREN Africa Think Tank and Business Leadership Training |
| IREN invites graduates of between 1-5 years since graduation to participate in this life changing experience.... |
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The 6th Africa Resource Bank Meeting – ARB 2008 |
| This year’s ARB meeting will put specific focus on; Surface and subsurface wealth exploitation, Policy environment for resource exploitation, Water, Value addition and The African human resource in Africa.... |
Agriculture
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Pesticide Residual Limits: What Should Africa Do? |
| Africa is not only an important market place for the internationally renowned companies such as Syngenta and Bayer but also a lucrative market for the expanding production of generic pesticides from China... |
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DRUM NET Empowers Farmers |
| DRUM NET ensures that the farmer, stockist, banks and the buyer are in constant communication through an ICT system simplified to the level of using SMS (mobile phones).... |
Announcement
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Vacancy: Logistics Manager Needed |
| A retail company seeks to recruit a Logistics Manager who will coordinate the daily activities of the company and its distribution chain.... |
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BOOST Fellowship Regional Exchange Program |
| BOOST Fellowship is organized to teach, train, empower and mentor students through its paradigm of “Entrepreneur Intelligence” and “Possibility-oriented Living”.... |
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Call for Submission: The 2008 Legatum Pioneers of Prosperity Africa Award |
| The 2008 Legatum Pioneers of Prosperity Africa Award recognizes and rewards business leaders of Africa who serve as role models to Africa’s aspiring entrepreneurs and demonstrate business excellence, innovation and profitability.... |
Education
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Is Africa Intellectually and Literary Moribund? |
| Africa needs to look back to the sixties and seventies when reading and writing was an in-thing. There is no way we can forge ahead without being intellectually well off.... |
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Unrest in Schools: Society is to Blame |
| If leaders can literally ‘steal’ votes, who are students not to ‘buy’ exam papers?... |
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School Violence: Why we are Fire-Fighting |
| In places where individual interest and choice is limited, absent and people are being forced to learn, boredom and violence results. Businesses can’t afford to bore customers... |
