How much difference does one year make? In September 2011, the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) and the Africa Governance, Monitoring and Advocacy Project (AfriMAP) jointly launched a report examining governance in the Mountain Kingdom of Lesotho, through the prism of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM).
Minerals as a catalyst for growth and development was the key focus of the Eighth African Development Forum, 23-25 October 2012.
The jubilant reaction in some South African quarters to Barrack Obama’s re-election as US President is understandable.
During the World Trade Organization (WTO) Public Forum held in Geneva recently, the corridors and coffee shops were abuzz with speculation about the race for the position of Director General.
South Africa’s oft-repeated role as a “gateway” to African markets was given renewed impetus by President Jacob Zuma during last year’s summit of Brics countries—Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa—in China.
The African Development Forum (ADF) is a biennial event hosted by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in collaboration with the AU Commission, the African Development Bank, and other partners.
South Africa will host the fifth Brics (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) summit in March next year.
Instead of criminalising a global human phenomenon, what can South Africa do to make the best out of immigration? South Africa has long been a major immigration destination country, with migrants arriving from across the African continent and beyond.
The South Sudanese celebrated the birth of their country on 9 July 2011. Many people hoped this historic development would lead to peace and stability. This was not to be, however, as the ties between Khartoum and Juba soured dramatically, culminating in armed clashes over one of the oil-rich areas along the contested common border.
The reality is that conventional, punitive approaches to natural resource management and conservation have mostly failed and economic growth has taken place at the expense of the natural environment.
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