SADC Trade in Services: Negotiating the National Interest

Despite the significant growth and opportunities in trade in services, countries remain reluctant to open key service industries to unfettered competition, and regulations continue to restrict or even prevent international trade in this sector.
What Does BRICS mean for China?

After more than 30 years of reform and opening up, China under its fourth generation of leadership faces a big challenge to both manage its development and define its world role.
Nansen Lecture: “Migration in Africa, An Enduring Phenomenon”

To highlight the dilemma of refugees globally, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Lawyers for Human Rights and the Royal Norwegian Embassy of South Africa held the annual Nansen Lecture, entitled “Migration in Africa, An Enduring Phenomenon?” at the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA).
Implementing the APRM: Views from Civil Society – The Lesotho Report

What has changed in Lesotho’s governance since it underwent the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) country review in 2009?
A refreshing approach to the environment

A truly inspiring and uplifting event with international ramifications took place in Johannesburg on Thursday evening, 1 September.
The Spectres of Covert and Unmanned Wars in the Post-9/11 World

There are two seemingly obscure consequences of 11 September 2001 attacks on the United States that do not receive the attention they deserve in public debate.
Reconstructing the Implications of Liberation Struggle History on SADC Mediation in Zimbabwe

Former liberation movements are at the helm of government in Zimbabwe, Namibia, Mozambique, Angola, South Africa and Tanzania.
Emerging Powers and the Changing Global Environment: Leadership, Norms and Institutions

The rise of economically influential countries from the developing world is still a relatively new area of research, which is receiving increasing focus from international business actors, foreign policymakers and international relations scholars.
Trade Zones: Recommendations for South Africa

South Africa introduced industrial development zones (IDZs) on 1 December 2000 through the Manufacturing Development Act.
Libya: A lost opportunity for the African Union

In life realities on the ground often lay waste to the best-laid plans.