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William M. Gumede

South Africa

William M. Gumede is Associate Editor at Africa Confidential. He is Research Fellow at the School of Public and Development Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. He recently released the bestselling book Thabo Mbeki and the Battle for the Soul of the ANC. Close.

William M. Gumede

South Africa

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April 2007 Archives



April 2, 2007 5:51 PM

African Union Needs Entrance Exam

Africa’s future prosperity lies in individual countries on the continent – like European Union member states – pooling their markets, development resources and efforts to create a new good governance regime.

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April 16, 2007 9:22 AM

Appoint Bank Chief from Developing World

It is time to overhaul both the role and management of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. When doing so, the heads of both institutions must be selected from developing countries, and the headquarters of both institutions must be moved to developing countries.

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April 23, 2007 9:19 AM

Africans Don’t Even Have Dirty Fuel

It is true that the poor in developing countries are the least to blame for global warming, but yet will suffer the most from it. Yet many government sceptics in developing countries think that if the West alone reduced their greenhouse emissions and energy consumption, the dragon of climate change would be slain. In this argument the developing world won’t need to do anything – a fallacy.

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