References for Brightwork Africa Articles
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- These are the references that were used for our Africa articles.
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Reference #1: Article Titled:
How the South Africa Decline Mirrors the Decline of Eskom
https://www.bing.com/amp/s/www.aljazeera.com/amp/indepth/opinion/failed-decolonisation-south-african-cities-leads-violence-190910123546431.html
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-12-05/how-power-utility-eskom-is-hobbling-the-south-african-economy
World Cup
Blackouts were suspended in February 2008 as Eskom brought idled plants’ units back into service and delayed maintenance to ensure the lights stayed on in the run-up to the 2010 soccer World Cup. But the lack of upkeep took its toll on its facilities, with outages resuming in 2014 and intensifying the following year.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-safrica-eskom/south-africas-eskom-could-sell-coal-fired-power-plants-finance-ministry-study-idUSKCN1VH1VO
*https://mybroadband.co.za/news/energy/332752-how-much-money-eskom-loses-every-second.html
*https://www.cde.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Viewpoints-State-Market-and-Competition-Can-Eskom-be-rescued-CDE.pdf
*https://mg.co.za/article/2019-08-06-the-drug-thats-killing-eskom
*https://www.fin24.com/Economy/1922-2019-the-rise-and-fall-of-eskom-20190213
*https://mg.co.za/article/2019-10-25-00-sas-electricity-issues-are-fixable-but-we-need-political-will
*https://www.biznews.com/thought-leaders/2019/02/12/eskom-calamity-explained-energy-economist
*https://ieefa.org/south-africas-state-utility-company-self-styled-extinction/
Reference #2: Article Titled:
What Are the Secrets to Botswana’s Success and Will It Continue?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botswana
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angola
https://www.businessinsider.com/botswana-stalling-on-investigation-into-mass-elephant-death-2020-7
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dsM8zPGqa0
Dubai is one of the few countries to diversify from its resource extraction. It did so with tourism and serving as tax evasion and banking hub for the world. However, Dubai was a significantly wealthier country than Botswana when they did this. Furthermore, Dubai has relied upon slave labor for its massive construction projects.
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_stT1AeExAY
Interesting comment on this video.
Quotes like this make one wonder if Dubai has transitioned away from oil extraction successfully.
It relies on a huge underclass of employees with low pay and rights. Even when employees are ripped off by companies who hold their passports, UAE does not assist even if the worker wants to return home. Workers are stuck there for months/years and living off charities. 4. ALL systems favor the Emirates and all systems are made to extract money from foreigners who have little recall- rights if scammed. 5. Legal processes /Penalties are too harsh if there’s even an accusation. Legal process and detainment is a nightmare. Many people simply flee. 6 Many apartment complexes are half empty and then maintenance fees are not paid to run the complexes facilities.
Reference #3: Article Titled:
The Falsified KPMG Report on Corruption in South Africa
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LjMXmGdhrA
KPMG’s corruption is international. KPMG enables tax evasion. You approach KPMG, and they show you how to cheat tax authorities.
Reference #4: Article Titled:
Did Colonialists Bring Homosexuality or Homophobia to Black Societies?
https://apnews.com/bf619fad63114c1085af2ece1992ad48
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/oct/02/homosexuality-unafrican-claim-historical-embarrassment
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/mar/08/african-homosexuality-colonial-import-myth
https://africasacountry.com/2019/06/african-homophobia-and-the-colonial-intervention-of-african-conservatism
https://www.businessinsider.com/where-is-same-sex-marriage-legal-world-2017-11#3-in-2005-the-canadian-parliament-passed-legislation-making-same-sex-marriage-legal-nationwide-3
Reference #5: Article Titled:
The Problems With Corrupt Africans In Positions of Power
https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi
Reference #6: Article Titled:
The Problem with Nigerian Doctors Practicing in First World Countries
*https://www.ozy.com/fast-forward/doctor-drain-an-exodus-from-nigeria-threatens-its-health-care-system/87072/
*https://www.un.org/africarenewal/magazine/december-2016-march-2017/diagnosing-africa%E2%80%99s-medical-brain-drain
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/sports/league-of-denial/the-frontline-interview-dr-bennet-omalu/
*https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/07/10/for-world-population-day-a-look-at-the-countries-with-the-biggest-projected-gains-and-losses-by-2100/
https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/nigeria-medical-brain-drain-healthcare-woes-doctors-flee-190407210251424.html
*https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-the-worlds-fastest-growing-cities/
https://slate.com/culture/2015/12/the-truth-about-will-smiths-concussion-and-bennet-omalu.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/sports/cte-bennet-omalu/
Reference #7: Article Titled:
The Fake Storyline Around White Theft of South African Land
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_South_Africa
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/aug/27/ann-coulter/coulters-strange-claim-dutch-settlers-preceded-bla/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xhosa_people
Reference #8: Article Titled:
The Economist Misleads Again on Tanzania Versus Acacia Mining
https://www.economist.com/news/business/21723427-row-raises-concerns-mining-firms-across-africa-tanzanias-firebrand-leader-takes-its
https://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21699470-president-who-looks-good-governs-impulsively-government-gesture
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tanzania-mining-idUSKBN18K19F
https://www.pressreader.com/australia/the-west-australian/20170712/282170766188421
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-05-24/tanzanian-president-asks-mines-minister-to-resign-after-audit
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2015/feb/02/africa-tax-avoidance-money-laundering-illicit-financial-flows
*https://www.australianmining.com.au/news/new-tanzanian-mining-laws-rock-aussie-companies/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_arbitration
https://www.lcia.org/Frequently_Asked_Questions.aspx
https://priceofoil.org/2010/05/13/meanwhile-in-africa-its-rip-offs-and-resource-wars/
ACACIA MINING PAST VIOLATIONS & TRAGEDIES
Reference #9: Article Titled:
How Accurate is the Economist’s Article on Magufuli Versus Acacia Mining?
https://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21699470-president-who-looks-good-governs-impulsively-government-gesture
https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/magazine/politicalreforms/How-anti-corruption-drive-has–exposed–JK/1843776-2998712-rwkc39/index.html
https://www.google.com/search?q=tanzania&oq=tanzania&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.1828j0j1&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_of_Dar_es_Salaam
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2013/05/21/tanzania-could-boost-its-economy-by-reforming-the-port-of-dar-es-salaam-world-bank
https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/News/Zitto-criticises-Magufuli-s-war-against-corruption/1840340-3176898-13axe1d/index.html
https://allafrica.com/stories/201512090335.html
https://www.ft.com/content/7f53064e-4f7d-11e7-bfb8-997009366969?mhq5j=e1
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2017/05/27/acacia-set-close-loss-making-mine-tanzania-export-row-deepens/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2017/04/20/cost-export-ban-mounts-acacia-mining-faces-new-ownership-rules/
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2015/jul/29/tanzania-corruption-aid-poster-sellers
Reference #10: Article Titled:
The US Ranks Between Uruguay and Cameroon in Income Inequality
https://michael-hudson.com/1998/09/financial-capitalism-v-industrial-capitalism/
For anyone interested in the over capitalism and extraction from the ocean, look now further than this article in Mother Jones.
https://motherjones.com/special-reports/2010/09/bp-oceans
Reference #11: Article Titled:
Why Is There An Expectation That Africans Will Behave and Perform Equal to Whites?
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/2019/06/african-migrants-in-europe-trade-one-hardship-for-another-feature/
https://news.un.org/en/story/2019/10/1049641
*https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2018/03/22/at-least-a-million-sub-saharan-africans-moved-to-europe-since-2010/
What’s behind the widespread appeal of migrating in some sub-Saharan countries? Multiple factors could be at play. To begin with, while many sub-Saharan African economies are growing, many countries continue to have high unemployment rates and relatively low wage rates. In addition, the job market looks unlikely to improve anytime soon, thanks to high fertility levels that will mean even more people competing for jobs. Against this backdrop, sub-Saharan Africans could see migrating to countries with more – and better paying – jobs as a means of improving their personal economic prospects.
Pressures related to economic well-being and insecurity may help to explain why, beyond a general willingness to migrate, substantial shares of sub-Saharan Africans say they actually plan to move to another country in the next five years. Among the six countries polled, the share with plans to migrate ranges from roughly four-in-ten or more in Senegal (44%), Ghana (42%) and Nigeria (38%) to fewer than one-in-ten in Tanzania (8%).
For example, among the 42% of Ghanaians who say they plan to migrate abroad in the next five years, four-in-ten (41%) identify the U.S. as their intended destination, while three-in-ten (30%) name a country in the EU, Norway or Switzerland. Similarly, shares of potential migrants in South Africa (39% vs. 22%) and Kenya (39% vs. 12%) say they intend to migrate to the U.S. over Europe.7
*https://www.brightworkresearch.com/why-is-there-an-expectation-that-africans-will-behave-and-perform-equal-to-whites/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_South_Africans
https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/western-europe-population/
https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/southern-europe-population/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Africans_of_European_ancestry
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Europeans_of_African_ancestry
https://scalingfences.undp.org/en/