The BRICS alliance seems to have yielded limited tangible economic benefits for South Africa. Should South Africa therefore explore alternative groupings in global economic governance fora? A new set of papers has been commissioned by SAIIA on the theme ‘South Africa Beyond BRICS’, looking at just such a question.
Foreign direct investment promotion in South Africa has expanded considerably in the two decades from 1995 to 2015.
Is there clarity and coherence in current measures being taken by South Africa’s government to address the country’s critical energy challenges?
This year is seen as an important step towards implementing Africa’s future development plans. With the MDGs drawing to a close, the post-2015 development agenda for the continent is framed around Agenda 2063.
How are states employing cultural diplomacy in an increasingly interconnected world in shaping understanding between societies while promoting preferential co-operation between nations? Observers of China-South Africa relations will have noticed the increasing reference to the ‘China Year in South Africa’ by officials on both sides.
International trade and investment have been around for a long time. The quest for resources has manifested itself through trade and, as time evolved, has been realised through wars of conquest, friendship, commerce and navigation treaties, colonialism, gunboat diplomacy and, lately, the evolution of an international investment regulatory framework.
A new set of papers has just been released, looking at BRICS and Development Finance Institutions.
A Nigerian perspective on South Africa’s position in global economic governance, particularly in relation to its role in the BRICS grouping and the G-20, provides critical insights into the potential benefits of a reinvigorated Nigerian–South African partnership.
Southern Africa has always featured prominently in South Africa’s foreign policy. During apartheid, the National Party government saw fit to unleash a destructive agenda on neighbouring countries as an integral part of its strategy to quash support for the liberation movement.
The greatest challenges to good governance in Africa lie at the intersection of two problems: (i) low horizontal and vertical accountability, and (ii) weak constitutionalism.
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