South Africa: drive into Africa Many assume that South African businesses are a natural fit for other markets on the continent, but experience is showing otherwise By Peter De Ionno For South African business, driven...
Botswana
Bribes make bad business
Africa: corruption The tide of corruption that has swept the continent may be ebbing as governments and Africans are investing more in their own countries By Dianna Games The issue of corruption does not often make the...
Lots of talk, little progress
SDG 4: Education Quality education in Africa looks like a hopeless case, but it’s a matter of taking the right steps By Munyaradzi Makoni Africa has high levels of inequality, between regions and within nations. Its...
Losing the war on waste
SDG 12: Responsible consumption and production African governments show little interest in coming up with sustainable waste management strategies By Charles Kimani Waste generation rates are rising across the world....
Up close and personal
Africa's leaders: psychology matters By Francois Misser “Africa doesn’t need strongmen. It needs strong institutions,” said former US president Barack Obama during a visit to Ghana in July 2009. Yet the...
Models of public-private partnerships: How (not) to do it
Good governance structures, not the natural-resource ownership model, are key to ensuring successful social and economic outcomes in several sub-Saharan countries Natural-resource governance refers to the management of...
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