IMANI Alert: Is Ghana Amongst the Worst-Branded in Africa Now?
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
On June 9th this year, a certain Daniel Fisher, a Senior Editor at Forbes Magazine specialising in macroeconomic and legal issues, wrote an article in which he “showcased” Ghana as the 9th “worst-managed country” in the world.What exactly are the indicators of “bad economic management” according to this article?
Africa Union at the 2010 World Cup: Keep it Simple, Stupid!
Wednesday, June 09, 2010
By Edward Kutsoati
Ask an African – young or old, male or female – to name ONE thing that s/he is most passionate about; and you are likely to get TWO answers. One will be religion, in particular Christianity. It is no secret that sub-Saharan Africans (SSAs) take their religious faith very seriously, with at least ¾ of the population in the typical city or village attending a church service on a Sunday or an all-night prayer session on Friday to the early hours of Saturday.
Political and Economic Freedoms Together Spawn Humanity’s Miracles
Wednesday, June 02, 2010
By Temba A Nolutshungu
Economic well-being is a consequence of freedom. In South Africa, with a formally recorded unemployment rate of 25.2 per cent (a figure which does not include those who have given up looking for work), the disjuncture between political freedom and economic well-being reflects a potentially cataclysmic state of affairs.
REPORT: The Problems With Ghana’s Proposed Oil Revenue Management Bill
Thursday, May 27, 2010
INTRODUCTION
The process is underway to pass a law that will determine how we use our Oil resources. We at IMANI, AfricanLiberty.org and African Leadership Initiative) have been involved with the analysis of best options for a while.
Our review of the Proposals towards the law reveals that the provisions in the bill are likely to lead to the following here.
When Will the Eurozone Collapse?
Thursday, May 27, 2010
By Václav Klaus
After the establishment of the eurozone, the economic growth of its
member states slowed down compared to the previous decades, thus increasing the gap between the speed of economic growth in the urozone countries and that in major economies such as the United States and China, smaller economies in Southeast Asia and parts of the developing world, as well as Central and Eastern European countries that are not members of the eurozone.
A Twin Case of Treachery in Southern Africa
By Rejoice Ngwenya, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Rejoice Ngwenya continues his lamentations of the plunder in his country, Zimbabwe again. This time though, he sees a pattern developing in the Southern African region.
