If it is true that every marketplace has its madman, it is equally true that there is no marketplace without its beggar. Sometimes the madman at the marketplace doubles up as the resident beggar. But ...

Nobody wanted the Zimbabwe dollar, so the southern African country dumped it for the U.S. dollar in 2009 to stave off economic collapse and sky-rocketing hyperinflation. We have people who just refuse ...

When late Lee Kwan Yew, Singapore's transformational Prime Minister announced early in the life of that tiny nation that: "The world does not owe us a living. We cannot live by the begging bowl" (From ...

Declaring the age of paternalism over, President Bush said yesterday that the United States demands clear results for the billions of taxpayer dollars that it sends to Africa. He accused other nations ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. In an apparent effort to make visitors feel more welcome, South African ...