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        <description><![CDATA[SAIIA is an independent public policy think tank advancing a well governed, peaceful, economically sustainable and globally engaged Africa.a and Africa, as well as international affairs. Polity strives to provide our readers reliable and objective reporting on important issues that drive our society.]]></description>
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            <title>Same fight, different adversary: From political oppression in 1976 to economic exclusion in 2026</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[While South Africa may project strength on the international front, its democracy remains brittle at home. Frustrated by the lack of meaningful socio-economic change, many youth voters are disengaging. South Africa commemorates three significant anniversaries this year: on 27 April, the country marked 32 years of democracy; on 16 June, 50 years would have passed since the Soweto student uprising of 1976; and on 10 December, the country will celebrate 30 years since the signing of the Constitution in 1996, lauded as one of the most progressive in the world. ]]></description>
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            <title>Young Africans are not waiting to be empowered</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The challenges facing young Africans are rooted in the systems and institutions that govern everyday life. These have transformed the issue of youth agency into a question of power, influence and access. Each year, Youth Day invites South Africa to reflect on the courage and political imagination of young people in the past and to reckon with the conditions that shape youth agency in the present. This year, that reflection also sits within a wider national conversation about who belongs, how people in communities relate to one another, whether basic services reach the people who need them, how migration is handled, and the strain of unemployment and inequality. These issues are complex and cannot be reduced to a single label. They remind us, however, that the challenges facing young Africans are deeply connected to the systems, institutions and political choices that shape everyday life across the continent.]]></description>
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            <title>Africa Holds the Ethical Power that Liberal Democracy Has Lost</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[As liberal democracy increasingly fails to prevent the violence its own ideals are meant to discipline, the world needs what Africa already knows. The world is at war again. Some of these wars are declared. Most are not. They run as economic coercion, sanctioned starvation, supply chain capture, proxy intervention and the steady weaponisation of distraction.]]></description>
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            <title>Why Air Quality Matters in Our Communities: The Breathe and Thrive Air Aware Campaign</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Air Quality Matters project can play a vital role in raising awareness about air quality issues and the impact on people’s health, as well as in educating the community on ways to mitigate pollution. Air is something we depend on every second of our lives, yet it is often taken for granted. Air quality refers to how clean or polluted the air around us is, and it plays a critical role in our health, environment and overall quality of life. In many parts of South Africa, especially in urban townships like Soweto, poor air quality is a serious and ongoing challenge that requires urgent attention and community action.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[South Africa’s land and mining crisis is political and structural, and experts at the 2026 Mining Indaba agree that reform requires collective, democratic community control over land. The coffee was strong, the room was tense, and the choreography of politeness was slipping. At the Investing in Africa Mining Indaba 2026, during a co-hosted breakfast by CNV Internationaal and the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) on customary governance and accountability, one question refused to stay quiet: Who truly speaks for the land?]]></description>
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            <title> Aligning AU-EU Interests To Reshape Global Governance On Peace and Security</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The AU and EU share an interest in multilateral reform but differ in approach, with Africa advocating immediate structural change and Europe favouring gradual procedural reforms. Summary]]></description>
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            <title> How Youth Action is Breathing New Life into Johannesburg’s Air</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[From classrooms to community halls, Johannesburg’s Youth Air Champions are turning knowledge into action, leading a movement that is redefining what youth-led environmental leadership looks like. Young people are at the heart of building healthier, more liveable cities. In Johannesburg, the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) Youth Air Champions have been leading the way, turning concern about air pollution into action through workshops, policy engagement, air quality policy dialogue, community engagement and social media campaigns that put young voices at the centre of the city’s response to toxic air.]]></description>
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            <title> South Africa’s Non-Alignment Posture Under the GNU: Still Seeking Multipolarity Amid Great ...</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Policymakers argue that South Africa’s openness to engaging with contested powers reflects its pursuit of a more equitable, multipolar world order. South Africa is often criticised regarding its foreign policy of non-alignment, with some assessing that its behaviour does not reflect a genuinely non-aligned position, especially regarding its relationship with Russia, which has caused tensions with the US. However, South African policymakers argue that Pretoria wishes to see the establishment of a more equitable and multipolar world order, saying this explains its openness to engage with powers that some consider ‘bad actors’. This takes place against the backdrop of the great power contestation that is currently (re)shaping the international system.]]></description>
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            <title> Are Christians Persecuted? Well, It’s Complicated</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump’s comments on Christian persecution in Nigeria highlight a sensitive issue, but religious violence is complex and demands far more nuance. US President Donald Trump has turned his attention to the persecution of Christians in Nigeria and has threatened US action. While playing to his political base, his remarks bring into focus religious violence in Africa and elsewhere around the world. However, this complex topic requires nuance and a better understanding.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Mainstreaming nexus approaches in both international and domestic policy must become the norm, breaking down persistent silos that separate climate, biodiversity and development agendas. With South Africa’s G20 presidency now concluded, the imperative for bold multilateral leadership at the nexus of climate, biodiversity and development is more pressing than ever. This year’s Think 20 (T20) Summit in Johannesburg, convening leading global think tanks and policy experts, underscored the urgency – and opportunity – of advancing a climate-biodiversity-development nexus approach for a just, sustainable future.]]></description>
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