Sad South Africa: The Truth in Numbers and the Facts behind the Sentiment - By Desné Masie

From African Arguments Fri Nov 9 2012, 06:43:09

South Africa is Africa's largest economy, and a gateway to trade and investment on the continent. However, contrary to the 'Africa Rising' narrative I contextualise in my blog earlier this week, the Rainbow Nation has had incredibly bad press recently.

[view whole blog post ]
 See More    |     Report Abuse


You might also be interested in the following news stories:

Ethiopia/South Africa:   Fifa Probe Pours Cold Water On Ethiopia Passage (news)
Capital FM
17 June 2013

World governing body FIFA have thrown Ethiopia's dream passage to the final round of the 2014 World Cup qualification into doubt after opening disciplinary hearing over the fielding of an ineligible ... [read more]

Kenya:   Teachers Vow to "Bring Down Jericho" (news)
Capital FM
17 June 2013

The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) is scheduled to announce on Monday when the teachers' strike will begin. [read more]

Mali:   Child Soldiers Detained in Mali - Amnesty (news)
Voice of America
14 June 2013

A human rights group says children recruited as soldiers - and those believed to have ties with armed groups - are being illegally detained in Mali. Amnesty International says they are being held ... [read more]



blogAfrica is allAfrica.com's platform to help you keep an ear on the African blogosphere. We draw diverse voices from around the world who post regularly and insightfully about African issues. Bloggers, submit your blog's rss-feed!