Worldwide, the statistics on informal economies are as appalling as the conditions of the people in them. About 61% of the world’s population earns its living...
From November 7-9, Africa Inc. will convene in South Africa’s Gauteng Province, the continent’s seventh largest economy, for the inaugural Africa Investment Forum (AIF). An initiative...
His face contorts slightly as he, slowly, but painfully, returns through the murky mist of 42 years. His hands tremble with emotion as he relives horrific...
At least 110 women are raped in South Africa. Every day. There are many similar statistics, all pointing to the same stupefying fact – that South...
It proved a day short on time in court and big on political posturing and speeches. The former president of South Africa Jacob Zuma’s appearance lasted...
Picture this: remote rural Africa, where communities assiduously farm vast stretches of arable land not knowing anything about digital technology or drones that can transform their...
The High Court case, in Pretoria on March 27, saw the full gamut of human emotions: anger; frustration and folly, followed by joy. The latter emotion...
It was the day after Easter. In the afternoon on what was a public holiday in South Africa, news started trickling in of Winnie Nomzamo Madikizela-Mandela’s...
It’s the worst thing to happen – to anyone. We meet Natasha Sibanda in Johannesburg’s bustling Central Business District. On the street, the cantankerous crowd has...
The new amended Mining Charter – the agreement that governs black ownership in the mines – has been a festering sore for more than four years....
