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South Africa’s new intelligence bill is meant to stem abuses – what’s good and bad about it
12th January 2024 When South Africa became a constitutional democracy in 1994, it replaced its apartheid-era intelligence apparatus with a new one aimed at serving... →
After a glimmer of hope, Sudan’s peace effort fades
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 12th January 2024 With the world’s attention focused on wars in Israel, Gaza and Ukraine, the devastating civil war that erupted in Sudan in April 2023 has largely... →
The Future of SA Nuclear Energy Post-123 Agreement
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 12th January 2024 The plant at Koeberg is the only current nuclear power station in Africa and is responsible for roughly 6% of South Africa’s total electricity... →
South Africa’s new plan to end power cuts is seriously flawed. Here’s why
11th January 2024 South Africa experienced unprecedented electricity shortages in 2023 as ageing coal plants became increasingly prone to breakdowns. The country... →
African countries should not entertain taking forcibly displaced Palestinians
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 11th January 2024 In early January, media reports claimed Israel was in talks with ‘Congo’ about ‘voluntary migration plans’ for Palestinians from Gaza. The original... →
South Africa’s genocide case against Israel: expert sets out what to expect from the International Court of Justice
10th January 2024 The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will be holding public hearings on 11-12 January at the Peace Palace in The Hague, the seat of the court,... →
Ghana’s electricity crisis is holding the country back - how it got here
10th January 2024 For well over a decade Ghana was exalted as one of the most promising and fastest growing economies on the continent. But recent reports of the... →
Scrap metal smuggling could cripple East Africa’s infrastructure
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 10th January 2024 On 11 January 2022, Nairobi was plunged into darkness after Kenya Power lost supply along the Kiambere-Embakasi high voltage transmission power... →
Crisis of Electoralism: Do you have a civic duty to vote in South Africa today? – Part One
By: Raymond Suttner 9th January 2024 With elections this year, and most polls predicting the ANC may for the first time since 1994 lose its status as the majority party nationally,... →
Scramble for the Sahel – why France, Russia, China and the United States are interested in the region
9th January 2024 The Sahel, a region 3,860km wide located south of the Sahara Desert and stretching east-west across the African continent, has been a focus of... →
