South Africa: Realising Youth Futures by Delivering on Promised Goals
Youth unemployment reflects a skills–demand mismatch, which is largely owing to the poor quality of education and training most South African children and youth receive
Kenya: Leveraging Youth for Inclusive Development and Resilience
Kenya’s future trajectory depends on how well it leverages its strengths while addressing persisting weaknesses. Investing in infrastructure, education, healthcare and technology is vital to harness its capacities fully.
East Africa Floods Highlight Urgency of COP28 Negotiations, Especially on Loss and Damage Fund
In the first days of COP28, several developed countries committed funding to the newly established Loss and Damage Fund, which has been set up to help developing countries deal with the damage caused by climate-induced disasters.
Industrialisation in Africa: How Can the G20 Assist?
Industrialisation is crucial for Africa to improve its standard of living, create productive jobs for its young work force and diversify its exports.
The Global South and the Resurgence of Non-alignment: An African Perspective
The focus on non-alignment in Africa is not an isolated or new phenomenon. It has been a feature of some countries’ foreign policies during and after the Cold War.
Can Mandela’s Principles Still Guide Us Today? Reflections 10 Years After His Death
Nelson Mandela was a complex man defined by his principled commitment to justice, equality, fairness and freedom, but also by his pragmatism and a political acumen that allowed him to charm his opponents.
Global Markers in South Africa’s Just Energy Transition
This shift to lower carbon emissions technologies and carbon neutrality is positioned around an energy transition from a reliance on fossil fuels like coal and oil towards renewable ‘green’ energy sources.
Seeing the Forest – and the Trees: The Global Challenge of Regulating Social Media for Democracy
The rise of social media is a phenomenon with both positive and negative implications for democracy. For regulators confronted with this complexity, it is crucial now more than ever to look at social media as a holistic landscape.
Special Issue: Safeguarding Election Management Bodies in the Age of Democratic Recession (SAJIA Vol 30.3)
It is our pleasure to announce a special issue of the South African Journal of International Affairs (Volume 30.3), entitled ‘Safeguarding Election Management Bodies in the Age of Democratic Recession’.
Implementing the AfCFTA Agreement: Implications for Biodiversity, Agriculture and Trade Negotiations
The development of local value chains and bio-trade is essential for enforcing existing environmental laws and regulations aimed at reducing the risk of natural resource exploitation.