South Africa: Zuma and the new barons of BEE There will be some big losers among those who benefited from the first waves of black economic empowerment as the economy enters rougher ... waters
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 trying to re-brand Nigeria while serving in the government of President Umaru Yar'Adua
Last word: I need a bailout too! It has been a sobering realisation to see that the higher you climb up the economc ladder, the harder you will involuntarily hit the ground, ... writes Sentletse Diakanyo
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 first general election in October. He talks to The Africa Report about democracy, Zimbabwe and the impact of the global recession
pricey contract Ali Haddad and the mystery of the $10 million in US lobbying Article 4/4 of "Washington, the capital of African lobbying"
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 ... the market will recover within the next 18 months.
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 are already getting ready
Profile: Britania Alllied Industries Ugandan food company Britania is sourcing products for its fruit juices locally and exporting at competitive prices. ...