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AU Commissioners must be elected for their ideas, not personalities
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 6th August 2024 For the African Union to remain relevant, its leaders should be judged by their capacity to renew Africa’s broken multilateralism. The African... →
US military is leaving Niger even less secure: why it didn’t succeed in combating terrorism
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 5th August 2024 The United States is winding down its military operations in Niger ahead of a mid-September deadline agreed with the country’s ruling military... →
In Libya, everything comes down to military muscle
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 5th August 2024 The arrest of Libyans who allegedly received military training in South Africa hints at the nature of power in the north African country. Were 95... →
Confidence or arrogance
By: Terence Creamer 2nd August 2024 As loadshedding wanes, Eskom’s confidence is growing. This is not a bad thing, as South Africa needs its State-owned companies to be places of... →
GNU's predictable approach to energy and logistics
1st August 2024 Despite no effort to address systemic governance flaws, many Cabinet members and President Cyril Ramaphosa have cited private-sector assistance as... →
There is no trade-off between sustainable fiscal policy and growth
1st August 2024 Fifteen years of mismatched revenue and spending erased the gains of the first half of the democratic era. In the 2010s SA chose a profoundly... →
How would Trump 2.0 impact African economies?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 1st August 2024 African winners will be those countries that pragmatically play to Trump’s ego and self-proclaimed dealmaker status. As America’s election race... →
Rich countries are paying poorer ones to manage their refugee crises: 3 reasons this is dangerous
31st July 2024 In recent years, western nations have been sending asylum seekers who arrive at their borders to other countries. This is a practice known as... →
Saving for retirement in South Africa? Four tips to navigate the new pension rules
31st July 2024 South Africa is changing its pension laws. The new system is designed to give individuals the opportunity to access only a portion of their... →
Are the Olympics ‘wide open’ to Africans?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 31st July 2024 Many Africans are denied access to sporting events, and athletes and performers are exposed to discrimination and racial abuse. The Olympics kicked... →
