(November 30th, 2007)
A quarter of a million miners are set to walk off the job in South Africa on Tuesday to call attention to unsafe working conditions. Mining has been part of the country’s fabric for more than a century, but little attention has been paid to the human costs. Gretchen Wilson reports.
(November 23rd, 2007)
Over 3,000 people will be in Durban, South Africa this weekend to witness the preliminary draw for the next men’s soccer World Cup. Gretchen Wilson reports TV networks will spend billions to broadcast the lottery.
(November 19th, 2007)
Sub-Saharan economies have been growing between 5-7 percent a year, benefits which the IMF and World Bank believe will have a lingering effect. Gretchen Wilson reports how a focus on business can help.
(November 16th, 2007)
The ripple effects of the American subprime crisis is the big topic at the G-20 economic summit in South Africa, but no one’s sure just yet how it might affect global markets. Gretchen Wilson reports.
(November 15th, 2007)
Finance leaders from industrialized and major emerging economies are converging on Cape Town, South Africa for meetings of the Group of Twenty, or G-20. Gretchen Wilson reports that Africa is getting more notice thanks to a strain on global resources.
(November 8th, 2007)
Gold is close to being at an all-time — which is good news for South Africa, the world’s leading gold producer. Gretchen Wilson looks into what’s making gold a popular investment right now.
