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All items tagged South AfricaOpen Think Tank ArticlesJuly 17, 2008 | Does the G8 Need a Redesign?Anna Wojnilko: Changing economic and political realities are forcing the G8 to rethink its goals, mandate, and membership. The debate on the shape of a potential G8 reform divides the political world. Should the G8 be enlarged to include new major international players or contracted to ensure effectiveness? We invite you to vote. ... MoreNovember 15, 2007 | Beyond HeiligendammKatharina Gnath: I laud the ongoing Heiligendamm Process as an important step in involving emerging countries in global economic governance. Five months after the summit, there are still challenges to be met, and the two-year Process is only the first stage in increasing cooperation with China, India, Brazil, South Africa and Mexico. ... MoreGlobal Must Read ArticlesFebruary 24, 2010 | Post Apartheid South Africa Turns 20For its 20th birthday, post-apartheid South Africa has little to celebrate. ++ SA is doing better than anticipated, but expectations were very low. ++ The country has some of the highest murder and AIDS rates in the world as well as one of the world’s worst education systems. ++ A high unemployment rate and a widening gap between the white and the black populations also prevent the country ... MoreApril 20, 2009 | South Africa Needs Viable OppositionAs South Africa prepares to go to the polls this week, it is clear if the country is going to turn into a mature, liberal democracy, it needs a strong opposition rooted in the nation’s black majority. ++ Although still small, new opposition parties have been formed. ++ This week a symbolically significant number of black voters will be leaving the incumbent ANC for the first time. ++ This is the ... MoreOctober 16, 2008 | Mugabe Must Share PowerPresident Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe is bucking the power-sharing deal with Morgan Tsvangirai, the opposition leader. ++ Mugabe wants to fill the security ministries with his loyalists, including those controlling the army and police. ++ Tsvangirai has called for a new power-sharing deal. ++ The US, EU and the rest of Africa must pressure Mugabe to accept this new deal, and international ... MoreJune 25, 2008 | Zimbabwe is Not Just Another African TragedySomething can still be done to save the political and economic situation in Zimbabwe. ++ For this, the US, the UK, and the EU need to cut Mugabe’s access to foreign financial goods and services, and the African Union and Zimbabwe’s Southern neighbors must take action to deprive the government of its legitimacy. ++ South Africa in particular can and should exert pressure: neighboring chaos is ... MoreApril 14, 2008 | Africa's Fragile Triumph Over Global Financial TurmoilThe rise of American philanthropy and foreign investment, as well as the need for raw materials are protecting Africa’s frontier economies from international economic volatility. ++ Yet a slowdown in the US and EU could lead to the decrease of the significant cash CommentsJuly 21, 2008 | Anna, I agree with you both on the...July 20, 2008 | Thank you for your comment, Andreas. This... |
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