The euro crisis, globalisation and africa

On December 8 and 9, 2011, the EU Heads of State and Government - the European Council - met in Brussels to consider a radical proposal made by Germany and France, the two largest Eurozone economies.

This proposal sought to address the financial crisis which has gripped the Eurozone for well over a year now, even threatening its collapse.

This crisis has originated from unsustainable national debts accumulated by some of the smaller EU economies, including Ireland, Portugal and Greece - and later Spain and Italy.

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Closure as pain lingers

March 28 will go down as a day that Batswana will never forget because of the accident that occurred near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, South Africa. The tragedy affected not only the grieving families but the nation at large. Batswana throughout the process stood behind the grieving families and the governments of Botswana and South Africa need much more than a pat on the back.Last Saturday was a day when family members said their last goodbyes to...

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