Daily Archives: 15 July 2009

Richard Pithouse: South Africa: We Need a Conversation about Development

by Richard Pithouse – The South African Civil Society Information Service 19 June 2009 Vast amounts of cash and political energies that could have been directed towards meeting the basic needs of people living in intolerable conditions have been wasted … Continue reading

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Patrick Bond: Will economists Stiglitz and Yunus add to debate on crisis?

Patrick Bond, Pambazuka News, 9 July 2009 A couple of Nobel prize-winning economists are giving major talks in Johannesburg this week. Many in civil society hope the visits by two of global capitalism’s best-known critics can pull local economic policy … Continue reading

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Press Advisory from Viva Palestina | Gaza kids protest closure of Rafah crossing

July 14, 2009, 11 pm, Cairo The Viva Palestina US caravan has received a permit to allow the group passage through the Rafah gate and into Gaza after spending 10 days in Cairo trying to overcome a series of bureaucratic … Continue reading

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