Zimbabwe's economy is collapsing: why Mnangagwa doesn't have the answers

Posted on Tue 06 November 2018 in Africa • Tagged with Zimbabwe, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, RObert Mugabe, China, Zimbabwe economy

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A KFC in Harare, like many other shops, has shut down as a result of Zimbabwe’s financial crisis . EPA-EFE/AARON UFUMELI

Robert Rotberg, Harvard University

When President Emmerson Mnangagwa campaigned in July for Zimbabwe’s presidency, he promised to be a business friendly leader, and to return his country …


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What latest assessment on global warming means for southern Africa

Posted on Mon 22 October 2018 in Africa • Tagged with Southern Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Global Warming, IPCC, climate change

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The Okavango Delta in Botswana. Shutterstock

Mark New, University of Cape Town

The release this week of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) special report on global warming of 1.5℃ above pre-industrial levels marks a critical point in climate negotiations. Billed in the media as “life changing …


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