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Can dialogue rescue South Sudan from a perpetual transition?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 18th April 2024 As in 2022, elections could again be postponed. What should the proposed dialogue do differently to break the cycle? The feasibility of South... →
Africa’s oldest oil-rich dictatorship has a succession problem
By: Bloomberg 18th April 2024 Two South African engineers working in Equatorial Guinea’s offshore oil fields were preparing to return home in February 2023 when they were... →
Modernizing Financial Markets with Wholesale Central Bank Digital Currency (wCBDC)
17th April 2024 Over 98% of the global economy’s central banks are researching, piloting or deploying central bank digital currency (CBDC). There is an opportunity... →
Escalation of Middle East hostilities will have ripple effects for Africa
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 17th April 2024 Africa could be drawn into proxy battles that have domino effects on security, foreign investment and trade relationships. This weekend’s events in... →
Exploring the connection between the South African immigration system and job creation
17th April 2024 In recent years, South Africa has seen a significant influx of immigrants from various African countries, as well as other parts of the world. This... →
Water disruptions must not turn into another Eskom – Uasa
By: Sashnee Moodley 16th April 2024 Trade union Uasa has warned that if Gauteng's water disruptions are not addressed soon, the situation could end up as “a second Eskom”. South... →
No need for Commissioner Love’s resignation – IEC 
By: Thabi Shomolekae 16th April 2024 Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) CEO Sy Mamabolo said on Tuesday that there is no basis for IEC commissioner Janet Love to... →
South Africa’s ranking in World Energy Trilemma Index falls
By: Terence Creamer 16th April 2024 South Africa has fallen to sixty-ninth from sixty-fourth on the World Energy Council’s (WEC’s) latest World Energy Trilemma Index which ranks more... →
