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 the ruling African National Congress (ANC) on the ballot paper – as democratic South

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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 economic growth and poverty reduction. This will require technical progress tailored to Africa’s varied

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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 been ignored. The pan-African bloc has called for a ceasefire and set up a

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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 the prosperous future of African countries’ economic progress, with some of the highest tariffs

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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], 33 of which are in Sub-Saharan Africa, lost a cumulative total of $246 billion

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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 found celebrating their victories in the 2011 Municipal Election.  However, there are some who

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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 topic of Education in Zimbabwe, past and present. In June 2010, the United

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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. Given the economic and political convulsions that have marked Zimbabwean politics for the last

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(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 trajectory of political events in Zimbabwe in 2011, there are at least three issues

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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. Voice of America’s Studio 7′s May 14, 2011 Town Hall -Indaba meeting in Johannesburg

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