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Xenophobic actions are antagonistic to democratic life and must be stopped – Part One
By: Raymond Suttner 12th June 2025 Community involvement in xenophobic attacks Most xenophobic conflicts portray sections of the community as being extremely hostile towards foreign... →
Lungu’s death and the perils of a weak opposition in Zambia
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 11th June 2025 Without the former president to unite a fragmented opposition ahead of the 2026 elections, multiparty democracy will be the loser. The death of... →
Houthis in Somalia: friends with technological benefits?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 11th June 2025 The sharing of lethal drone technology with al-Shabaab and IS Somalia could recast the conflict in the Horn and beyond. Yemen’s Ansar Allah –... →
Johannesburg’s problems can be solved – but it’s a long journey to fix South Africa’s economic powerhouse
10th June 2025 South African president Cyril Ramaphosa met senior leaders of Johannesburg and Gauteng, the province it’s located in, in March 2025 to discuss ways... →
Africa’s power pools: what the G20 can do to help countries share electricity
10th June 2025 South Africa holds the presidency of the G20 this year. The group is made up of 19 of the world’s largest economies, the European Union and the... →
SAPS disciplinary system unlikely to sanction police brutality
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 10th June 2025 The acquittal of VIP Unit officers who assaulted victims on camera highlights the police’s failure to define and enforce standards of conduct. A... →
Africa’s new credit rating agency could change the rules of the game. Here’s how
9th June 2025 For governments, a credit rating is more than a financial signal. It is a verdict that can influence the cost of borrowing, access to markets and,... →
Weaponising the law against democracy in Africa
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 9th June 2025 Incumbent presidents and ruling parties increasingly bend the law to entrench their power and silence opposition. The use of legal tools to... →
Reimagining SA-US Relations in the Aftermath of the Oval Office Spectacle
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 9th June 2025 The confrontation between South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and US President Donald Trump was not just a diplomatic rupture - it was a... →
African countries are bad at issuing bonds, so debt costs more than it should: what needs to change
9th June 2025 Over the past two decades, African countries have increasingly turned to international capital markets to meet their development financing needs.... →
