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Maryam Behmard
CCTV AfricaApr 17, 2015Markets & Economy

Maryam Behmard on Global Business: Africa in Focus

Xenophobic violence tests South Africa, Zimbabwe scraps bonuses, and Nairobi's oil-drum traffic experiment backfires.

In this segment

  • Rallies condemn attacks in Durban and Johannesburg amid high youth unemployment.
  • Zimbabwe suspends civil-servant bonuses to save roughly $260 million.
  • Côte d'Ivoire's land and tax reforms chase $3bn in agricultural investment.
  • Nairobi removes its roundabout barriers and pivots to long-term transit planning.
  • Downtown Johannesburg's food and fashion markets draw people back to the city center.