Business (not) for peace: A call for conflict-sensitive policy in fragile states
In much of Africa, the political economy shaping the private sector, as well as disincentives for the private sector to engage in peacebuilding and state building, militates against a peace-positive role for the private sector in extractives governance or broader efforts to promote SDG 16.
Africa: how the G20 can drive development in a changing global environment
SAIIA recently joined the world’s leading think tanks in Tokyo, Japan, from 26 to 27 May at the Think 20 Summit of the Japanese presidency.
Xenophobia erodes South Africa’s leadership potential
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s inauguration, scheduled to coincide with Africa Day on 25 May this year, intended to highlight ‘government’s commitment to advancing the African agenda and to strengthening ties between South Africa and its neighbours’, according to The Presidency.
East Africa: Marine-based ‘blue economies’ offer massive potential
Developing ocean-based resources in areas such as fisheries, aquaculture, coastal tourism, transport and ports, mining and energy, could generate U.S. $20.8 billion a year for the 220 million people of the western Indian Ocean region, according to a recent report. But coastal and marine ecosystems will have to be preserved, and the adverse effects of climate change combatted if this potential is to be realised.
Non-voting youth are not simply apathetic
It is just hours before the 2019 national elections in South Africa and the hashtag #IWantToVoteBut is trending nationally on Twitter.
South Africa at an international crossroads
The 2019 elections coincide with an important milestone in South Africa’s history: it is also the 25th anniversary of the country’s first ever democratically-held elections.
Bridging the Divide: Integrating SADC’s capital markets
In line with SADC’s objective to establish a real-time integrated network of capital markets, the Committee of SADC Stock Exchanges (CoSSE) established an interconnectivity model that will allow investors in each country to trade on all SADC exchanges through their local brokers.
Notes from ’94: Remembering South Africa’s first democratic elections
On the 27 April 1994 some friends and I decided to vote at a polling station in Soweto. In South Africa’s first democratic election, voters could cast their ballot at any polling station.
Views on South Africa’s contribution to global affairs over the last 25 years
It’s been 25 years since South Africa re-joined the international community. In that period, the country has been prominent in helping craft global norms, creating effective institutions in Africa and raising the continent’s profile internationally.
China’s Belt and Road plan: how will it affect Africa?
Depending on who you listen to, China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is either the end of the world, or the beginning of a much better one. The initiative is a massive rollout of infrastructure aimed at connecting China to other economic centres in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and beyond, and it has become the centrepiece of President Xi Jinping’s foreign policy.