Cybercrime and COVID-19: A concern for financial stability during the pandemic
The largest continent in the world today is no longer a physical geographical location but a virtual one.
COVID-19: Implications for the ‘digital divide’ in Africa
This article is part of the ‘ COVID-19 and Innovation in Africa’ series, produced by the Africa Portal, Wits University and the African Centre for the Study of the United States.
FDI trends in SADC: Implications for value chains, industrialisation and inclusive growth
This paper analyses inward foreign direct investment (FDI) trends in SADC countries with the purpose of informing the SADC Industrialisation Strategy and Roadmap (SISR) and its ongoing implementation.
Validating South Africa’s copyright reform through the lens of US GSP: The need to abolish reciprocal requirements
In 2011 the South African government initiated a reform process that identified certain challenges facing copyright-based industries, such as poor governance, reliance on the old and outdated Copyright Act 98 of 1978, which cannot govern the effective exploitation of copyright in the digital era, and limited access to copyrighted materials for educational purposes.
The Digital Economy and Ecommerce in Africa: Drivers for the African Free Trade Area?
The digital economy and ecommerce are developing fast in Africa. The forthcoming implementation of the African free trade area (AfCFTA) will encourage intra-African trade. These two forces combined, offer a new inclusive future for Africa.
China, Africa, and The Rest: Recent Trends in Space Science, Technology, and Satellite Development
China’s investments in African countries have received significant attention since the turn of the millennium, but outer space cooperation has scarcely been mentioned in policy and research literature.
Logics of Arms Deals: Multilevel Evidence from China-Zambia Relations
Why do developing countries want to expand their air force and why would Chinese arms suppliers be preferred?
Can the ‘super year for nature’ be salvaged? Reflecting on Earth Day 2020
The year 2020 was billed as a ‘Super Year for Nature’ – a year of important global negotiations on the future of biodiversity, oceans governance and climate, culminating in the 15th Conference of Parties (COP15) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in October 2020 in China.
Renewed urgency to implement the African Continental Free Trade Area: How can Africa prepare now?
In recent weeks, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a massive impact on the world.
Improving sub-Saharan African access to climate change finance: An alternative view
To date, only a fraction of climate finance has benefitted sub-Saharan Africa. The availability of finance is not commensurate with current needs and resource deployment has a tendency to be more donor-centric than recipient-focused.