South African Institute of International Affairs
South Africa has failed to champion human rights in the world. But that’s changing
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 23rd April 2021 The story of democratic South Africa and its approach to human rights in the rest of the world is a tale of woe. For two-and-a-half decades, its... →
Botswana civil society’s submission to the APRM
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 16th April 2021 The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) was introduced in 2003, as a mutually agreed instrument to monitor and promote governance to which African... →
Powering a green hydrogen economy workforce: What South Africa needs to do now
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 31st March 2021 Moving rapidly towards a green hydrogen economy would help South Africa secure its domestic energy supply and drive economic growth through the... →
Bracing for the second wave
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 24th March 2021 The synchronised, sudden stop in the global economy, together with radically reduced income sources fundamental to African countries (remittances,... →
Cameroon’s Authoritarianism Fuels its Anglophone Separatist War
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 17th March 2021 Cameroon is dealing with a deadly though insufficiently reported civil war in its two English-speaking (minority) regions of the North-West and... →
Zimbabwe Shows Potential to Lead e-Mobility Transition
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 8th March 2021 The adverse effects of the climate emergency mean that it is critical for the world to accelerate the transition to low carbon technologies to... →
The Road to a Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework: Considering African Priorities
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 3rd March 2021 The commemoration of World Wildlife Day on 3 March this year has added significance as global stakeholders work towards a new set of targets to... →
Electric vehicle battery manufacturing: Why SADC needs to act now
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 16th February 2021 As we try to navigate the disruption that the Covid-19 pandemic has caused to our lives and livelihoods, I listen to people talk about what they... →
US Capitol Breach Was a Shot Heard Round the World
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 20th January 2021 In this Council of Councils global perspectives roundup, members of five leading think tanks reflect on the impact of the January 6 insurrection at... →
How Chinese investment is contributing to economic transformation across Africa
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 9th December 2020 Every day, dozens of media pieces and articles discuss China’s presence in Africa. The focus is usually on China’s strategic interests, responses... →
