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Accountability Now open letter to Ramaphosa on corruption complaints made by General Mkhwanazi
17th July 2025 Dear Mr President, We write this open letter to you in advance of your address to the nation scheduled for 7pm on Sunday 13 July 2025. We hope that... →
The Road Ahead is Steep But Not Insurmountable: How South Africa’s G20 Can Still Deliver for Debt and Development
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 16th July 2025 The global economy has slowed and become less supportive of developing countries, leaving African nations increasingly reliant on international... →
SA’s Special Investigating Unit shows how corruption can be beaten
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 15th July 2025 In South Africa’s struggling anti-corruption landscape, leadership and operational independence are among the factors enabling the unit’s success.... →
4 things every peace agreement needs – and how the DRC-Rwanda deal measures up
15th July 2025 The governments of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda concluded a peace treaty in June 2025, aimed at ending a decades-long war... →
Muhammadu Buhari: Nigeria’s military leader turned democratic president leaves a mixed legacy
15th July 2025 Nigeria’s former president, Muhammadu Buhari, who died in London on 13 July aged 82, was one of two former military heads of state who were later... →
Clinics for health care access, not border posts
15th July 2025 A disturbing pattern has emerged in the past weeks at public clinics across Gauteng. Groups of protestors have blockaded clinics, denying access to... →
Zimbabwe’s lithium is in demand for making batteries: how to make sure benefits flow to the local economy
14th July 2025 Zimbabwe has the largest lithium reserves on the African continent. Lithium has been mined since the colonial period in the 1950s. It’s a critical... →
Lake Chad Basin’s military bases in ISWAP’s crosshairs
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 14th July 2025 Remote and poorly resourced outposts are soft targets for attacks, and a weak point in regional counter-terrorism efforts. At least 15 confirmed... →
Regional trade could focus South Africa’s muddled foreign policy
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 11th July 2025 Coalition governance is messy, but parties should be able to agree on prioritising economic growth and trade into Africa. South Africa’s Government... →
Transparency needed
By: Terence Creamer 11th July 2025 South Africa’s recent trade policy interventions have been nowhere near as attention grabbing as President Donald Trump’s April 2 Rose Garden... →
