Zero corporate tax rates and expensive incentives are not worth the investments they attract, writes Roman Grynberg. The freeing up of international trade and the increased mobility of investment have resulted in what tax analysts frequently call a “race to the...
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A glimmer of hope for youth unemployment
Continually lost in the ongoing row about the mooted youth wage subsidy is the context in which it is being proposed. Not just the national, but the global context. It is a context in which there are fewer and fewer jobs for more and more job seekers. At the same...
Jazzin’ Cape Town | by Carol Martin
There are a growing number of music venues in Cape Town that promote a higher level of musical consciousness. Not only with the audience development in listening for appreciation that they promote but also with the space that they provide for musical exploration and...
Climate justice deferred: Rural women speak out at COP 17 | by Crystal Orderson
Small-scale farmers had little hope that leaders negotiating on their behalf would change their plight. Dressed in her white T-shirt and wide-rimmed hat, Dominica Shumba didn’t expect her first visit to Durban to be so hot and humid, amidst thundering clouds. The...
Extreme Weather Set To Worsen With Climate Change: IPCC | by Elias Biryabarema
KAMPALA - An increase in heat waves is almost certain, while heavier rainfall, more floods, stronger cyclones, landslides and more intense droughts are likely across the globe this century as the Earth's climate warms, U.N. scientists said on Friday.The U.N....
Earth Grab: Geopiracy, The New Biomassters and Capturing Climate Genes | by Vandana Shiva
‘Where men seeking to grab power once looked to acquire territories and slaves, now the entire globe and its productive capacity’ is up for grabs, writes Vandana Shiva, in the foreword to Pambazuka Press’ latest title, ‘Earth Grab’. The book’s ‘three groundbreaking...
Earth Grab: Geopiracy, The New Biomassters and Capturing Climate Genes | by Vandana Shiva
‘Where men seeking to grab power once looked to acquire territories and slaves, now the entire globe and its productive capacity’ is up for grabs, writes Vandana Shiva, in the foreword to Pambazuka Press’ latest title, ‘Earth Grab’. The book’s ‘three groundbreaking...
Is Water the Hidden Agenda of Agricultural Land Acquisition in sub-Saharan Africa? | by P Woodhouse and A S Ganho
Introduction: Land Grab and water requirements Availability of adequate moisture is a fundamental requirement for agricultural use of land. Designation of exclusive rights to use land provides prior rights to ‘green’ water (rainfall and plant transpiration) on that...
Biofuels, speculators driving food price surges | by Kanya D’Almeida
A new report on global hunger pinpoints factors at the heart of spikes in food prices it says are exacerbating the unfolding food crisis in the Horn of Africa. Released ahead of World Food Day on Oct. 16, the report calls for action to control price volatility in the...



