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Africa’s new online foreign exchange system will enable cross-border payments in local currencies – what you need to know
Updated 4 hours ago The high cost of making cross border payments on the African continent has driven governments on the continent to seek options of settling trade... →
South Africa and renewable energy: a 12-year-old programme offers insights for countries moving to cleaner power sources
Updated 4 hours ago There are many unknowns about how societies will manage the climate transition. And the associated energy transition from fossil fuel-based energy... →
Tackling several forms of violence together delivers results
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies Updated 4 hours ago Levels of interpersonal violence remain pervasive and unyielding in South Africa. While a small number of the more extreme cases make headline... →
For Palestine - Afzal Moolla
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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... →
