South African Institute of International Affairs
South Africa’s Commitment to Governance Reform: An Inconvenient Truth
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 26th September 2016 Partnerships between government and civil society organisations (CSOs) can be volatile if not adequately nurtured, leading to mutual suspicion and... →
Can Multilateral Efforts Save Threatened Wildlife?
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 23rd September 2016 Dozens of wildlife species are endangered, pushed ever closer to extinction by habitat loss and illegal trade. This is an important and disquieting... →
What is CITES and why should we care?
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 20th September 2016 The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is an international regulatory treaty between 182... →
A Tale of Two Summits
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 16th September 2016 The 11th G-20 Summit in Hangzhou, China closed earlier this week, focusing on the 'New' Industrial Revolution and technological changes, such as... →
The Rise of Sustainable FDI: Emerging Trends in the SADC Region
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 13th September 2016 The international investment landscape has been shifting over the past two decades. Governments are increasingly realising the potential for... →
African Peer Review: Removing Itself from a Rut?
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 8th September 2016 The African Peer Review Mechanism – the continent’s home-grown governance assessment and promotion tool – seems to be slowly turning its fortunes... →
Speaking to development and growth: The G20 summit in Hangzhou
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 5th September 2016 As the full extent of the potential for the world to enter into a Great Depression became clearer in 2008, the G20 Finance meeting was elevated to... →
Corruption: A Barrier to Africa Rising
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 31st August 2016 The slowdown of the African economy – due to declining Chinese demand for raw materials, unsustainable, uneven growth and the potential Brexit... →
From first-mover advantage to coming from behind: A new phase of the Japan-Africa partnership
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 29th August 2016 When the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) was launched in 1993 by Japan in co-operation with the World Bank, the UN,... →
How can Tanzania’s engagement with the world be optimised by Magufuli?
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 16th August 2016 On 25 October 2015, Tanzanians elected John Pombe Magufuli as their president – nicknamed "The Bulldozer" for his self-assertive, brash leadership... →