Enter the Dragon – Towards a Free Trade Agreement Between China and the Southern African Customs Union
South Africa and its partners in the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) – Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, and Swaziland – are considering negotiating a free trade agreement with China.
Reconfiguring the Compass – South Africa’s African Trade Diplomacy
Since 1994 South Africa has sought to consolidate its relations with Africa and assert itself as a global player in the international trading and political systems.
Harmony and discord in South African foreign policy making, composers conductors & players
It’s no secret that I am a fan of the many books emanating from the South African Institute for International Affairs.
Sleutelrol vir LP’s om leiers in toom te hou : Tim Hughes oor Afrika
Demokrasie is duur maar die alternatiewe kan veel duurder wees. Die transformasie van Afrika en meer spesifiek Suider-Afrika van sy diktature en oligargieë na wydverspreide demokrasie is nie minder besonders as die val van sosialistiese regimes in Oos Europa nie.
Plotting the decline of a tyrant
Tyranny is rule by fear. The government of Zimbabwe is a tyranny. Tyrannies lack legitimacy and popular consent, relying rather on the abuse of state power to remain in office.
SADC’s League of Honourable Gentlemen
They constitute a league of Honorable, if not always extraordinary, gentlemen. They are the leaders of opposition parties in SADC.
Israelis Apathetic Over Today’s Vital Election
Jerusalem: Kadima! The truck driver yelled on the street below. Was the Israeli election campaign finally hitting the streets of Tel Aviv?
Hamas: The Burden of Leadership
THE landlocked Palestinian microstate, one sixth the size of Lesotho, is in danger of dying before it is born. Hamas will be the state’s midwife or undertaker.
Fine Art of Selling SA to the World
ZIMBABWE is off the radar screen; HIV is off the radar screen. Can you believe not a single British journalist requested an interview about Jacob Zuma’s trial?”
Are blood diamonds forever?
SECRETIVE, collusive and brutal, or progressive, developmental and transparent? These are the two faces the diamond industry is attempting to come to grips with. Historically, the former reputation is well-earned and well-deserved. Today, the picture is markedly different.