Archive for October, 2007

Connecting Africans to Web potential

(October 29th, 2007)

There are nearly a billion people on the continent of Africa, and only 4 percent of the population has Internet access. But some companies connect web access with new market potential and job creation. Gretchen Wilson reports.

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stories   audio   South Africa   Marketplace   economy   Zimbabwe   unemployment   technology

Potential for disaster in urban slums

(October 25th, 2007)

Urban areas in lower and middle-income countries are growing fast, and the conditions of the slums are enough to call for humanitarian efforts. Gretchen Wilson gives us the story from one such area in Johannesburg.

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stories   audio   South Africa   Marketplace   Johannesburg   economy   Zimbabwe   unemployment

Zimbabwe’s shelves are bare

(October 24th, 2007)

It’s almost impossible to find staples like bread or rice in Zimbabwe. With inflation officially at 6,000%, supermarkets have stopped stocking shelves. And that’s forcing people to travel hundreds of miles and across the border to buy groceries. Gretchen Wilson reports.

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stories   audio   South Africa   Marketplace   trade   economy   Zimbabwe   food   small business

Supporters of apartheid might pay

(October 17th, 2007)

A decision by a New York court is allowing survivors of South African apartheid violence to seek damages from U.S. companies who supported the regime. Gretchen Wilson has more.

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stories   audio   truth & reconciliation   South Africa   Marketplace   human rights

War at cost of aid in Africa

(October 11th, 2007)

A report out today says conflicts in Africa have cost the continent $284 billion since 1990. That’s about equal to what’s being funneled there in international aid. Gretchen Wilson has more.

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