South Africa's in a recession. Here's what that means

Posted on Wed 07 June 2017 in Africa • Tagged with South Africa, business, Africa

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The bad news keeps piling up for South Africa’s economy. Shutterstock

Jannie Rossouw, University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa has been rocked by news that it has slipped into a recession after its gross domestic product (GDP) declined 0.7% during the first quarter of 2017 after contracting by …


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Dipole: the 'Indian Niño' that has brought devastating drought to East Africa

Posted on Mon 13 March 2017 in Africa • Tagged with East Africa, Indian Nino, drought, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia

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Rob Marchant, University of York

A severe drought threatens millions of people in East Africa. Crop harvests are well below normal and the price of food has doubled across much of Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and nearby countries. The Conversation

The last major drought in the region, in 2011, caused hundreds of thousands …


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