From the Theme
Learning from the Great Depression
Jonny Wilkinson looks back at what worked then, and explains why Barack Obama’s stimulus package is the right way to go.
Editorial
South Africa maturing
With the April 22 election looming, the biggest question on many South Africans’ minds must be, “To lump for the tried and tested opposition, or to follow the spark of something new?” I’ve made up my mind, but I can’t shake the feeling that I should be trying something different, tasting something fresh, giving someone else a chance. I’m referring to Cope, of course, and while my reasoning will prevail – that any newly-formed party needs at least a five-year term to consolidate itself and prove its staying power – I’m sure that I’ll leave the voting booth and still wonder whether I should have been more adventurous. And that’s exciting…
Special Features
Explaining the US stimulus package
Confused? The Armchair Globalist will help you out. The stimulus bill has clearly been one of the most important developments in the past year, but the details aren’t often discussed.
Obama may be set to disappoint
With the residual global hoopla surrounding Obama’s ascent to the White House, it’s been easy to miss the significance of the policies he’s implemented as President.
Cape independence before the Second Coming.
“Vote Cape, Vote Cape Party!” Vote crazies! Vote, crazies! It’s difficult to know what the leaders of the secessionist Cape Party are thinking in wanting an independent Cape, but Saif Islam tries to find out when he interviews Adrian Kay (23), one of the nine parliamentary candidates for the newly-formed party.
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Multimedia
Photo Essay: Malema’s UCT Reception ANC Youth League President Julius Malema’s visit to UCT triggers a mixed response.
Photo Essay: Tough-living in Mozambique Nicole Velleman travels to the northern city of Vilancoulos and explores Mozambique’s contradictions. She finds a community with an entrepreneurial edge and a fighting spirit.
Video: UCT plays host to election debate Catch the pre-election debate here if you missed the real thing. The ANC, COPE, DA, and ID go head-to-head.
From the Theme
Big plans for a cashless society A group of idealists is fighting to create a moneyless society. The question is whether they have a shot at making it work.
Meet Mister Microcredit The escape route from poverty changed when one Bangladeshi banker went where no other banker would go…
Loans for the little folkMicrocredit offers a helping hand to hundreds of millions of poor people, especially women. But is it solving poverty or just softening it? We go to Mexico to find out.
Features
Buy right… if you can afford it Everyone’s talking about “responsible consumerism”. But in a land of inequality, is it a luxury or a duty?
The pledge to go vegWith food prices in crisis, you might be able to save the world by avoiding meat. At the very least, you might save a couple of bucks.
Activism in a suit and tieEmma Bryce profiles a new breed of environmentalist.
Opinion
Georgia’s frozen conflicts returnsA Georgian student explains how you watched the news but missed the point.
Born in the Republic of Hotel RwandaStill stuck on genocide? A Rwandan student writes about stepping out from the stereotypes that hang over his country.
Jerusalema must battle the box officeJerusalema is a South African film confronting real-life crime while battling money problems of its own.