South African Institute of International Affairs
Africa’s gathering debt storm
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 4th September 2020 Without rapid and vastly increased external help to weather the Covid-19 storm and ease their debt-service burden, many African economies could... →
Corruption hampers the development of South Africa’s youth
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 31st August 2020 The coronavirus pandemic has once again exposed the rife corruption and disregard for governance, accountability and transparency by senior... →
It is very much in SA’s interest to ‘interfere’ in Zimbabwe
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 11th August 2020 The fate of the neighbouring state has a profound influence on the economy of the entire region. For about 20 years SA has watched, rarely exerted... →
Nuclear developments in Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 7th August 2020 Africa’s response to COVID-19 has been boosted by nuclear-derived technology innovations and their peaceful application in the health and food... →
Not much give from China in its relationship with Africa
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 30th June 2020 Despite a warm African response to the recent ‘Extraordinary China-Africa Summit on Solidarity Against Covid-19’, not much new came out of the... →
DRC president’s chief of staff convicted of corruption and embezzlement
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 25th June 2020 Congolese president Felix Tshisekedi’s chief of staff, Vital Kamerhe, was once a close ally of Joseph Kabila, leading his election campaign in... →
Covid-19 and the politics of the year of the nurse
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 4th June 2020 When the World Health Organisation (WHO) last year named 2020 the ‘International Year of the Nurse and Midwife’, there was no way of knowing that... →
Burundi: Can newly-elected President Ndayishimiye deliver change?
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 4th June 2020 On 20 May, as most of the world was preoccupied with Covid-19, Burundi quietly held its fourth general elections since the end of the civil war in... →
Hong Kong and China’s National People’s Congress: The danger of a new cold war
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 27th May 2020 As China gears up to sink its claws deeper into Hong Kong, the world weighs up how best to respond. The pro-democracy movement also has some hard... →
The pandemic creates ideal conditions for the rise of populism
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 27th May 2020 Prior to the coronavirus pandemic the world’s political climate was darkening. Rising and deepening levels of authoritarianism, protectionism,... →