Budget Speech

Here.

From the State of the Nation

A shoutout:

We wish on this occasion to extend our congratulations to the people and the leadership of Zambia, Ghana and the United States of America for elections the symbolism of which transcends the narrow boundaries of their nation-states.

Kenya’s ambassador on the Daily Show

Via Foreign Policy, the Daily Show interviews the Kenyan UN ambassador, who seems pretty funny.

Nigerian complexities

Via the Onion

In The Know: Situation In Nigeria Seems Pretty Complex

(h/t dingel)

Diaspora

 Via The New Yorker. An audio slideshow about Nigerian migrants living in Guangzhou.

Update: China in Africa has more

The challenge.

Via Kottke,  a view of this urban age. This reminds me of this fascinating series of conferences.

First Post

Welcome to SA Economy Nous. I’m not sure how I feel about the name either. Let’s see how this goes.