South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s pronouncements on the power utility Eskom, during the State of the Nation Address may lead to significant changes in country’s energy policy.
Liberia’s President George Weah has ruffled feathers by proposing changes to citizenship laws.
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The uprising in Sudan has weakened the authority of President Omar al-Bashir and political Islam in the country.
Maria Ramos, pictured here at the 2009 World Economic Forum early in her tenure at ABSA.
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Several locally listed companies still have no female board members while most who do diversify their boards tend to appoint only one female director at a time.
Efforts to end female genital mutilation are mostly designed by global and national agencies and risk ignoring change agents like the youth who are against the practice.
Lusala a local wild yam in Zambia that supplements diets has seen a considerable rise in demand.
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