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G20 adopts a plan to reduce or reschedule the debts of deeply indebted poorer countries

Peter Fabricius
19 hours ago

Zambia debt crisis just the ears of the hippopotamus in Africa’s perilous fiscal position

Azwimpheleli Langalanga
17 NOV

SAA gets special treatment in Mboweni’s mini budget 

Ray Mahlaka
28 OCT

Tito Mboweni asks for a ‘mini budget’ delay – a worrying sign the economic line isn’t holding

Marianne Merten
13 OCT

Jobs, not growth alone, hold key for sustainable economic recovery – World Bank

Xolisa Phillip
08 OCT

World Bank sees sub-Saharan Africa’s GDP down 3.3% in 2020 — and 40m people falling into extreme poverty

Ed Stoddard
08 OCT

Which curve to flatten in Africa: Coronavirus or economic growth and development?

Lyal White, Liezl Rees and Nikitta Hahn
08 OCT

Coronavirus may push 150 mln people into extreme poverty-World Bank

Reuters
08 OCT

Debt cancellation needed to help poorest countries -World Bank president

Reuters
05 OCT

Pandemic preparedness panel slams collective failure to heed warnings

Reuters
16 SEP

After Covid-19 delay, the African Continental Free Trade Agreement is back on the negotiating table

Ruan Jooste
25 AUG

Report: World Bank’s International Poverty Line ‘is an inaccurate reflection of extreme poverty’

Zukiswa Pikoli
18 AUG

Fast tracking the critical task of building South Africa’s digital economy

Barry Dwolatzky and Mark Harris
03 AUG

G20 to Make Debt Relief Extension Call Closer to Year End

Reuters
20 JUL

UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights goes out guns blazing against failure to address poverty

Steven LB Jensen
19 JUL

The message is clear: As lockdown measures ease, let’s reopen the classrooms

Mohamed M Fall, Ann Therese Ndong-Jatta and Matshidiso Moeti
07 JUL

Six financial ombuds offices are lost in limbo

Ruan Jooste
28 JUN

Practical solutions needed to overcome South Africa’s child malnutrition crisis

Claudine Bill
17 JUN

Staring into the bottomless global government debt hole

Sharon Wood
16 JUN

Build-back better to withstand the next global systemic economic disaster

Sharon Wood
09 JUN

Covid-19 and the right to education

Arnold Tsunga, Tatenda Mazarura and Mark Heywood
29 MAY