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African countries have become reliant on a few food items.

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Overpopulation is a dirty word.

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Recent evidence has undermined the narrative of ‘Africa Rising’, as the World Bank predicts a growth deceleration in the continent from 3.6% to 2.5%. One driver of such disappointing growth is sluggish productivity growth. In fact, productivity growth has been on a downward trend since the mid-2010s (see here). How can countries in the region boost their productivity?

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Philip Rankin passed away at 65 with no sign of promised compensation for his stolen farm, while others doubt it will ever be paid

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During a recent visit, PIET CROUCAMP realised there is more than one reason to be optimistic about the future of Namibia. There are also some lessons South Africa can learn from her neighbour north of the Orange River.

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Last November, the global population reached a significant milestone of 8 billion. More recently, in April, India overtook China as the world's most populous country.