SADC e-Mobility Outlook: A Zimbabwean Case Study
The current landscape in the Zimbabwean transport sector is characterised by high operating costs which in turn increases production costs for industry and commerce, thereby negatively affecting the competitiveness of Zimbabwean-made products in the region.
Nuclear Power & Governance Frameworks: Egypt, Ghana and South Africa
This report examines three African countries that are at different stages in using nuclear energy to achieve developmental outcomes.
Development Finance and Distributive Politics: Comparing Chinese and World Bank Finance in sub-Saharan Africa
Academic literature has dedicated limited attention to the subnational allocation of development finance. The limited literature has highlighted the role of donor interests and regime type in foreign finance allocation.
Powering a green hydrogen economy workforce: What South Africa needs to do now
Moving rapidly towards a green hydrogen economy would help South Africa secure its domestic energy supply and drive economic growth through the export of green hydrogen powerfuels and technology to European and Asian markets. Solid investments in a post-pandemic green recovery through renewable energy generation and policy regulation could accelerate South Africa’s economic recovery.
The big governance issues in Botswana: A civil society submission to the APRM
This report was compiled by civil society organisations in Botswana during the course of 2020 and 2021, guided by SAIIA and the Botswana Council of Non-Governmental Organisations (BOCONGO).
Bracing for the second wave
The synchronised, sudden stop in the global economy, together with radically reduced income sources fundamental to African countries (remittances, tourism, transport, trade and natural resources, among others), have had a severe negative impact on Africa.
Nuclear Energy in South Africa
South Africa is regarded as the poster child for nuclear disarmament, nuclear nonproliferation and the peaceful use of nuclear energy.
Introductory essay: The role of the constitution in South Africa’s foreign policy
All countries face a range of conflicting pressures when making and implementing foreign policy. They are motivated by an interest in promoting their national interests.
It takes more than a single agency to fight corruption
Human instinct is to set up an institution to deal with big problems. That’s one reason we have so many ministries of this, that and the other. But establishing yet another body — on its own — will not necessarily resolve endemic corruption.
Tackling South Africa’s Infrastructure Deficit: The Role of Development Finance Institutions
Infrastructure development is widely considered to be pivotal to South Africa’s economic recovery plan and growth prospects.