Trump's isolationism: threats and opportunities for Africa: Trump's victory threatens to unleash stronger prejudice against minorities. Reuters/Rebecca CookDonald Trump’s unexpected victory in the US presidential polls stunned many across the globe. The Conversation Africa’s business and economy editor Sibonelo Radebe asked Patrick Bond to unpack the implications for … [Read more...] about Trump’s isolationism: threats and opportunities for Africa | The Conversation
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Lions are better protected, but loopholes mean threats remain | The Conversation
Lions are better protected, but loopholes mean threats remain: The Parties to CITES (CoP17), rejected a proposal from nine African nations to upgrade the status of lions. ShutterstockStronger measures to protect lions in Africa from commercial trade failed to pass at the recent meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) in Johannesburg. … [Read more...] about Lions are better protected, but loopholes mean threats remain | The Conversation
Terror threats and turmoil: a bad time for US-South Africa relations | The Conversation
Terror threats and turmoil: a bad time for US-South Africa relations: The US embassy in South Africa has warned of terror threats to the country's upmarket malls. Reuters/Mike HutchingsOn Saturday June 4 2016 the United States embassy in Pretoria issued a warning to its citizens in South Africa that there was a heightened threat of terror attacks in the country’s upscale … [Read more...] about Terror threats and turmoil: a bad time for US-South Africa relations | The Conversation
Nigeria: Stakeholders See Threats in Higher Lending Rates, FX Control
Economic analysts, local traders and manufacturers have said that the recent monetary policy direction by the Central Bank of Nigeria will not augur well for the economy in the future, unless some drastic measures are taken. At last month’s Monetary Policy Committee Meeting, the CBN increased the Monetary Policy Rate from 11per cent to 12per cent and reviewed the Cash … [Read more...] about Nigeria: Stakeholders See Threats in Higher Lending Rates, FX Control
Peters condemns threats against Sanral
Transport Minister Dipuo Peters has condemned attempts to destabilise operations at the South African National Roads Agency (Sanral), following threats directed at staff at the Central Operations Centre (COC) in Samrand. This after reports of a bomb scare aimed at workers at the COC emerged on Sunday. This latest incident follows threats directed at personnel employed by the … [Read more...] about Peters condemns threats against Sanral
