Monthly Archives: May 2011
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South Africa Municipal Elections: ANC bloodied but not rejected
By Hein Marais Outside of death and taxes there are few things in life as certain as the outcome of an election in South Africa with ... -
Chatham House: Green Revolutions for Sub-Saharan Africa?
Briefing Paper – Read here Diana Hunt and Michael Lipton, January 2011 In most of sub-Saharan Africa, faster growth in agriculture is a precondition for sustainable ... -
Libyan ceasefire and political solution pushed by AU- MAIL and Guardian (SA)
The African Union on Wednesday called for a political solution to Libya’s protracted conflict, weighing in once more on the crisis though its proposals have largely ... -
CHATHAM HOUSE: Plans for an African Free Trade Area
Interesting event at Chatham House – digest of the meeting can be viewed here Summary There is a wide recognition that regional integration is crucial for ... -
Africa: Cash Drain from Poorest Countries
AfricaFocus Bulletin May 26, 2011 (110526) (Reposted from sources cited below) Editor’s Note The 48 countries classified by the United Nations as LDCs [Least Developed Countries], ... -
ANC takes a kicking for not listening, By Renee Horne
By Renee Horne As the results rolled in and into the early hours of the morning, the top brass of the African National Congress could be ... -
Zimbabwe Education, past and present, 2011 BZS Research Day
The 2011 BZS Research Day, held in conjunction with the African Studies Centre, Oxford, on 18th June 2011, at St Antony’s College, Oxford, will be on ... -
The effects of North Africa events on Zimbabwean Politics, by Brian Raftopoulos
The following editorial was first published as Solidarity Peace Trust: Zimbabwe Update No.1. March 2011. The effects of the events in North Africa on Zimbabwean Politics. ... -
Zimbabwe’s Political Kaleidoscope: What Does 2011 Hold? by Ibbo Mandaza
(The following talk by Ibbo Mandaza was presented at the Sapes’ Political Trust Policy Dialogue Forum on 27th January 2011 in Harare) In considering the likely ... -
Zimbabwe’s Next Elections Minefield
It is often very difficult to get a feeling for what Zimbabweans in various civil society organizations are currently thinking about the big questions they confront. ...
