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Europe’s migration deals in the Sahel must be revised
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 27th November 2023 This year, a complex mix of insecurity, poverty and misgovernance has seen instability soar in the Sahel. Among the immediate effects is a rise in... →
Xenophobic attacks repudiate freedom. They must be stopped!
By: Raymond Suttner 27th November 2023 The bodies may not have even been recovered from the Albert Street fire before Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshaveni issued a statement... →
South Africa’s immigration proposals are based on false claims and poor logic – experts
24th November 2023 The South African government recently issued a long-awaited policy statement – called a White Paper – outlining proposed changes to the country’s... →
Can revised AU policy give youth an active peacebuilding role?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 24th November 2023 Despite the African Union’s (AU) various youth inclusion initiatives, practical and meaningful youth participation in peace and security remains a... →
The Loss and Damage Fund must deliver at COP28
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 24th November 2023 One of the most celebrated outcomes of the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheik was the agreement to establish a... →
Realizing socioeconomic rights with a limited budget
By: Econ3x3 24th November 2023 The South African constitution is considered progressive and transformative in intention due to its inclusion of socioeconomic rights, such as the... →
Light from the tunnel?
By: Terence Creamer 24th November 2023 Reform progress in South Africa rarely moves in a straight line from A to B, with the stop/start nature of the country’s electricity reform being a... →
Good Jew, Bad Jew: new book explores why the west views brutality against Ukrainians and Palestinians differently
23rd November 2023 In a recently published book Steven Friedman, who has written extensively on the political and social aspects of apartheid and post-apartheid South... →
South African politicians vs judges: new book defends the constitution
23rd November 2023 In 1994, South Africa became a democracy founded on a supreme constitution. The constitution’s preamble affirms the nation’s quest to establish a... →