Africa: ethical business A long-term approach to doing business anywhere relies on nurturing relationships, and perhaps more in Africa than elsewhere By Alain Tschudin Ten years ago, many organisations engaged in...
Jacob Zuma
Keeping it in the family
African dynasties: a common phenomenon By Marcel Gascón Barberá Political dynasties have not been an uncommon phenomenon in post-colonial Africa. In Togo and Gabon, two families have been ruling for decades. Hereditary...
The demon of tribalism
South Africa: inclusive versus exclusive politics Jacob Zuma’s narrow Zulu nationalism stands in the way of the development of an inclusive South African identity Most African countries were flung together by former...
An African superhero shakes up the status quo
In February of this year, following an insurgency mounted from a nation called Wakanda, a young king forcibly took over Africa. At the time, no one seemed to mind: backed up by a dazzlingly capable all-female...
The argument for appropriate decentralisation
Although often complicated by vested interests, decentralisation should be a two-way process between national government and local authorities In rural KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa’s most populous province, women...
Against the odds
A small farming community is fighting an epic battle against an international mining giant Xolobeni, a community of 200 small farmers running herds of cattle and farming a patchwork of fields of crops and home gardens,...
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