There is a general sense of cynicism about the forthcoming elections. Political parties are not trusted, and their undertakings are not believed.... →
South Africa’s matrix of institutions and their effectiveness, hangs in the balance. After salacious detail about malevolent and corrupt State... →
South Africa's export-oriented agricultural sector is heavily reliant on the African continent, accounting for over 40% of annual exports. The... →
Coups used to be the method of choice in Africa for changing governments, with over 90 occurring between 1951 and mid-2020. During those years,... →
On 22 January 2021, the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (the Ban Treaty) entered into force. Under the Ban Treaty, states are... →
Recent developments in Europe and Asia – which have seen oil, gas, coal and electricity prices surge, as well as supply disruptions – have raised... →
Extractive industries offer no long-term solution for countries that continue to rely on their natural resources as levers for an economic boost;... →
Despite gains made in the first 15 years of democracy, 55.5% of South Africans lived below the poverty line as of 2015. Coupled with the impact of... →
On 1 October 2021 president Muhammadu Buhari addressed Nigeria on the country’s Independence Day. This marked 61 years since Nigeria became a... →
Cicero, the highly gifted orator and lawyer - he of the heydays of the Roman Empire, once argued that the health of the people, the health of... →
