New release: ISS - monograph No 184. Carbon Trading in Africa - A critical review, Edited by Trusha Reddy. Complete download
Written by Mail & Guardian Online Wednesday, 25 January 2012 00:00
Egyptians converged on Cairo's Tahrir Square to mark Wednesday's first anniversary of the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak, as debate raged over whether the rally was a celebration or a second push for change.
Written by Reuters Wednesday, 18 January 2012 00:00
Nigeria's government ordered a fresh audit of its entire oil and gas sector covering the last three years on Wednesday, the latest move to clean up corruption in Africa's biggest oil industry after a week of anti-government protests.
Written by Polity org.za Tuesday, 17 January 2012 00:00
The findings of the Auditor General's annual government audit are "scandalous" and heads should roll, trade unions and the Democratic Alliance said on Tuesday.
"We don’t want South Africa to be the death of Kyoto Protocol," Minister of Environment, Edwina Molewa said recently, referring to the outcomes aspired to by the incoming South African COP17 Presidency from 28 November to 9 December 2011. But what are the real chances of life for the Kyoto and what are the stakes if we lose it?