Q&A: Making the National Dialogue Count
Dr. Deon Cloete, Programme Head at SAIIA’s Futures Programme, explains how the National Dialogue process will unfold and how business can get involved.
The UK Should Be the G20’s Bridge Builder
After the US boycott of the 2025 G20 Summit, the UK’s 2027 hosting offers a chance to bridge Global South-advanced economy divides and reassert its diplomatic influence.
G20: A Platform Where World Powers (Still) Talk to Each Other About Sustainable Development?
The G20 platform is essential at a time when antagonisms between major powers are making headlines and resulting in stalled negotiations.
Africa-China Cooperation in Green Electrification
The combination of Global South-focused political will with the increased flow of low-price, high quality renewable technologies from China to emerging markets arguably increases green electrification prospects for developing countries.
Gulf Financing is Changing Africa’s Green Economic Growth Outlook But Who Benefits?
The UAE has emerged as an important investor in Africa, using blended financing and private-public partnerships to equitably distribute financial risks attached to its investments in the region.
Advancing the Climate-Biodiversity-Development Nexus
Mainstreaming nexus approaches in both international and domestic policy must become the norm, breaking down persistent silos that separate climate, biodiversity and development agendas.
Digital Public Infrastructure Futures: Charting Inclusive and Secure Transformation in the SADC Region
SADC faces a pivotal moment in its regional integration journey, defined by the challenge of translating existing digital foundations into secure, inclusive digital public infrastructure.
South Africa’s Partial G20 Success in 2025
South Africa’s G20 presidency has highlighted the continent’s financial challenges amid an urgent need for debt reform and access to sustainable development finance.
Reframing Democracy in Africa: From Ritual to Transformative Solidarity Economics
To bolster democracy’s legitimacy and resilience, Africa must shift from procedural participation to deep transformation by adopting anticipatory governance, empowering citizens, and aligning democratic practices with African relational values.
What Fiscal History Reveals About the Urgency for Mission-Oriented Climate, Nature and Development Finance
The allocation of climate finance is revealing. Roughly 90% flows to mitigation, with just 10% reaching adaptation – an imbalance reflecting global assumptions and priorities.