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.
The law of the sea and landlocked states
Landlocked states need access to the sea by means of transit through one or more neighbouring coastal states.
Technology for development and inclusion in Africa
As the world becomes increasingly connected through technology and digital innovations, technology is also being framed as a panacea for developmental issues.
Peaceful use of nuclear energy in Africa
On 6 August 2020, SAIIA’s Atoms for Development Project hosted a webinar to reflect on the peaceful use of nuclear energy in Africa. This event coincided with the 75th commemoration of the dropping of the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, which used uranium sourced from Africa.
COVID-19 and Regional integration in Southern Africa: South Africa’s moment of truth
Will Southern Africa be better off with more or less integration? Time to close the borders to hostile outsiders and go it alone?
Ocean accounts: A seachange approach in ocean decision-making
Ocean accounts organise ocean data (social, environmental and economic) into a common framework, using the same structures as found in existing national accounts of national statistical offices or finance ministries.
Powering extraction: Use of renewables in the minerals sector
Energy costs represent a significant share of capital expenditure and operational expenditure for mining operations, particularly those positioned in locations where grid power is unavailable or unreliable.
It is very much in SA’s interest to ‘interfere’ in Zimbabwe
The fate of the neighbouring state has a profound influence on the economy of the entire region.
Nuclear developments in Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic
Africa’s response to COVID-19 has been boosted by nuclear-derived technology innovations and their peaceful application in the health and food sector. This clearly underscores value of nuclear energy to meeting the continent’s developmental needs.