South African Institute of International Affairs
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... →
Merkel facing tough G20 balancing act
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 10th July 2017 The 12th Summit of the G20 will take place on 7-8 July in Hamburg, representing the culmination of the German presidency of 2017. As expected the... →
Brave new world
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 29th June 2017 We are a far cry from the 1800s and the so-called glory days of the British Empire, but sentimentality over ‘making Britain great again’ fuelled... →
Lesotho: 4 ways to boost growth, stability
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 26th June 2017 The Kingdom of Lesotho is a country of extremes: breath-taking beauty and widespread poverty. It’s classified by the UN as one of the least... →
Dangerous slippage in the DRC
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 21st June 2017 In 2016, one of the defining terms when it came to the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) political situation was 'le glissement'. Meaning... →
What’s standing in the way of South Africa’s entrepreneurs?
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 8th June 2017 Industrialisation is a key driver of sustainable development. It creates jobs, adds value and promotes trade through greater integration into... →
Iran’s dictated democracy
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 2nd June 2017 In 1979 Iran underwent an Islamic Revolution, surprising ‘experts’ around the world and transforming its country from a United States-supported... →
