Economy

Collection of Chinese renminbi yuan banknotes. 1 ⁄ 10 yuan to 10 yuan notes are of the fourth series of the renminbi. 20 to 100 yuan (red) are of the fifth series of the renminbi. The polymer note on...

During warm ENSO episodes, the normal patterns of tropical precipitation and atmospheric circulation become disrupted. Related image: Image: La Nina regional impacts  BY FRANCIS GHESQUIERE & NICHOLAS JONES It was recorded by the Spanish conquistadors and triggered famines that have been linked to...

By Staff Reporter   The carcass of a dead cow lies in the Black Umfolozi River, dry from the effects of the latest severe drought, in the Nongoma district northwest of Durban. –AFP file pic MOLATEDI, South Africa: In the middle of...

Juliáo Chiburre, chief secretary of Magude town council, wears a neat stripy shirt, a khaki jacket, and a mournful air: the 36-year-old Mozambican bureaucrat is at his wit's end. Surrounded by files, he goes over the dilemmas familiar to...

  English: Kariba Dam, Zimbabwe. Photo converted from 35mm slide film to digital. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Workers at Sino-Zimbabwe are sure that poor workmanship by the Chinese has led to the current electricity woes currently affecting the country. Some Zimbabwe Electricity Supply...

The article examines the challenges facing the non-implementation of the ‘ECOWAS’ Protocol on the Free Movement of goods, services, persons and capital. In its finding, several problems including the lack of Political commitments, administrative restrictions, civil conflicts, wars and...

Tigo Tanzania in a partnership with Facebook have agreed free access to Facebook services in English and a new Kiswahili version through their mobile handsets. It is the first time that Facebook will be free on any mobile network...

Finn Tarp, Director, UNU-WIDER Foreign aid is often seen as different from other forms of investment, and some argue that rather than having a positive effect it tends to distort economies and may potentially slow growth and development. In this...

It is a misconception in many African countries that climate change is a ‘first world problem. While Africa has contributed little to global warming, Africa economies and environmental ecosystems is nevertheless disproportionality vulnerable to its impact. The continent risks...

African banks are expanding into neighbouring countries and further afield benefiting from their knowledge and expertise in familiar territory. Over the last five years Africa has witnessed a growing trend for Africa’s home-grown banking groups to extend their franchises beyond...