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South Africa gold sector hit with silicosis claims

Thousands of South Africa gold miners suffering from silicosis, a respiratory disease, are seeking damages from the mining industry.

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Africa's bond rush: Handle with care

African governments must use bond revenues to address critical growth constraints, while global conditions are in their favour.

Trevor manuel

South African government to re-think black empowerment programme

South Africa's government wants to expand the black empowerment programme and crack down on company's avoidance tricks.

Chukwu-Emeka

Talent mobility in Africa: Who will bell the cat?

 In an ideal world, governments would seize the initiative and act to facilitate the movement of talent across the continent.

Judith Rodin Small
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Transforming one million lives through digital jobs

The technology revolution that has swept across Africa in the last decade is creating new possibilities of connecting low-income, high-potential youth with digital jobs, argues Judith Rodin

John Fallon, Pearson
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Using education to sustain Africa’s growth

In the 21st century global economy, a well-educated and skilled workforce is critical for countries and companies to thrive.

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Microsoft strives to bring 80 percent of Kenyans online

The tech company’s ‘white spaces’ technology can bring internet to almost 30 million Kenyans, it believes

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Sun starts shining on South African renewables

Africa's biggest economy has long promised a change to its carbon-intensive energy mix. A successful tender process is making that dream a reality.

Elsie Wef

World Economic Forum on Africa 2013: Delivering on Africa's promise

The World Economic Forum's head of Africa considers the continent's development prospects ahead of this May's summit in Cape Town

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Large ambitions for smallholder farmers

Africa’s 120 million smallholder farmers can play a positive role in solving the world’s looming food crisis.

Matt Andrews, Harvard Kennedy School
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Tackling Africa’s real governance and growth gaps

Ease of business reforms are all the rage among African policy makers and donors.

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Strong demand for Scotch in Africa bucks trend

Industry data point to slowing sales of Scotch whisky to emerging regions, but global drinks groups are bullish on Africa

Interview: Mo Ibrahim

The founder of Celtel talks about the role businesses can play in transparency and discusses trends in African governance

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India top Asian investor in Africa

India's investment into Africa remains ahead of China's.

Tunisia FDI decline continues

FDI looks set to decrease further in 2013 in Tunisia.

Iraqi Kurdistan closes the FDI gap

The autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan attracted relatively high levels of FDI in the first quarter of 2013, helping it to close the FDI gap with the rest of the country.

Nigeria enjoys FDI growth

FDI into Nigeria has been on upward trajectory between 2010 and 2012, with this growth looking set to continue in 2013.

Interview with Elsie Kanza, Director and Head of Africa World Economic Forum, speaks to Lanre Akinola, Editor of This Is Africa, ahead of WEF 2013. Visit www.thisisafricaonline.com/wef for more exclusive coverage of the World Economic Forum in Cape Town from May 8 - 10.

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