South African Institute of International Affairs
Is anyone listening? Of downgrades, hubris and redemption
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 5th April 2017 On 3 April the sword that had been dangling over our heads for the last two years finally came down – South Africa was downgraded by S&P Global to... →
Is South Africa Still An Emerging African Power? 
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 3rd April 2017 In a midnight press-release, President Zuma announced the results of his latest cabinet re-shuffle, that predictably included the sacking of the... →
My Brother’s keeper
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 20th March 2017 A prominent thread in the conversation about Africa’s development since the end of the Cold War has been the need for good governance. The... →
The AU’s new institutional reforms: implications for its relations with China
27th February 2017 Today’s global political landscape is characterised by a number of disruptions to the status quo. A challenge to democracy revealed itself in the... →
Trump and Africa: Making China great again
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 23rd February 2017 If the first two months are anything to go by, 2017 will be an unusual year for Africa as two of its largest trading partners – China and America –... →
Africa: Governance Peer Reviews still offer Africa a major opportunity
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 16th February 2017 This year's African Union (AU) January summit, appropriately themed around the potential of the continent’s youth, sought to position the... →
Africa’s God presidents: Promoting democracy or dictatorship?
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 13th February 2017 'Grandpa, it’s enough.’ Julius Malema, leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters party in South Africa, has called for President Robert Mugabe of... →
Africa cannot afford ‘Business as usual’ under new AUC chair
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 8th February 2017 So much has been said about Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma’s term as Chairperson of the African Union Commission already, that regardless where one sits... →
Commodity prices and investment prospects for African countries in a brave new world
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 6th February 2017 How drastically the world has changed since this time last year. The cumulative odds on a Trump electoral win and a ‘yes’ to the Brexit referendum... →
Trump’s ascension to office: Can he, and will he, do what he says? Implications for Africa
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 27th January 2017 After his inauguration on Friday, Donald Trump is now the 45th president of the United States. His decidedly short inauguration speech evoked his... →
