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Interview: Morgan Tsvangirai, Prime Minister Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister speaking in July 2009 on power-sharing, security and Western aid.

Agriculture: A new class of farmer Output of Southern Africa’s former breadbasket has nose-dived, but getting seeds, fertiliser and equipment into the hands of Zimbabwe’s farmers will r...

Tourism: Rebuild the image and they will come A strong tourist infrastructure and plenty of natural attractions hold the most promise of quickly bringing foreign exchange into Zimbabwe’s economy

Nigeria: Ten years of transition Nigeria may have managed to break the habit of military rule for a full ten years, but there is discontent with missed opportunities

Editorial: Surviving Transitions A gaggle of suited professionals was chatting animatedly in a bar on the top floor of a skyscraper with stunning views across the city as dusk morphed...

Interview: Dora Akunyili, Nigeria’s minister of information and communications Leaving the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, where she fought the scourge of counterfeit drugs, Dora Akunyili has been tr...

Interview: Ian Khama, President of Botswana Having now ruled Botswana for over a year, following the retirement of former President Festus Mogae, President Seretse Khama Ian Khama faces his firs...

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Premium badgeZimbabwe: Uebert Angel, the man of God accused of money laundering Uebert Angel, President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s envoy and ambassador at large to Europe and the Americas, is portrayed as a central figure among powerful...
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gold trail

Premium badgeZimbabwe: Uebert Angel, the man of God accused of money laundering Uebert Angel, President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s envoy and ambassador at large to Europe and the Americas, is portrayed as a central figure among powerful...
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Maputo on 31 May 2023. ©Russian Foreign Ministry/TASS/SIPA

BETWEEN BRICS & A HARD PLACE

Premium badgeSouth Africa: Sergei Lavrov guest stars at BRICS reunion The foreign affairs ministers of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa are meeting in Cape Town to prepare for the next heads of state summit...
© Motswana novelist Gothataone Moeng. (photo: Kieron Walquist)

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Premium badgeGothataone Moeng brings stories from Botswana to a wider audience with ‘Call and Response’ Tensions between past and present, tradition and modernity, and urban and rural spaces provide the basis for the debut collection of short stories by ...

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Botswana: Borrowing big to steady the ship It was a first for the African Development Bank (AfDB) and a first for Botswana, which had not borrowed on international markets for 17 years.

Botswana: Rough diamonds and harsh cutbacks Faced with a slump in rough diamond sales in 2008, Botswana’s national diamond producer, Debswana, opted for production cuts. The hope now is that t...

African miners dig deeper Many mineral prices may have dropped, but there is no lack of action over promising assets.

Copperbelt: Two sides of the coin Battered but not beaten, the copper miners of Congo and Zambia struggle to overcome the impact of last year’s collapse in global demand

Uranium: Getting ready for a nuclear surge As China and India prepare to build many new nuclear power plants, they are looking to secure supplies of uranium, and Africa is a very promising sour...

South Africa: White Business Still Intact The long-established leading titans of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange are still doing just fine.

East Africa: Borderless Competition The arrival of East Africa’s common market next year will be the first step to much more open trading in the larger Comesa region; winners and victims...

Profile: Britania Alllied Industries Ugandan food company Britania is sourcing products for its fruit juices locally and exporting at competitive prices.

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South Africa still polishing its image for 2010 Holding the Confederations Cup in June was a good practice run for the 2010 World Cup.

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Manu Dibango on Michael Jackson How a hit single from the king of the soul saxophone Manu Dibango influenced a young Michael Jackson as he was writing the record-breaking Thriller al...

eLearning: Classroom Technology The way ICT is beginning to be used in education provides the promise of change, even though innovations also bring their own challenges

In Your Classroom: To a virtual degree The poor state of facilities at Nigerian universities means many students prefer to take degrees abroad, says Ossai Okwudilii, a Nigerian student taki...