South Africa’s trade policy post COVID-19
This decade got off to a challenging start with the COVID-19 pandemic impacting all aspects of life in South Africa.
Peace in the Great Lakes region: Time for a regional approach
The countries of the Great Lakes region face the possibility of rising regional tensions which could lead to renewed violence.
Rest in power, George Bizos
“Everyone knows what xenophobia is. The word often appears in the headlines of the print and electronic media. Hardly anyone uses the word Xenophilia. The words are derived from the word Xenos in Greek. It means stranger, visitor or guest. Everyone knows what Phobia means. Philia means friendship as used in the word philanthropy. I would urge the adoption of a new aphorism: Yes to xenophilia and no to xenophobia.”
Q&A with Elizabeth Sidiropoulos: Insurgency in Mozambique
International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor told parliament last week that SA is waiting for a lead from Maputo before acting on the insurgency in Mozambique. Chris Barron of The Sunday Times asked Elizabeth Sidiropoulos for her take:
4IR and water-smart agriculture in Southern Africa: A watch list of key technological advances
This paper considers the relevance of the recent wave of technological advances – so-called Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies – for the agricultural sector in drought-prone countries of Southern Africa.
Africa’s gathering debt storm
Without rapid and vastly increased external help to weather the COVID-19 storm and ease their debt-service burden, many African economies could collapse. This would directly affect the rich world in ways for which it is not prepared.
Challenging Pax Americana: The Commercial Imperative in Chinese Arms Exports to Africa — A Case Study of Uganda and Kenya
Why are African states shifting their military procurement from traditional suppliers (the West and Russia) in preference of Chinese arms?
Corruption hampers the development of South Africa’s youth
The coronavirus pandemic has once again exposed the rife corruption and disregard for governance, accountability and transparency by senior officials in South Africa.
How will COVID-19 impact South Africa’s climate change diplomacy?
COVID-19, which first surfaced in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 and reached pandemic proportions by early 2020 has added an additional layer of complexity to an increasingly uncertain global landscape.
Local procurement regulations for extractive industries in the SADC region
In both the mining and petroleum sectors in Africa, regulations requiring companies to procure goods and services locally have proliferated over the past decade.