Day: April 22, 2022
Rwandan Whipping Incident Reverberates Through Africa-China Relationship
The China-Africa news discussion was consumed this week by the news that a Chinese mining boss was sentenced by a Rwandan court to twenty years in prison for whipping an employee. The incident can’t be separated from its media afterlife. ...
Lessons For South Africa From China’s Tech Hub in Shenzhen
As South African policymakers plot their country's economic revival from the past several years of worsening economic crisis, boosting the country's tech industry is going to play a pivotal role in their plans. Grace Yuehan Wang, a researcher at the South ...
WEEK IN REVIEW: Emerging Market Currencies under Pressure due to Ongoing Lockdowns in China
Emerging market currencies and stocks are under mounting pressure this week due to the ongoing lockdowns in China. The South African rand fell again on Tuesday as investors are worried about the impact that a slowing Chinese economy will have on the demand for African raw materials. Those concerns ...