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FILE: Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan. Picture: Christa Eybers/EWN

World economic forum 2016

Gordhan: Every country has political uncertainty

By Ziyanda Ngcobo

Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan says that global events this year have shown that a lack of economic growth is seriously affecting citizens.

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    Globalisation backlash in Europe a surprise

    Dani Rodrik says the populist backlash in Latin America was predictable.

    2128 days ago
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    Why are heart attacks worse for low-income communities?

    The team of doctors calculated hospitalisation and mortality rates for each year from 1999 to 2013.

    2182 days ago
  • Syrian refugees wait between Syria and Turkish border as Turkish soldiers block them to pass the Turkish side, on 9 June, 2015, at Akcakale, in Sanliurfa province. Picture: AFP.

    OPINION: How do we create a humanitarian system fit for today & tomorrow?

    Sara Pantuliano says the multi-billion-dollar humanitarian sector is held back from innovating and adapting.

    2185 days ago
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    Google, Apple, Amazon and Facebook’s secrets to hiring the best people

    Ten ‘secret’ hiring strategies that go way beyond rudimentary queries on algorithms and quantum physics.

    2189 days ago
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    OPINION: Are climate targets enough to keep global warming below 2°C?

    195 countries have now agreed to limit global warming to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels.

    2190 days ago
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    OPINION: Great leaders aren’t born, they’re made

    Fred Swaniker says by 2030, a bulk of the world’s workforce will live in Africa.

    2191 days ago
  • Africa seen from a million miles away. Picture: Nasa.

    ANALYSIS: Africa’s fastest-growing cities will make or break the continent

    Robert Muggah discusses Africa’s fastest-growing cities, saying they are at a tipping point.

    2191 days ago
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    OPINION: Menstruation myth: Why are African women still paying for it?

    Lebogang Keolebogile Maruapula says she’s a woman still navigating the shame that menstruation brings.

    2192 days ago
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    OPINION: What will the family of the future look like?

    Only the foolhardy would try and predict the future of family groups. Previous attempts have, in fact, failed.

    2193 days ago
  • Africa seen from a million miles away. Picture: Nasa.

    #WEF2016: Nine surprising things you probably don't know about Africa

    Africa is a place that often appears to confound expectations & defy convention, a place full of surprises.

    2194 days ago
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    Google is proposing new female emojis. Could they help close the gender gap?

    The emojis aim to better represent women in the workplace, with a 'diversity of women’s careers'.

    2194 days ago
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    [WATCH] Ramaphosa: We have a lot to learn from Rwanda

    Speaking on the final day of the WEF Africa conference in Kigali, Rwanda, Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa commended the country for its outstanding ICT sector, adding that South Africa can benefit from Rwanda's expertise.

    2194 days ago
  • FILE: Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa. Picture: GCIS.

    Ramaphosa: Nothing will disrupt SA’s stability as a democracy

    Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says the country’s stability is not under threat.

    2194 days ago
  • The World Economic Forum on Africa is taking place in Kigali, Rwanda, from 11 to 13 May. Picture: Vumani Mkhize/EWN.

    #WEF2016: ‘SA's economy isn’t necessarily destined to shrink’

    Deputy Reserve Bank Governor Daniel Mminele says despite poor growth the economy remains resilient.

    2194 days ago
  • Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa during a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum on Africa conference in Kigali, Rwanda. Picture: Vumani Mkhize/EWN.

    #WEFAfrica2016: Ramaphosa says SA’s come a long way since 1994

    WATCH: Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says SA has come a long way since 1994 in addressing an infrastructure imbalance that largely benefitted the white population.

    2194 days ago
  • FILE: Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa. Picture: GCIS.

    Ramaphosa: Increase transparency around infrastructure projects

    Cyril Ramaphosa says Africa can’t develop if its money is simply leaving the continent.

    2194 days ago
  • FILE: For far too long, economic growth in Africa has been dominated by the export of unrefined raw material and unfinished products – from crude oil to cashews and diamonds to cocoa. Picture: Freeimages.

    Africa has some of the least competitive countries, but that could change

    Tony Elumelu says as global commodity prices crashed, many African economies slowed considerably.

    2194 days ago
  • The World Economic Forum on Africa is taking place in Kigali, Rwanda, from 11 to 13 May. Picture: Vumani Mkhize/EWN.

    South Africa has a skills shortage. How do we fix it?

    Perpetuating the cycle of poverty, South Africa’s unemployment rate currently stands at nearly 27%.

    2194 days ago
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