This week, we’re celebrating the start of the World Cup of Rugby in New Zealand with a story on how South African seamstresses are taking advantage of the excitement. We also turn our eyes towards fashion catwalks as London’s Fashion Week heats up with African designers, and we take a look at the double-edged sword that is mining in the Congo.
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South African Seamstresses Kick Off World Cup of Rugby Fever
Source: CNN
From Soweto Streets to the London Catwalks
Source: Mail and Guardian (South Africa)
Mining is Congo’s Best Hope for Prosperity, and Concern
Source: The Economist
Can Africa Handle Rising Cancer Rates?
Source: The Huffington Post
In Africa, Updated Ports Facilitate Trade Boom with Asia
Source: Financial Times
Chinese Demand Revives the Ivory Trade
Source: The Wall Street Journal
South Africa Gives the Libyan Transitional Council the “Benefit of the Doubt”
Source: Times LIVE (South Africa)
Miners Approaching Anglo American with Lung Disease Lawsuit
Source: AllAfrica
Zambia’s Elections Are a Referendum on China
Source: The Telegraph
African Growth to Exceed Five Percent in 2011-12, IMF Says
Source: Mail and Guardian (South Africa)
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