January 11
Battling over earth’s most precious resource
As the world’s longest river, flowing 6,700 kilometres through ten countries in northeastern Africa, the Nile is undisputedly the single most important resource in the area. The water has been the root of centuries of ...
How will the Massmart takeover affect consumers?
American retailing behemoth Wal-Mart has made a R17-billion play for a majority stake in Africa’s Massmart chain, a move that could both reshape the way many Africans shop and the continent’s place in the retailing ...
African cooperatives promote women’s empowerment
In Africa, the tradition of hand-beaded jewelry has lived on for generations and in certain tribes such as the Masai in Kenya, women create beautiful handcrafted bracelets, earrings and breast plates that convey their social ...
Legal: Recent developments in the regulation of the mining industry in South Africa
In September, the South African government released its amended Broad Based Socio Economic Empowerment Charter for the South African Mining Industry (the “Amended Charter”). This occurred against a cacophony of negative press surrounding the licensing ...
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