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Lower birthrates may lead to higher savings and lower interest rates, stimulating growth
It is time we recognised the vital role livestock plays across the world’s developing economies
Oil majors will be pulling back from project preparations
Row over interment of former dictator shows he remains divisive figure even in death
Springbok who changed the way South Africa nation saw the game
Telecoms group should easily manage a $2bn valuation for its London listing
The city’s response to population growth now informs how much of humanity will live in 2050
President Biya intervenes in bloody linguistic conflict — but is criticised for speaking only in French
Kagame’s government implicated in killing of former intelligence head
Emergency plan agreed between Kigali,with international humanitarian agencies and the African Union
The country needs nimble technocrats, not the old warhorses of the liberation struggle
New boss will have to turn round a stricken utility and handle political interference
The Naspers chairman seeks further reinvention as he lists the company abroad
Lavish safari lodge opens in Limpopo Province, and after a year-long renovation project the Biltmore reopens
President for three decades who squandered high hopes and left his country in crisis
Freedom fighter came to be seen as a despot after rigging votes and crushing dissent
A lack of commitment to political and economic change means it is still too early to invest
Growing lawlessness hit crisis point with rape and murder of student
New initiatives risk falling prey to pointless technicalities and politicking
Incidents follow xenophobic aggression against foreigners in Johannesburg and Pretoria
Fragile successes should to be nurtured by civil society and politicians
Abuja pledges ‘definitive’ action after days of unrest in Pretoria and Johannesburg
Africa’s most industrialised economy grows 3.1 per cent in three months to June
Naspers has become one of the world’s biggest internet investors
