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Africa’s economies need to start competing
The Global Competitiveness Report had mixed results for Africa: 13 countries were better than the year before while ten had slipped back. But the region’s relative financial competitiveness is still poor, says The Economist.
Why would Canada grant refugee status to a white South African?
By granting a white South African refugee status, Canada fails to acknowledge that racial discrimination is outlawed in the South African constitution and that crime affects all colours.
Animals are content, locals not so much
The tourists might love the African safari animals, but the historical eviction and exclusion of indigenous people from nature reserves dims the ‘Big 5’ excitement glow.
For Sale: Gandhi’s house
Mahatma Gandhi may not have been a man known for his material possessions, but now you can own a piece of his history, with his former home in Johannesburg up for sale.
We jail black men five times more than apartheid South Africa
In the Northern Territory, 83 per cent of the prison population is Indigenous, while Western Australia jails black males at more than eight times the rate of South Africa during Apartheid.
Letter from...: Johannesburg, where fear equals profit
South Africa is a country that has a huge industry based around a culture of fear, writes Australian expat John Downie from Johannesburg.
Jacob Zuma’s three first ladies
The question that has South Africa’s media all of a twitter is: “Who amongst Jacob Zuma’s three wives will be the country’s next first lady?”
South Africa desperately needs a viable Opposition
South Africa faces major challenges, and they can can only be surmounted by the emergence of a strong opposition.
The ANC to continue its domination of South African politics
South Africa’s voters go to the polls today to vote in their fourth post-apartheid election.
Mandela’s Rainbow Nation is not living happily ever after
Post-Apartheid South Africa is not delivering the liberal dream, but a nightmare of Communism and corruption.
Trade unions put squeeze on Israel
The international trade union movement is tightening its sanctions on Israel, writes Alex Mitchell.
Where is Zimbabwe’s functioning government of national unity?
Why, two months after a Zimbabwe power-sharing deal was negotiated, does Zimbabwe still does not have a functioning government of national unity? asks Eric Louw.
South African democracy and turmoil: a primer
With elections due in April 2009 an ANC split would create conditions for a real political opposition party, writes Eric Louw
Rhodesian leader leaves a dubious legacy
Ian Douglas Smith, who defied world opinion for 13 years as the head of the white minority regime in Rhodesia, died yesterday in South Africa at the age of 88, writes Charles Richardson.
Rugby World Cup: Hard heads thwart divine destiny
So much for destiny, the world order and all the scripts that had been written for this Rugby World Cup, writes Michael Pascoe.
Triumph of the underdogs… and now the Wallabies’ World Cup begins
Fiji v Wales was worth the price of the big screen TV for the Rugby World Cup even if nothing much else happens. And certainly not much was happening for the Wallabies over the weekend, writes Michael Pascoe.
Rugby World Cup: Key suspensions make it even more interesting
Yes, the RWC citing system is serious and it’s adding another dimension to a Rugby World Cup that is already off to a better start than anyone might have hoped.
