During his budget speech last month, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni took steps to concretise longstanding talks on establishing a South African Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF).
It was always going to be a matter of time before the global COVID-19 pandemic hit our shores.
South Africa has committed to becoming a low-carbon and climate-resilient nation by signing the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
After years of disinterest and dismissal, Botswana became the 38th country to accede to the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) – Africa’s good governance promotion and monitoring tool – in February 2019.
In recent years there has been growing interest in the role and position of the services sector and services trade in structural transformation and development.
Today marks 50 years since the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) entered into force. Resting on three pillars – nuclear disarmament, nuclear non-proliferation and the peaceful use of nuclear technology – it was intended to provide stability and security in an uncertain world.
Natural disasters are a threat to both natural and human systems. As a result of climate change, extreme weather events are expected to become more frequent.
The adoption of public–private partnerships (PPPs) in developed countries could be instructive to developing economies with tight fiscal constraints that want to develop infrastructure with broader social developmental aims
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will launch in June this year. Once completed, it will have a combined gross domestic product (GDP) of more than $2 trillion and 1.2 billion people.
A decade on from its elevation to a global leadership forum, the Group of 20 (G20) merits nuanced, updated evaluation.
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