South African Institute of International Affairs
DRC: The election that never happened
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 23rd November 2016 The 2016 elections of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were scheduled for mid-September this year, and then postponed to 27 November. But the... →
Will the new constitution protect women’s rights in Tanzania?
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 16th November 2016 Tanzania’s current legal framework has failed to address women’s rights and gender equality due to the prolonged and continued existence of forced... →
The Gatvol Syndrome, The Apprentice and World Politics
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 15th November 2016 Eight years ago the American people voted for “Yes, we can”, Barack Obama’s politics of hope. Eight years ago many across the world were... →
Trump Presidency: First reflections on the impact for Africa
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 10th November 2016 At long last, the most bruising and sometimes farcical election in recent US history has come to a close. What seemed unthinkable to many just a... →
A New Era of Ambitious Global Climate Action
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 8th November 2016 Nearly 200 countries will convene in Marrakesh, Morocco today to advance progress made on the Paris Agreement on climate change. Signed by 197... →
How the New Development Bank can change the way banks do business
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 1st November 2016 In his mid-term budget speech last week, Minister Pravin Gordhan made some bold claims about infrastructure spending – R300-billion for transport... →
A Blow to South Africa’s Soft Power: Leaving the ICC
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 25th October 2016 South Africans woke up on the morning of 21 October 2016 to the shocking announcement that the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation,... →
BRICS – the dream deferred, for now 
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 20th October 2016 The commanding position that the BRICS economies once held in the post-global financial crises era legitimised their claims for more equitable... →
New realities require new policy solutions
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 13th October 2016 With 27,000 African savannah elephants a year illegally killed for their ivory, the species is in peril. Now international action at CITES and the... →
US Elections 2016: the view from Africa
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 11th October 2016 This year, an elevated level of press has surrounded the upcoming US general elections on 8 November, primarily because of the erratic and often... →
