South Africa

• Vol 47 No 24
• 01/12/2006

The police chief, his friends and foes

Jackie Selebi's appointment as the first black Police Commissioner was initially well received. In August 2004, he was elected as the first African President of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol). However, Selebi's unconvincing r...

• Vol 47 No 24
• 01/12/2006

Powering up

Overseas investment in aluminium helps the Eastern Cape and requires more investment in power

• Vol 47 No 24
• 01/12/2006

Forget the politics, say advisors

An overpriced rand and government protectionism block foreign direct investment and economic growth. That is the view of a team of Harvard University economists, who are advising the government on its Accelerated Shared Growth Initiative for South Afr...

• Vol 47 No 22
• 03/11/2006

Legal minefields

Sheaves of litigation await mineral giant Gold Fields as it seeks to wrest control of the lucrative South Deep gold mine.

• Vol 47 No 21
• 20/10/2006

The ANC's toughest election yet

It will be the fiercest-fought election the African National Congress has faced since coming to power in 2004

• Vol 47 No 21
• 20/10/2006

The road to the ANC's 2007 National Conference

Preparatory conferences 1.The African National Congress Provincial Conferences will be fiercely lobbied by Jacob Zuma's and Thabo Mbeki's camps. The Provincial Conferences will be held after Mbeki delivers his 8 January statement and State of the Nation...

• Vol 47 No 21
• 20/10/2006

Who is eligible to vote?

The African National Congress strictly determines eligibility to vote at national conferences. Branches usually nominate two delegates, more in large urban branches . . .

• Vol 47 No 18
• 08/09/2006

Heading north

Africa's biggest gold-mining company is now a prime takeover target

• Vol 47 No 18
• 08/09/2006

New powers, new policy

The government reshapes strategy to address new political realities - and life after Thabo Mbeki

• Vol 47 No 18
• 08/09/2006

Mbeki's diplomatic team