Economics

Introduction

Last week’s Budget Statement confirmed that Finance Minister Tito Mboweni is funding ever more of it.

8,500,000,000,000 Ugandan Shilling. This is roughly the volume of a loan, which the Ugandan government currently negotiates with China’s state-owned Exim Bank. The sheer number of digits is impressive, even when converted in less inflationary currencies.

However, not only did Kim subsequently make an ideological U-turn, as we see below, but more importantly, among the casualties of the 9/11 attacks were many such movement-building efforts aimed at a common international enemy.

A year ago, the majority of South Africans stared into the abyss.

By way of definition, Rumour is a Nigerian who knows what is happening or can correctly intuit the happenings in the country but does not have any official means of informing Nigerians.

On 13 December 2018, President Donald J. Trump’s national security adviser, John R. Bolton, delivered a speech detailing the Trump administration’s new Africa strategy titled “Prosper Africa.” In the speech, Bolton outlined significant foreign policy shifts in United States-Africa relations.

The United Nations launched a global campaign earlier this year to engage audiences to promote understanding and to reflect upon the ways that everyone can stand up for human rights.  The Declaration has been a global beacon for Africans fighting against colonialism and for inclusive ec

An open, frank public discussion about the IMF’s regrettable history and current agenda is sorely needed, in a context where a few honest politicians and officials are belatedly struggling to reverse what is termed “state capture” and return stolen funds to the taxpayer.

Many commentators and scholars have attempted to diagnose the above problem; but the result is always inconsistent.