Articles from African Business (October 1, 2006)

Title	Author	Type	Words
2010 World Cup: coach pay signals spending spree; The South African Football Association has decided that no 2010 problem is so big that it can't be solved by throwing money at it. But the government is not amused at the national coach's R1.8m-a-month salary, Tom Nevin reports from Johannesburg.	Nevin, Tom		1658
AB guide to African currencies.		Statistical table	505
Agri-business takes centre stage: thousands of agri-business enterprises are being established in Mauritius. With government support and incentives, these companies are processing and exporting agricultural products to new markets in Europe and Australia. Nasseem Ackbarally reports from Port-Louis.	Ackbarally, Nasseem		1429
Angry as hell: a demand for change.		Sound recording review	691
Apartheid's Friends: The Rise and Fall of South Africa's Secret Service.		Book review	222
Be fair or quit, tobacco buyers warned: faced with declining prices for his country's most important cash crop, President Mutharika has gone on the offensive and warned tobacco buyers to either offer fair prices to growers or leave. Lameck Masina reports from Blantyre.	Masina, Lameck		1525
Black and white issues: a disturbing experience.	Lawson, Batatane	Letter to the editor	620
Botswana: potrait of Africa's best economy.	Baxter, Barry	Cover story	7388
Business is vital: initiative and enterprise.	Longo, Dave	Letter to the editor	239
Corporate social responsibility: the nature of companies.	Krause, Par	Letter to the editor	276
Crunch time for world trade deal: once again the developing countries have failed to convince the rich nations to play fair in world trade. The Doha Treaty, which would reduce poverty in the developing world while keeping the rich wealthy, has been shuttling backwards and forwards with no agreement in sight. The implications of a stalemate are serious.	Siddiqi, Moin		1501
Ecobank lists in three countries.		Brief article	141
Economy in best shape for years: a number of factors, including record prices for oil and gas, have left Nigeria in a healthier economic position than it has been in for many years. But union opposition to civil service reform and other issues are looming on the horizon. Analysis by Neil Ford.	Ford, Neil		1443
Elephant!		Book review	181
End of Bakassi impasse could boost Cameroon oil.	Ford, Neil		1534
Entertainers to pay up in advance.		Brief article	133
Gold star for Mozambique.		Brief article	101
Hail the small-scale entrepreneur.	Versi, Anver	Editorial	802
Half of a Yellow Sun.		Book review	344
Innovation is the key: institutions as knowledge carriers.		Book review	1607
Kabila and Bemba face off in second round: the first round of voting in presidential elections in Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) failed to produce an outright winner and so a second round of polling will be required. The country, and Africa, waits with bated breath. report by Neil Ford.	Ford, Neil	Report	1517
Kenya's shame: embracing risk preparedness.	Abungu, George	Letter to the editor	459
Lack of data mars golden opportunity: gold has the potential to outshine diamonds in Sierra Leone if local geologists' predictions prove to be correct and the numerous deposits of gold in the country can be productively and efficiently mined. But lack of data could be the stumbling block. Victoria Averill reports.	Averill, Victoria		1536
Meet Me in Mozambique.		Book review	203
Millions no longer millionaires: early last August, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor Gideon Gono announced that three zeros would be knocked off all new banknotes to bring some sanity to that country's galloping inflation and money supply. Barnabas Thondhlana reports from Harare.	Thondhlana, Barnabas		1502
Model elections but questionable democracy: the recently concluded elections in Seychelles have been described as a model for the rest of Africa but the continued victory of the ruling SWPPF party could undermine growth in the future, says Neil Ford.	Ford, Neil		1501
Not so smart digital thieves.		Brief article	127
Old man Kenya keeps rolling on: the Kenyan economy keeps rolling on as it has done in the past despite fresh exposures of scams and financial scandals. President Kibaki's low-profile attitude has nevertheless achieved some solid successes. Neil Ford reports.	Ford, Neil		1520
Peace can pay dividends.		Brief article	127
Prize Letter: win a free annual subscription!		Letter to the editor	98
Seal-clubbing fracas in Namibia.		Brief article	133
The deadly scourge of fake drugs: counterfeit drugs, which are not only ineffective in treating illnesses but can and do actually kill patients, now form 25% of all medicines in the developing world. The menace is increasing in Africa, as Tom Nevin reports.	Nevin, Tom		1184
The Grand Slave Emporium: Cape Coast Castle and the British Slave Trade.		Book review	279
The price of energy: world's most expensive power.		Letter to the editor	151
The White Man's Burden.		Book review	297
Uranium find lifts Malawi.		Brief article	124
Wanting to be heard: a bushman puts his case.	Gakelebone, Jumanda	Letter to the editor	215
When We Ruled.		Book review	179
Zimbabwe foresees light at year end.		Brief article	121