Despite big obstacles, AfCFTA viewed as key to weaving new trade and industrial tapestry
Africa’s yawning infrastructure gaps in the road, rail and ports sectors, as well as in information and communication technology (ICT), has also been identified as a potential hurdle to the full implementation of the AfCFTA treaty in the near term. “If Africa’s transport and ICT infrastructure remains underdeveloped, the AfCFTA will not reach its full potential,” says SAIIA’s Associate Economist Joseph Matola.
Skills refocus required for green hydrogen development
South Africa currently relies heavily on low-level-skilled workers, which has led to a notable disparity between technical and vocational skills, and industry needs. Engineering News interviewed SAIIA Futures Programme researcher Francois Pretorius about the skills demand and employment opportunities arising from the emerging green hydrogen economy.
South Africa: Will a coalition government change direction on Palestine?
In an interview with The Africa Report, SAIIA’s Senior Researcher on African governance and diplomacy Gustavo de Carvalho says that South Africa’s membership of the BRICS grouping is likely to continue, regardless of the outcome of coalition government negotiations between the pro-Palestine African National Congress(ANC) and other South African parties.
Drones, heavy weapons dominate DRC’s fight with M23
In an interview with Africa Defense Forum, SAIIA’s Senior Research Fellow Stephanie Wolters says that there is currently close potential for real war between Rwanda and the DRC.
Ebrahim Raisi’s unexpected death won’t shake Iran’s commitment to South Africa and BRICS
In an interview with Daily Maverick, SAIIA’s Senior Researcher on African governance and diplomacy Gustavo de Carvalho says that from a foreign policy perspective, there is likely to be a degree of continuity in Iran’s global engagement despite the recent death of the nation’s president.
South Africa: The era of coalition politics begins
In an interview with Forbes Africa, SAIIA’s Senior Researcher on African governance and diplomacy Gustavo de Carvalho says that the rise of the MK (uMkhonto weSizwe) Party as South Africa’s third largest political party is reflective of the factionalism and internal conflicts of the ruling ANC party.
Will South Africa’s 2024 election save its democracy?
Several polls suggest that South Africa’s ruling ANC party is likely to lose its majority in the upcoming May 29 general election. Speaking to Deutsche Welle, SAIIA’s head of the African Governance and Diplomacy Programme Steven Gruzd says that the ANC could still secure a slim majority vote.
GOP senators blast Biden admin moves in Africa as Russia looks to fill vacuum
Speaking to Fox News, Senior Researcher Gustavo de Carvalho says that Africa is becoming higher on the agenda of priorities for Russian foreign policy.
South Africa at 30: Diplomatic transformation
From Mandela’s moral foreign policy to more transactional international relations, South Africa’s fortunes on the world stage have ebbed and flowed over the past 30 years. In this Business Day feature, SAIIA’s head of the African Governance and Diplomacy programme, Steven Gruzd, discusses South Africa’s foreign policy over the past 30 years.
Glimpses from the Global South for the climate and just energy transition agenda
To promote knowledge exchange between Brazil and South Africa on the climate and just energy transition agenda in the context of the G20, Brics, and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Think Tank 20 (T20), an engagement group linked to the G20 Social, held the seminar “Strengthening the Global South Climate Agenda – […]