South African Institute of International Affairs
Cancelled APRM Summit Sends Distressing Signals
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 14th September 2015 The sudden cancellation of an Extraordinary Summit on the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) raises serious concerns about the future of this... →
Mining licence controversies continue to jeopardise industry
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 8th September 2015 In the midst of a global commodity price bust and a rapid Chinese economic slowdown, South African mining companies are struggling to keep shafts... →
Glimpses of the ‘magnificent land’: Exploring parts of China with delegates from Africa
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 2nd September 2015 For the outside visitor, whether first-timer or a more regular one, urban China repeatedly produces the same effect: surprise, then fascination,... →
Calais migrants: A microcosm of a misunderstood crisis 
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 25th August 2015 If tabloid headlines are anything to go by, the United Kingdom is fighting off the greatest invasion force threatening the island since the Blitz.... →
What does the TFTA really mean for regional integration in Africa?
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 18th August 2015 The Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) between the member states of three African regional economic communities – SADC, EAC, and COMESA – has been... →
SADC Summit 17-18 August 2015
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 17th August 2015 Heads of State and Governments of the member states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) will be meeting this week in Gaborone,... →
Power ships as a 'short-term solution' to mitigating South Africa’s energy crisis?
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 11th August 2015 Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states have been called to produce strategic plans to transition their electricity supply... →
BRICS Outcomes 2015: Strengthening political dimensions
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 3rd August 2015 While the BRICS’ initial focus when it was established in 2009 was on improving global economic governance in response to the 2008 financial... →
Fracking in South Africa: an alternative to coal? 
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 31st July 2015 In June 2015, the Department of Mineral Resources gazetted regulations related to hydraulic fracturing or fracking in South Africa offering a... →
What impact could the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road have on South Africa?
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 29th July 2015 During state visits to Kazakhstan and Indonesia in later 2013, President Xi Jinping outlined China’s vision of a ‘One Belt One Road’ – running... →