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Green growth and jobs
By: Terence Creamer 1st December 2023 Transitioning South Africa’s energy ecosystem from its current over-reliance on coal to one progressively based on the country’s natural advantages... →
Climate action for Africa in 2023: three big developments
30th November 2023 2023 is highly likely to be the hottest year ever recorded. And climate change is to blame for one-quarter of the global population being exposed... →
Low emissions and economic survival – countries in the global south aren’t getting a fair deal
30th November 2023 In 2015, more than 140 countries signed up to the goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. For countries in the global south this is a huge... →
Nigeria’s foreign minister has his work cut out
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 30th November 2023 Nigeria’s new Minister of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar is leading the country’s foreign relations in the face of significant... →
SAIIA’s View on COP28: African Priorities
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 30th November 2023 While Africa has long called for increased scale and accessibility of climate finance, these calls are now positioned within a broader effort for... →
Fact checked: Five claims from Kenyan president’s 2023 state of the nation address
By: Africa Check 30th November 2023 On 9 November 2023, Kenyan president William Ruto delivered his state of the nation address in parliament. Seeking to show progress amid a gloomy... →
Protecting South Africa’s precious succulents from illegal traders
29th November 2023 As two collectors walk down the South Korean nursery’s humid aisles, they spot a magnificent specimen. Having collected South African succulents... →
Tackling several forms of violence together delivers results
29th November 2023 Levels of interpersonal violence remain pervasive and unyielding in South Africa. While a small number of the more extreme cases make headline... →
Sharpeville: new research on 1960 South African massacre shows the number of dead and injured was massively undercounted
29th November 2023 On 21 March 1960 at 13:40 in the afternoon, apartheid South Africa’s police opened fire on a peaceful crowd of about 4 000 residents of... →
Africa’s new online foreign exchange system will enable cross-border payments in local currencies – what you need to know
28th November 2023 The high cost of making cross border payments on the African continent has driven governments on the continent to seek options of settling trade... →
