MANDY ROSSOUW: ANALYSIS
Like a small political party becoming the kingmaker in a hung municipality, South Africa has become a key geopolitical broker since the country’s elevation to the United Nations Security Council and an invitation to join Brazil, Russia, India and China in the enlarged Brics. Continue reading
LAGOS, Nigeria (CNS) — Archbishop John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan of Abuja urged NigerianPresident Goodluck Jonathan to take bold steps to address the level of insecurity in the country. Continue reading
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — If farmers in Africa had greater access to fertile, arable land safe from armed conflict and pollutants, they would not need genetically modified crops to produce food, said the head of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. Making growers reliant on proprietary, genetically modified seeds smacks of “the usual game of economic dependence,” which in turn, “stands out like a new form of slavery,” said Cardinal Peter Turkson. Continue reading
