South African Institute of International Affairs
Value Chains in Southern Africa: Entry Points for Donor Impact
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 9th November 2015 Recent interviews of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMME) that SAIIA conducted in Botswana can provide pointers on the focus that donor support... →
Moving beyond Africa’s crisis of institutions
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 6th November 2015 Since independence, most African states have struggled to develop effective institutions that are responsive to the governance and development... →
Will competitive elections lead to change in Tanzania?
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 2nd November 2015 'Change’ was the word de jour as citizens headed to the polls for the fifth multi-party elections in Tanzania on 25 October 2015. At first glance,... →
Will the APRM make for better Ugandan elections?
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 30th October 2015 In February 2016, Uganda will go to the polls. It is only the country’s third election held since the constitutional restoration of multi-party... →
What South Africa should get out of its engagements in the DRC
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 27th October 2015 President Jacob Zuma’s visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo on 16 October 2015 came at a critical time in the bilateral relations of the two... →
Economic realities and the #FeesMustFall movement – Colliding worlds or space for engagement?
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 26th October 2015 21 October 2015 started out as the day that business and economic analysts were expected to reflect closely on the state of the South African... →
Universal health care is a tall order given southern Africa’s poor finances
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 22nd October 2015 Creating universal health care – one of the targets under the newly ratified Sustainable Development Goals – will have different challenges for... →
African unity will remain illusionary without values
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 21st October 2015 ‘African unity’ has been one of the most consistent themes in African political thought. Since independence, the vision of a continental order... →
Borderline growth – Kickstarting development in South Africa’s border towns
13th October 2015 The city of Erenhot sits on the Mongolian border, five hours of desolate steppe tundra away from the nearest major Chinese city. In 1992, the town... →
The need for specialised investment courts
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 6th October 2015 Sorting out a trade dispute can be a tricky thing. Nations may want to advance their economic interests but are reluctant to upset relations with... →
