whythawk ratings: measuring effective development

1. Of Chiefs and Presidents
(Analysis/Analysis)

Traditionally, chiefs and kings are only replaced after death. In many cultures, they are replaced by a family member, a sibling, relative or child. This culture appears to have rubbed into many Afric

2. Exports and parliamentary laziness
(Analysis/Analysis)

...r, speaking at the official launch, was – momentarily – overcome by the magnitude of what his family-owned business has achieved. CEO Stewart Jennings, equally passionate, demanded of Dep...

3. This festive season: the accumulating effects of individual activity
(Analysis/Analysis)

... AFTER people come back from work and start preparing dinner, bathing, and watching television. In small family groups. Given that South African electricity monopoly, Eskom, hasn't invested in th...

4. Dow Jones, The Wall Street Journal, and Rupert Murdoch
(Analysis/Analysis)

... astonishingly profitable. News Corporation is even, as Murdoch was quick to point out when the Bancroft family protested his corporate ambitions, a family business. And now he finally has his prize:...

5. Getting Home in Zimbabwe: The impossibility of public transport
(Analysis/Analysis)

...age of subsidised public transport and fuel is not, in any case, always available. With average monthly family incomes now ranging from Z$ 1.5 to 2 million most Zimbabweans cannot afford the more ex...

6. Two Frontiers: wars of liberation and of determination
(Analysis/Analysis)

...per (not to be confused with Al Jazeera, based in Doha) to demand to know why he supports the Saudi Royal Family and how come there are no opposition newspapers allowed in Saudi Arabia. Geoffrey Nyar...

7. Mama Jackie - the "Angel of Soweto" - assaults a journalist
(Analysis/Analysis)

...charities. Mama Jackie was exposed by television actuality show, Carte Blanche, for getting children and family members to fabricate stories in an effort to raise funds for non-existing charity proje...

8. A story of an African Orphan
(Analysis/Analysis)

...lve placing the children with a foster parent in their community home. This might be a relative who has a family of their own and who is willing to look after the vulnerable child. Some of these are c...

9. Guide to Donating
(Analysis/Donation Tips)

...nisation that appeals for help. Take the time to identify which causes are most important to you and your family. Be specific about the change you want to affect. For example, don't just support g...

10. A sense of scale
(Analysis/Analysis)

... 15 people. This is a good number theoretically. A business employing six people is likely to be entirely family-run. Family members will put up with lower pay and the business is unlikely to be growt...