We have put together these articles for your weekend reading.  Enjoy!

Top 40 Under 40 Women 2012

We have then ascertained each candidate’s age, and considered data on the size of the company, or business (turnover or number of employees), its scope and complexity (i.e whether it is a national/multi-national or cross-sectoral operation), and the competitive landscape of the segment of the economy in which each operates.Women running or occupying senior positions in companies with a multi-national reach scored higher marks than those in charge of national/local agencies.In this list are also women professionals such as lawyers, architects, and partners in accounting firms, included purely on the basis of the size (value) of the work they have done.

'The Resource Curse': Why Africa's Oil Riches Don't Trickle Down to Africans

 Africa is cursed -- with riches. In an era of rising petroleum prices, African oil is drawing new interest from major companies around the globe. They see the continent as the most promising place in the world for new production. It doesn't have the huge deposits that the Middle East and Russia do, but what it does have is accessible and largely unexploited. And the oil's high quality makes it relatively inexpensive to refine.

Decentralised city ideas like Tatu will cut urban poverty

The rise of a new relatively affluent class of citizens signifies that Africa is slowly coming of age and has made remarkable progress in improving the welfare of her citizens.It is also clear that decades of social investment in education and health are finally paying off for a continent that was long derided as ‘backward’ and ‘stagnant’.

Comparing Yourself to Others: It’s Not All Bad

 If we feel bad, for example, about how well we just played in a game of tennis, we can check out those who play worse to make ourselves feel better, and avoid watching the semi-pros on the other court.Or, if we believe that we can improve and learn by looking at others — and not just feel inferior about playing worse — then we can watch the better players.There are also pros and cons to comparing ourselves with people worse off than ourselves. It’s not good if we’re just trying to gain a sense of superiority or avoiding challenging ourselves to do better.

The Ways We Don’t Talk About Wealth

 To speak honestly about money, it is not only necessary to enlarge our perspectives. We must also start speaking out loud. Perversely, I’ve found that the more I make, the more I want to talk about what I make. My mounting tallies create a pressure that I release with inappropriately glib or self-deprecating remarks. But there’s no intrinsic value in not talking about it other than perhaps preserving an illusion of shy modesty, adhering to those aforementioned social mores, and keeping on the metaphorical sheep costume. The truth of my richness remains, and the richness of those who have made me rich endures and expands. Silence benefits only those on top.