Mining: An expensive pause in the gold rush Arguments over indigenisation rules and government accountability have slowed down a new phase of platinum and gold investment ...
Banking: No one to bail you out Political wrangling and falling revenues have reversed ?the fortunes of some of the country's biggest banks. ...
Africa: Fighting for Britain in World War II Book reviews: Fighting for Britain by David Killingray, Birth of a Nation by Gerard Loughran, The Struggle Over Land in Africa by Ward Anseeuw ... and Chris Alden
Funmi Olonisakin: Elite bargains do not change our lives Power-sharing deals are not a silver-bullet solution and merely perpetuate structural imbalances in power, writes Funmi Olonisakin, senior research ... fellow at the Conflict, Security and Development Group, King's College London.
Kenya/Zimbabwe: Power sharing for peace, not political change Unity governments create some space for economic recovery, but political problems go unresolved as security forces and conservative political ... groups conspire to maintain the status quo.
A roller coaster for Zimbabwe’s middle class Focused on education and jobs in the professional sector since the 1980s, Zimbabwe's middle class became a group of barter traders due to the ... country's economic crisis.
Zimbabwe: A marriage of convenience under strain After a successful honeymoon, two of the parties in the coalition ?seem determined to hold fresh elections next year to settle their growing ... roster of disputes
Youth Leagues: From Marx to Mammon Young politicians are battling it out for the future of South Africa and Zimbabwe, shaping national politics in the process. The consequences ... will affect all the countries in Southern Africa.
South Africans warm to North Korean underdogs North Korea's World Cup has been one of pantomime and choreography but South Africans will applaud if North Korea can get a good result against ... Portugal.
Football: The power of the beautiful game Sport is highly-politicised on the continent but South Africa's footballers ?and politicians hope that a successful World Cup can transform ... Africa's image across the globe