Archive for June, 2006

Is trade with China stifling Africa’s economy?

(June 21st, 2006)

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is in South Africa this week. China has been boosting its trade ties with Africa, but some are worried cheap Chinese imports might sink the local economy.

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stories   audio   Marketplace   China   trade

Cell phone banking in Soweto

(June 16th, 2006)

In the 12 years since apartheid ended, Soweto has been transformed. The country even leads the world in some major technological realms.

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stories   audio   Marketplace   Soweto

Unfinished business

(June 2nd, 2006)

A decade after the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) started its work, many South African communities are still recovering from the brutal conflicts it tried to cauterise.

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stories   writing   truth & reconciliation   South Africa   Mail & Guardian