Questions and Answers - 9 September 2010

Beneficiaries—Current Number Compared with July 2010; Earthquake, Canterbury—Cost of Damage; South Canterbury Finance—Inquiry into Collapse; Marine Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Bill—Attorney General’s Statement

We're entering the decade of the developer

IT professionals were the heroes of recent decades when they helped enable big productivity gains. The next decade will have a new set of heroes: Developers. Learn why.

Alok Industries spins Victoria's Secret in Burkina Faso

Spinning unit to kickstart industrialisation in the country.

In the heart of Somali piratedom

By Jean-Marc Mojon FEATURE HOBYO: Mohamed Garfanji, Somalia's top pirate boss, talks sparingly and has the edginess of a wanted man who never lowers his guard and is always planning his next move. On his first encounter with foreign journalists his eyes only stop scanning his surroundings when he breaks his silence, speaking with an intense gaze that is both menacing and playful. Speaking to AFP ...

In the heart of a Somali pirates' lair

Piracy off the coast of Somalia is booming despite a massive deployment of international warships, with an estimated combined coast of 40 million dollars a day.