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Nigeria ‘to overtake South Africa’
(CNN) - Good news for Nigeria. A wake-up call for South Africa. That’s my “take-home message” from the headlines emerging from a new Morgan Stanley report, which predicts Nigeria’s economy will...
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Are fathers letting down their children?
Johannesburg, South Africa (CNN) The business of stimulating economies, creating jobs and mentoring young leaders starts in the cradle. It is no secret that raising children to become working,...
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Hacking, tapping and spying - business as usual
Johannesburg, South Africa (CNN) - The skullduggery by the News of the World newspaper in Britain exposed an underbelly of phone taps and lies. While the fall of the newspaper and the shenanigans of...
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Mandela’s leadership lessons
Johannesburg, South Africa (CNN) Nelson Mandela’s 93rd birthday recently made many people reflect on what the former South African president meant to them. It cannot be overstated just how important...
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Africa’s taxis drive a grassroots industry
Johannesburg, South Africa (CNN) When you see a yellow taxicab in the movies, you know you’re watching a film about New York. London is immediately identifiable by the city’s black cabs. Here in...
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Self-help in tough times
Johannesburg, South Africa (CNN) In the roadside markets of central Johannesburg, alongside neat piles of fresh vegetables and Chinese-made wigs, hawkers sell self-help books. The book titles are...
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What if UK riots were happening in Africa?
Johannesburg, South Africa (CNN) Many South Africans have been smug watching the images of lawlessness, anarchy and violence on London’s streets. As hooded youths burnt and trashed the streets of...
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Can Uganda avoid the ‘oil curse?’
Kampala, Uganda (CNN) Along the Entebbe Road, that bustling, traffic-ridden street that links the airport to Uganda’s capital city Kampala, is a small hairdresser called “Obama Salon.” The name...
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Is illegal fishing to blame for Somali pirates?
(CNN) There is nothing swashbuckling about Somali piracy. The pirates are not romantic anti-heroes with a parrot on their shoulder. Instead, they are recognized as lawless, dangerous criminals who roam...
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Is South Africa right to want an inclusive Libya?
Johannesburg, South Africa (CNN) Many here in Africa are still struggling to come to terms with the increasing realization that the Gadhafi regime is all but over. South Africa recently recommitted...
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