Confronting the ‘Oil Curse’: State–Civil Society Roles in Managing Ghana’s Oil Find
Ghana discovered large oil deposits at Cape Three Points, on its western coast, in 2007.
The G-20 Tax Agenda and Africa’s Taxation Needs
The rapid growth of the global economy in recent years has meant that international tax laws have not kept pace with changes in the global business environment, with the consequence that multinational corporations (MNCs) are not necessarily taxed appropriately.
South Africa Turns 21, but does it really hold the ‘key to freedom’?
In South Africa, it is commonplace to receive a ‘Key to Freedom’ on your 21st birthday. To the recipient, it signifies entry into adulthood and with it the autonomy and ‘freedom’ to forge an independent path. For the parents who bestow this key, it is a conferring of trust in their child to accept the mantle of adulthood with maturity.
Lessons for South Africa: How Zambia prevented xenophobia
‘Isaac, we can no longer go to the movie today. We have a curfew,’ my late dad told me. ‘I understand, dad,’ I responded – and I genuinely did. This was a conversation taking place on a Saturday at home in Ibex Hill, in my hometown of Lusaka in 1978.
AGOA Extension Bill Overcomes Poultry Dispute to Reach Congress
The bill to extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), the United States’ cornerstone African development initiative, has finally arrived in Congress in the form of the AGOA Extension and Enhancement Act of 2015.
‘New Normal’ Needed to Tackle Africa’s Extractive Governance Challenges
In tandem with the steep fall in global commodity prices, demands for a stronger sustainability focus in Africa’s extractives industry is on the rise. This shift is leading communities, industry, government and civil society actors to reassess emerging governance challenges in a low commodity price environment.
Battling Violence against Women: From Africa’s Top to Toe
Combating gender-based violence was a key theme raised by African countries at the March 2015 session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, Switzerland. It is clear that this is a serious problem across the continent, as speeches from leaders from South Africa to Egypt demonstrated.
Strengthening the African Peer Review Mechanism: Insights from National Governing Councils
National Governing Councils (NGCs) are the lynchpin of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM). Situated between the state’s political leadership and the technical institutions carrying out the research, NGCs are crucial to the development of a meaningful Country Self-Assessment Report (CSAR) and viable National Programmes of Action (NPoAs).
Collection: South Africa Beyond the BRICS
The BRICS alliance seems to have yielded limited tangible economic benefits for South Africa. Should South Africa therefore explore alternative groupings in global economic governance fora? A new set of papers has been commissioned by SAIIA on the theme ‘South Africa Beyond BRICS’, looking at just such a question.
Policy Framework for Foreign Direct Investment Promotion in South Africa: Operations, Effectiveness and Sustainability
Foreign direct investment promotion in South Africa has expanded considerably in the two decades from 1995 to 2015.