South African Institute of International Affairs
The retreat of multilateralism: What should Africa do?
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 7th November 2019 For developing countries multilateralism with the UN at its centre, is considered a key pillar of the global system because it provides for an... →
Springboks’ triumph provides hope for country and continent
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 5th November 2019 The power of sport to bring people together was on display when underdogs South Africa upset a previously rampant England 32-12 in the Rugby World... →
African Union must create compensatory mechanisms for free trade area members
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 11th October 2019 The African Union has to develop compensatory mechanisms for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) member states that may suffer losses... →
How to facilitate trade in Africa
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 10th October 2019 While the World Trade Organisation’s Trade Facilitation Agreement can act as a powerful tool for progress, it cannot work in isolation. It also... →
Rethinking Africa’s role at the Human Rights Council
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 9th October 2019 In UN human rights forums, African States have a reputation for voting as a bloc, obstructing human rights, and defending the sovereignty of... →
Atoms for Development
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 7th October 2019 The South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) is pleased to announce the commencement of a new three-year project on the peaceful... →
Climate change: A race we must win
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 20th September 2019 The timing of the Climate Action Summit later this week, only three months before the annual meeting of the United Nations Framework Convention on... →
Robert Mugabe’s journey from freedom fighter to oppressor
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 11th September 2019 During a trip to Harare a few years ago, I met with local officials and businesspeople, chatting with them in their offices, in hotel lobbies, and... →
SAIIA strongly condemns xenophobic attacks, calls for leaders to ‘step up to the plate’
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 5th September 2019 South Africans like to repeat a saying that is supposed to encompass the country’s philosophy and behaviour: ‘Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu’, or a... →
Old flag debate is a symptom of a deeper malaise
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 28th August 2019 It has taken South Africa 25 years to put its foot down on the display of the apartheid flag. Like all political symbols, this flag represents more... →
