South African Institute of International Affairs
Regulations for Foreign Investor Act Weighted Towards Dispute Settlement
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 13th January 2017 On December 15 2015, President Jacob Zuma assented to the controversial Protection of Investment Act when much of the South African public was on a... →
Drought in Southern Africa points to urgent need for climate change plans
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 13th December 2016 It is expected that temperatures in Southern Africa will rise to between 1.5°C and 3°C due to climate change by the year 2050. This is likely to... →
Time for African voices to grow louder at the African Development Fund
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 7th December 2016 Lesotho is facing challenges in financing its Queen Mamohato Hospital which costs USD$67 million a year and represents half of the country’s meagre... →
How the New Development Bank can change the way banks do business
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 6th December 2016 Ratings agencies will again this week consider South Africa’s sovereign credit rating. Ratings agencies have indicated that South Africa’s economic... →
Why Renewable Energy is just as Important as Hydropower in the DRC
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 5th December 2016 The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is expected to go to the polls to elect a new leader to succeed President Joseph Kabila, whose mandate... →
DRC: The election that never happened
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 23rd November 2016 The 2016 elections of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were scheduled for mid-September this year, and then postponed to 27 November. But the... →
Will the new constitution protect women’s rights in Tanzania?
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 16th November 2016 Tanzania’s current legal framework has failed to address women’s rights and gender equality due to the prolonged and continued existence of forced... →
The Gatvol Syndrome, The Apprentice and World Politics
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 15th November 2016 Eight years ago the American people voted for “Yes, we can”, Barack Obama’s politics of hope. Eight years ago many across the world were... →
Trump Presidency: First reflections on the impact for Africa
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 10th November 2016 At long last, the most bruising and sometimes farcical election in recent US history has come to a close. What seemed unthinkable to many just a... →
A New Era of Ambitious Global Climate Action
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 8th November 2016 Nearly 200 countries will convene in Marrakesh, Morocco today to advance progress made on the Paris Agreement on climate change. Signed by 197... →
