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Politics
What a coalition's first hundred days reveal
Early deals reveal who holds the pen, and where the next argument will start.
The Southern Meridian / Region
Southern Africa
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Economics
A year of power cuts across two grids
Hours without electricity, counted region by region, tell a story that averages hide.
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Politics
Coalition rule makes negotiation a habit of government
Shared power changes how laws are written and who gets to veto them.
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Economics
The gas project its neighbours are watching
Revenues, security and a long wait: what a big energy bet means beyond one province.
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Africa & the World
The quiet scramble for rare earths
Permits, processing and politics: the less visible half of the minerals race.
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Economics
The company that became a country's balance sheet
When one firm supplies most of the export earnings, its fate is the state's fate.