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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... →
Whole greater than sum of parts
By: Terence Creamer 18th October 2024 The official launch of the National Transmission Company South Africa as an independent subsidiary of Eskom Holdings did indeed represent an... →
Single-cause issues and the problem of collective action
By: Saliem Fakir 18th October 2024 In his book, How Neoliberalism Failed, and What a Better Society Could Look Like, which critiques neoliberal policies and explores alternatives for... →
Egypt-Ethiopia hostilities are playing out in the Horn – the risk of new proxy wars is high
17th October 2024 Egypt recently deepened its involvement in the war-weary Horn of Africa by arming Somalia and deploying its troops in the embattled country. To... →
Nile River Basin Commission: regional strife could make a difficult task impossible
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 17th October 2024 Disputes over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam intersect with conflicts sparked by Ethiopia’s Red Sea ambitions. The newly established Nile... →
Tigray must avert another cycle of war
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 17th October 2024 As tensions between two TPLF factions rise, urgent measures are needed to prevent another crisis in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. After two years of... →
Assessing and engaging with the GNU after 100 days: prospect for democratic resurgence – Part Three
By: Raymond Suttner 16th October 2024 The previous part of this series argued that the depoliticised nature of the GNU does not mean that those committed to a resurgence of democracy... →
