Articles from New African (August 1, 2007)

Title	Author	Type	Words
'Business is not seeking regime change'.			2217
'The Persian Gulf of strategic minerals of our earth': by landmass, Zimbabwe is twice the size of the UK. By population, Zimbabwe has a 10th of the UK population. So, why does this relatively small African nation attract so much attention from the West to the point of even seeking regime change in Harare? Is it only for the love of the Africans in Zimbabwe?, asks Mabasa Sasa.	Sasa, Mabasa		2866
'When the rich catch a cold, the middle class sneezes': Mabasa Sasa went into the streets of Zimbabwe to gauge public feeling about the government's clampdown on price increases. Generally, it was thumbs up for the government.	Sasa, Mabasa		768
'Where did you get the money to pay us?'.	Gono, Gideon		4515
2010 is Africa's date with destiny: Pusch Commey reports from Johannesburg of an innovative way of mobilising African support for the 2010 football World Cup to be hosted by South Africa.	Commey, Pusch		701
A beef with Baffour.	Edea, Kid	Letter to the editor	266
A Chilean example.	Sasa, Mabasa		1802
Callisto Jokonya: 'we are all guilty'.		Interview	3845
Chile: Kissinger's letter.			318
Commerce without morality ... media reactions to the war on prices: as usual, Zimbabwe's media (both private and state-owned) have been vociferous in their support or criticism of the war against inordinate price increases. Here is a sample of the media reactions.			3452
Corporate social responsibility in the African context: interest in African energy resources used to focus almost entirely on North and West African oil, but while oil still attracts the lion's share of investment, natural gas is steadily catching up in terms of importance. Neil Ford reports.	Ford, Neil		1768
Cote d'Ivoire: 'France played a negative role; Mrs Simone Gbagbo, the First Lady of Cote d'Ivoire, takes no prisoners when defending her country's national interest. She is the president of the ruling party's group in parliament. She talked to our correspondent, Ruth Tete, about what the French did in the Ivorian crisis and other matters.	Tete, Ruth	Interview	1407
Dell retreats ... A wee bit.		Interview	1815
Eric Bloch: 'Zimbabwe business committing hara-kiri'.	Bloch, Eric	Reprint	1378
Ethiopia wants its prince back.	Warden, Gail		2503
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Ghana: a king of our times.	Boasiako, Kingsley Antwi		1654
Gideon Gono: 'I'm not against price war'.	Ankomah, Baffour		988
Gideon Gono: 'Zimbabwe will not die'.	Ankomah, Baffour	Interview	5963
How the IMF fixed Zimbabwe.			2145
Hunting with hounds, and running with hares: Caesar Zvayi, a Zimbabwean journalist, on MDC hypocrisy. After calling for sanctions to be imposed on the country, the MDC should take its fair share of the blame for the resultant economic problems.	Zvayi, Caesar		1662
Is it really "voodoo economics" bringing Zimbabwe down?			4215
Lighten our darkness, president kufuor! Ghana's main hope lies in solar power. Ironically, the very sunshine that is drying-up Africa's rivers and making it impossible for people to rely on their hydro-electric power supply system is what can save Africans from being perennially plunged in darkness.	Duodu, Cameron		1590
Lovemore Mushonga: trade union affiliates support price war.	Zvayi, Caesar	Interview	1153
Malawi: political lessons from first lady's death.	Masina, Lameck		1310
Mangwana: 'the goal is economic independence'.	Zvayi, Caesar	Interview	2544
Mechanisation to take agriculture to new levels: a new five-year mechanisation programme launched by the government in conjunction with the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe is set to revolutionise farming. Mabasa Sasa reports.	Sasa, Mabasa		1013
Morgan Tsvangirai: 'price war is a poor election gimmick'.			917
Mugabe: 'snakes in our midst'.			2181
Nigeria: a new approach; As the new Nigerian president, Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, pictured, settles into office, Nigerians and watchers of Africa's most populous nation struggle to grasp a clear-cut direction of policy and strategy from his administration. Ola Sheyin analyses the situation.	Sheyin, Ola		2573
Nuggets--an excellent work.	Olanrewaju, Timothy O.	Letter to the editor	261
Poor journalism.	Griffis, Bob	Letter to the editor	271
Rhodesian rump capital vs African liberation: Dr Tafataona Mahoso, head of Zimbabwe's Media Commission, on why "African managers" employed by Rhodesian rump capital should declare where they stand--with the people and true African liberation or with the saboteurs of Zimbabwe's economy.	Mahoso, Tafataona		3729
Seven communication tips an effective leader must have (II): "When I send a man to buy a horse, I don't want to be told how many hairs the horse has in his tail. I wish only to know the points", said Abraham Lincoln. Effective communication calls for painstaking search, selection and stringing of picture-building words.	Kumuyi, William F.	Column	1466
Sierra Leone: Kabbah's record.	Gberie, Lansana		1122
Sinning or sinned against; George Charamba, secretary for information and publicity, ties in all the strands that make the real Zimbabwe story: a country under siege by foreign forces who yet accuse it of "digging its own grave". (Please turn the page).	Charamba, George		5186
South Africa: to BEE or not to BEE; After 13 years of ANC rule, the question still persists on how far the government has economically empowered black South Africans. Pusch Coomey reports.	Coomey, Pusch		1744
Tanzania can only be built by Tanzanians.	Datoo, Husseinali	Letter to the editor	153
Telecom system cries for investment: Making a call by cellular phone in Zimbabwe is not for the fainthearted, and at peak times such as Friday evenings, it can be quite a harrowing experience. Baffour Ankomah interviewed Christopher Mushohue, the transport and communications minister.	Ankomah, Baffour	Interview	797
The Archibishop and sellouts.	Hallam, Keith	Letter to the editor	196
The chimera of equality; Inequality bestrides the West. Rich and poor: never the twain shall meet. If Western countries have not combated their huge disparities between rich and poor in income, housing, education, jobs--how on earth do they think they can "make poverty history", or remove other inequalities, in Africa?	Orakwue, Stella		1535
The excision of desire: Ayi Kwei Armah reviews Ramata, a novel, by the Senegalese writer Abasse Ndione. Published n French by Gallimard, Paris.	Armah, Ayi Kwei	Book review	1991
The truth about Zimbabwe-South Africa economic relations.	Sasa, Mabasa		1652
The World Bank & others: the World Bank helped Zimbabwe in the past, but no more. It stopped lending to Zimbabwe in October 2000. Tom Mbakwe reports.	Mbakwe, Tom		614
Thirty pieces of silver.	Bano, Marie	Letter to the editor	192
Tony Hawkins: 'I don't see the economy collapsing' ... and nobody knows the rate of inflation. It's all guess work. "There is no scientific basis or evidence for making these projections. They are gut-feeling projections. I mean everyone is peering into the dark. Everyone is peering into the unknown. Nobody knows!" Baffour Ankomah reports.	Ankomah, Baffour	Interview	2425
Trade unions group ask workers to stand by for strikes.	Chibebe, Wellington		820
Trudy Stevenson: myth and reality.			764
Wake up, Africa.	Kanu, Kwame Francis	Letter to the editor	255
You give us hope.	Mojafi, Tebogo	Letter to the editor	134
Zimbabwe economy: the real story.	Ankomah, Baffour		1750