The Road Ahead is Steep But Not Insurmountable: How South Africa’s G20 Can Still Deliver for Debt and Development
The global economy has slowed and become less supportive of developing countries, leaving African nations increasingly reliant on international markets to fill the gap in their development financing needs.
A National Dialogue for All: Transforming South Africa Through Inclusive Participation
Turning the national dialogue into a futures dialogue can mark the beginning of a new social contract that becomes a continual social renewal ecosystem in South Africa.
Mozambique: More Repression Will Reverberate at Home and Abroad
Mozambique’s post-election crisis – marked by political unrest, weakened institutions and growing public discontent – is fueling instability at home and creating ripple effects across Southern Africa.
Towards Just Resource Exploitation in a Green Transition
The global surge in demand for minerals that are vital to the energy transition presents both a significant opportunity and a critical governance challenge for Africa.
South Africa’s National Dialogue and the Role of Participatory Futures for Transformative Ecosystems
The National Dialogue should establish living labs – local experiments that bring participatory futures to life and grow systemic alternatives from conversation to transformation.
Implementing the APRM: Views from Civil Society – The Tanzania Report
This report explores the governance challenges identified by civil society organisations in Tanzania from 2024 to 2025, under the guidance of SAIIA and the Tanzania Citizens’ Information Bureau.
What Happened: Israel Strikes Iran, BRICS Shows Caution
Israel’s airstrikes on Iran in June triggered a 12-day regional crisis and tested BRICS’s geopolitical weight. The bloc’s cautious, divided response highlighted its consensus-driven diplomacy and its limits as a global security actor.
Q&A: BRICS and Climate Action – Leader or Laggard?
Alex Benkenstein, Programme Head at SAIIA’s Climate and Natural Resources Programme, shares his perspectives on the role of BRICS in addressing the climate crisis.
South Africa and the EU Should Collaborate to Build Strategic Interdependence in Critical Minerals
Working collaboratively, South Africa and the EU can deepen cooperation on critical minerals to support sustainable development, economic growth and strategic autonomy amid shifting geopolitical dynamics.
South Africa’s G20 Presidency: Placing African Concerns on the Global Table
South Africa’s G20 presidency comes at a pivotal moment for rethinking the forum’s role in a shifting global order.