Trailblazers 2015
TRAILBLAZERS THE BEST OF THE WITS CHINA-AFRICA REPORTING PROJECT 2009-2014 TRAILBLAZERS THE BEST OF THE WITS CHINA-AFRICA REPORTING PROJECT 2009-2014 Copyright © 2015. This book is produced by the Journalism Department of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. Copyright is held by the Department. china-africa-reporting.co.za www.journalism.co.za The images contained in this book have been provided by the authors, who hold the copyright thereto. Document design and layout by HotHouse South Africa. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 3 GLOSSARY & ABBREVIATIONS 6 SECTION 1: OPPORTUNITIES IN DEVELOPMENT 9 Feeding frenzy in South Sudan 10 By Kevin Bloom & Richard Poplak, first published in the Mail & Guardian Angola’s Chinese-built rail link and the scramble to access the region’s resources 16 By John Grobler, first published in The Africa Report Chinese consortium to revive Uganda’s copper mines 21 By Fredrick Mugira, first published on People’s Daily Online Chinese companies going for gold in Zambia 24 By Hu Jianlong, first published in Chinese in Southern Weekly SECTION 2: LEARNING AND ADAPTING 28 On the trail of China’s dragon head companies in East Africa 29 By Bob Wekesa, first published in Business Daily South China tigers lost in the African wilderness 35 By Liu Hongqiao, first published in Chinese in Caixin Weekly Boots on the ground: China’s growing role in peace and security on the continent 39 By Haggai Matsiko, first published in The Independent Johannesburg’s Chinese mall overhaul: Revamping the retail model
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