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The World Economic Forum’s 2016 Gender Equality report shows that a staggering eight years of global progress in women empowerment has been wiped out by the tougher times.
While South Africa invests heavily in courting the BRICs, none of these emerging giants consider reciprocating unless it serves their self-interest.
John Maynard thinks South Africa, like China, should implement significant policy changes in order to change the level of dependence of the economy on commodities.
Alec Hogg says there is much in the BRICS that South Africa is better off without.
Dilma Rousseff’s presidency is hanging by a thread after Brazil’s lower house of Congress voted in favour of her impeachment, a decision that’s likely to cheer investors just as it threatens to bring down the curtain on 13 years of leftist rule.
Brazilian security forces are deploying thousands of troops and in Brasilia this week to prevent violent clashes as Congress holds key votes on the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff.
A move by Brazil’s largest party to depart from the ruling coalition further weakened the government and raised the odds that President Dilma Rousseff will lose the impeachment vote.
The BRICS’ New Development Bank is formally ‘open for business’ and the recruitment process for its Africa Regional Centre in Johannesburg has started.
Troubles in Brazil and Russia have killed the concept of Brics – with Taiwan and South Korea replacing them as global economic drivers. Once again, no mention of SA in the new Ticks anagram.
RW Johnson reckons in all probability, the ANC will suffer losses, which will see the party fall back into a defensive crouch as it tries to hold on to what it’s got.