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Trump says South Africa won't get 2026 G20 invite, South Africa calls it punitive
By: Reuters Updated 1 hour 24 minutes ago Donald Trump said South Africa will not be invited to take part in next year's G20 summit in Florida after Washington boycotted the leaders' summit... →
US President Donald Trump & South African President Cyril Ramaphosa
Army officers say they have seized power in Guinea-Bissau
By: Reuters Updated 1 hour 27 minutes ago A group of army officers said they had seized power in coup-prone Guinea-Bissau on Wednesday, a day before the planned announcement of results from... →
US group sues Apple over Congo conflict minerals
By: Reuters 27th November 2025 A US-based advocacy group has filed a lawsuit in Washington accusing Apple of using minerals linked to conflict and human rights abuses in the... →
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India and South Africa burn a lot of coal: what they can learn from each other about ending the dependency
26th November 2025 India and South Africa are both navigating one of the toughest challenges of the 21st century: shifting their electricity systems away from ageing... →
School violence doesn’t happen in isolation: what research from southern Africa is telling us
26th November 2025 School violence is a global public health phenomenon. This is when learners and teachers are the victims of physical and psychological abuse, cyber... →
Côte d'Ivoire’s democratic backslide: elections leave even less space for freedom
26th November 2025 Ivorians went to the polls on 25 October 2025 to choose between incumbent president Alassane Ouattara – seeking a fourth five-year term – and one... →
Soft power: missing element in the Chad-Cameroon border defence pact?
26th November 2025 Strategies based on purely military operations can often alienate the very populations they aim to protect. The defence agreement signed by Chad... →
Recommendations
Optimizing value chain enablers to unlock South Africa’s mineral potential
26th November 2025 South Africa has the potential to shift from a largely extractive posture to value-adding mineral value chains (MVCs) that drive investment,... →
A Dozen Critical Minerals for Africa’s Inclusive Growth and Development
26th November 2025 This synthesis paper argues that Africa can convert its mineral endowment into diversified, higher-value growth by focusing on twelve strategically... →
Report on UNCTAD assistance to the Palestinian people: Developments in the economy of the Occupied Palestinian Territory
26th November 2025 In 2024, the Palestinian economy experienced its steepest decline amid the escalation of hostilities that devastated critical infrastructure,... →
Statistical guidelines for measuring productive capacities
26th November 2025 These Statistical Guidelines for Measuring Productive Capacities aim to assist statisticians, economists, practitioners, and policymakers in... →
Statements
President Cyril Ramaphosa notes US statement on South Africa’s G20 participation
Updated 52 minutes ago President Cyril Ramaphosa has noted the regrettable statement by President Donald Trump on South Africa’s participation in the 2026 G20 meetings.... →
DA triumphs in Joburg by-election
Updated 57 minutes ago The Democratic Alliance’s (DA) surge to victory in today’s Johannesburg, Ward 90 by-election proves one thing: people believe in Joburg, and people... →
Gigaba cannot 'step aside' from the ANC but continue to lead Parliament’s defence oversight
26th November 2025 The Democratic Alliance is deeply concerned that ANC MP Malusi Gigaba, who has “stepped aside” from all ANC leadership roles due to serious... →
Judicial trust in crisis as High Court Judge arrested for corruption
26th November 2025 The Democratic Alliance (DA) warns that the confidence ordinary South Africans once placed in the courts is being badly shaken. The arrest of... →
Press Offices
Unlocking access to global policy insight
Updated 55 minutes ago In today’s fast-changing policy environment, reliable, relevant, and up-to-date research is essential for evidence-based decision-making. Sabinet... →
5 reasons to go beyond the Open Collection
Updated 59 minutes ago Experience the full scope of Policy Commons: Global Think Tanks South Africa hosted the G20 Summit in November 2025, the focus was on solidarity,... →
Servitude of Right of Way
Updated 1 hour 3 minutes ago A servitude of right of way is a legal tool that allows someone who does not own a piece of land to cross over it in order to reach their own... →
High court confirms Sars must honour final settlement agreements
26th November 2025 The High Court has recently handed down a decisive judgment in Inhlakanipho Consultants (Pty) Ltd v Commissioner for Sars, offering crucial... →
