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Africa-Europe migration deals cost lives and undercut democracy
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 2nd August 2023 Leaders attending Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s 23 July Rome conference were invited less for their interest in migration and development... →
Finfluencing – what it is and what it could mean for financial planning
2nd August 2023 For the past few years, a new type of influencer (definition: a person with the ability to influence how others behave because they have built a... →
South Africa’s ANC controls eight of nine provinces - why the Western Cape will remain elusive in the 2024 elections
1st August 2023 The African National Congress (ANC), which governs South Africa, finally held its postponed Western Cape provincial elective congress in June. This... →
What caused the coup in Niger? An expert outlines three driving factors
1st August 2023 At an emergency meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, on 30 July, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) demanded the “immediate release and... →
Conflict and organised crime are razing CAR’s rainforests
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 1st August 2023 Forests cover just over one third of the Central African Republic’s (CAR) territory. The forestry sector is a vital source of income and... →
Zimbabwe’s ‘Patriotic Act’ erodes freedoms and may be a tool for repression
31st July 2023 The introduction of the controversial “Patriotic Act” in Zimbabwe will contribute to the erosion of political and civil liberties in a country that... →
Development funders must seize climate migration opportunities
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 31st July 2023 Despite contributing only 3% of historical carbon emissions, climate-related disasters cost Africa up to US$15 billion annually. The continent... →
The ‘new geopolitics’ of mineral supply chains: A window of opportunity for African countries
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 31st July 2023 The transitions in global mobility, digitalisation and other sectors may require different minerals as future technologies develop. Following the... →
It is World Bank data putting SA among the poorest schools performers
31st July 2023 The system is full of holes and in desperate need of an overhaul. In his article, “SA education is not the worst in the world” (July 28), Prof Nic... →
South Africa is failing to live up to its constitution. Gains made since democracy are being squandered - report
28th July 2023 The end of apartheid in 1994 and advent of constitutional democracy resulted in major societal changes in South Africa. The aim was to forge a... →
