Falling Whistles DRC – Interview With Anders Olsson
Interview with Anders Olsson, CEO of Falling Whistles, an organisation that was created in 2008 after a visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo. Today, the organisation supports Congolese visionaries and entrepreneurs while standing in solidarity with Congolese child soldiers. Q. Could
Is South Africa’s B-BBEE Policy Really That Black and White?
Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) is a policy in South Africa that aims to rebalance the racial socio-economic disparities that still exist today. It does this by giving economic privileges to certain groups of the society: mainly Blacks, Coloureds, Indians
Africa’s New Free Trade Area: What Will it Mean for Development?
Discussions in Egypt this month have concluded the creation of a new trade zone in Africa, involving 26 countries on the eastern and southern sides of the continent. The trading zone was launched June 10 and is called the Tripartite
Energy Crisis in South Africa
Over the past few months, South Africa's Eskom (Electrical Supply Commission) have had to implement heavy load shedding. Also known as rolling blackouts, these planned periods of electricity cuts are not new to South Africa. They are undertaken in order to reduce the