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A Few Red Flags Over Ghana’s 2009 Budget

Tuesday, March 10, 2009 

By Bright B. Simons & Franklin Cudjoe

Dr. Kwabena DuffuorGhana's Finance Minister presented the government's revenue and expenditure plan for 2009 to Parliament on March 5, 2009.
The authors ran a general commentary on facts and figures they found interesting in the 300-page budget and highlight what they believe to be red flags deserving of the attention of both civil society and government stakeholders.

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Productive Unionism Needed in Zimbabwe

Monday, March  09, 2009

By Rejoice Ngwenya, Harare, Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe is in a state of mourning and angry at the same time.  Our heartfelt sympathies to Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirayi and family as we wish them Godspeed recovering from the trauma for life- death of a better-half.   However, our thoughts are also with the suffering 'masses', which make up a large percentage of the bloated public sector, making incessant demands for wage increases.

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Mugabe Must Be Grateful!

Friday, March 06, 2009 

Rejoice Ngwenya, Harare, Zimbabwe

Rejoice Mugabe's recent rantings on more seizure of farm lands should come as little surprise to any one.   Our regular columnist Rejoice Ngwenya, suggests that the opposition MDC's ambiguity in understanding the value of property rights may have contributed to the unleashing of Mugabe's terror  brigade on the most productive resource in that country- land and people.
 
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Corruption, Betrayal and Hope

Thursday, March 05, 2009

By Edward Clay

Michela Wrong's new book on Kenyan corruption-buster John Githongo has been an immediate hit, currently serialised in Kenya's Daily Nation and selling fast everywhere. This characteristically outspoken review by Sir Edward Clay explains why.

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What’s Wrong in the Mekong?

Tuesday, March 03, 2009
By Roger Bate and Julian Harris
 

Enfant moustiqueResistance to the latest anti-malarial drugs is building up in the Mekong Delta and will threaten much of Asia and Africa: the WHO has just put out a warning that catches up with years of research saying the same thing..