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Latest elections widen Mozambique’s democratic deficit
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 23rd October 2024 SADC remains silent as electoral fraud, post-election violence and the murder of opposition figures undermine democracy. On 9 October, Mozambique... →
South Africa must push agricultural exports within Brics
By: Econ3x3 23rd October 2024 South Africa has an export-led agricultural sector, with exports having been a major catalyst in the sector’s growth over the past three decades.... →
South Africa’s unity government won’t dent poverty and inequality if it follows the same old policies – sociologist
22nd October 2024 A recent poll by the Social Research Foundation, a think thank, found that 60% of South Africans thought the government of national unity was... →
Education and gender equality: focus on girls isn’t fair and isn’t enough – global study
22nd October 2024 For the past two decades, investing in girls’ schooling has been hailed as a cornerstone of promoting gender equality in sub-Saharan Africa.... →
The revived Luanda Process – inching towards peace in east DRC?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 22nd October 2024 Rwanda-DRC talks have resumed, but whether they can shift the fundamental barriers to peace remains to be seen. The Luanda Process was established... →
No, photo of Somali man with gun not taken in South Africa
By: Africa Check 22nd October 2024 IN SHORT: A widely shared image of a man with a machine gun has been used to stoke xenophobic tensions in South Africa multiple times, including by... →
Some you win, some you lose
22nd October 2024 There is an old saying that there are weeks when nothing happens, and then there are days when weeks happen. The first 2 weeks of October were days... →
Africa gets its chance to lead the Commonwealth
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 21st October 2024 Africa takes the reins for the first time in 20 years, but will the new secretary-general adopt a more assertive stance? The Commonwealth holds its... →
What to Expect from the 2024 Brics Summit
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 21st October 2024 As the 2024 Brics Summit approaches, SAIIA highlights the key issues and debates that will shape the agenda. As the 2024 Brics Summit in Kazan,... →
South Africa’s 36.1% electricity price hike for 2025: why the power utility Eskom’s request is unrealistic
18th October 2024 South Africa’s state-owned electricity company, Eskom, has applied to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa to approve a 36.1% electricity... →
