THE Nelson Mandela Bay metro has been plunged into what officials have described as its worst cash crisis since it was formed 10 years ago.Essential payments.
Africa: Could the Global Economic Crisis Spur Debt Reform for the Continent?
Will the global economic crisis bring together both developed and developing nations to create oversight for foreign lending? This is the hope of many advocacy groups calling for a United Nations debt arbitration mechanism.
World Bank urges nations to avoid food export bans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The World Bank on Monday urged countries to refrain from imposing policies that could trigger a new global food price crisis as drought-hit Russia said it could extend a grain export ban into next year.
Ivory Coast president pledges polls, defends record
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Ivory Coast’s President Laurent Gbagbo pledged on Friday that his nation would hold elections this year at last, despite many years of missed electoral deadlines and political crisis.
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Consider one example from South Africa: the 46664 Bangle initiative that aims to counter the two most pressing socio-political problems of the country: the HIV/AIDS crisis and the rampant unemployment that in some cities is over 70 …