South African Institute of International Affairs
Has China’s global ambitions outgrown Brics?
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 7th September 2017 Has China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) usurped Brics as China’s flagship forum? And if so, what does this mean for future Brics co-operation?... →
Brics: Stepping into the Breach
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 6th September 2017 Global headlines in the run-up to the 9th Brics summit were dominated by the North Korean missile crisis and the stand-off in Doklam, high in the... →
Africa seeks rivalry-free BRICS’ support
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 4th September 2017 Although the theme of the 9th BRICS Summit is “A Stronger Partnership for a Brighter Future”, there is likely to be some underlying tension among... →
Can South Africa de-escalate the Korean Peninsula crisis?
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 1st September 2017 In the wake of the North Korean missile fired into Japanese airspace – on the United Nation’s commemorative “International Day Against Nuclear... →
Why allowing the sale of horn stockpiles is a setback for rhinos in the wild 
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 23rd August 2017 A South African court has ordered the government to release a permit to the world’s largest rhino breeder, John Hume. The permit will allow him to... →
Protecting participation for civil society
22nd August 2017 A decade after the Joint Africa-EU Strategy (JAES) was launched; the AU and EU are laying the groundwork to renegotiate their relationship in... →
Cashing in on value chains to drive growth in SADC
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 21st August 2017 As the 37th SADC Summit kicks off, the longstanding question of how to best spur industrial growth and development in the region is at the top of... →
Gearing Africa’s cities for the future
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 8th August 2017 The rapid expansion of Africa’s cities over the past decades has meant an increasing demand for infrastructure, service delivery and jobs. At the... →
Women entrepreneurs need more than a quick fix
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 21st July 2017 As part of the G20 initiatives last week, the World Bank’s Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative, or We-Fi, was launched. This was an idea... →
#Guptaleaks: South Africa Opens New Investigation into State Graft
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 12th July 2017 In June, South Africa’s public protector announced there would be a new investigation into the #GuptaLeaks allegations of corruption at the highest... →
