South African Institute of International Affairs
How Covid-19 Undermines Democracy in Africa
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 20th July 2021 As the recorded number of infections in Africa edges towards the six-million mark, it has become clear that Covid-19 is not only a public health... →
The Bear is back: Russian re-engagement with Africa is picking up with Putin in the driving seat
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 9th July 2021 Vladimir Putin has placed a high premium on rebuilding Russia’s stature as a global power, and these efforts extend to Africa. He first visited the... →
Nuclear Energy: A Possible Solution to Africa’s Electrification Shortfalls
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 22nd June 2021 Access to reliable sources of electricity has become the bedrock of socio-economic development in the 21st century. UN Sustainable Goal 7 also aims... →
This Youth Month let’s reimagine our future
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 17th June 2021 Every year on 16 June, South Africa celebrates Youth Day, honouring the student and youth uprisings that profoundly changed the socio-political... →
G7 summit: SA can help strengthen climate diplomacy
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 9th June 2021 South Africa could be part of a global collective strategy to retire coal within developing economies. SA, together with India, South Korea and... →
Young People Grapple with Governance This Africa Day
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 26th May 2021 Every year on 25 May, Africans commemorate the founding of the Organisation of African Unity in 1963. As the OAU transformed itself into the... →
Independent candidates can reignite youth participation
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 7th May 2021 The month of April marked 27 years since South Africa's first democratic national elections on 27 April 1994. This was the genesis of the country's... →
Your Voice, Your Planet, Your Future 
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 23rd April 2021 This Earth Day, let’s get real! The planet is facing a climate crisis and the prosperity of future generations is at risk. We need to take urgent... →
South Africa has failed to champion human rights in the world. But that’s changing
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 23rd April 2021 The story of democratic South Africa and its approach to human rights in the rest of the world is a tale of woe. For two-and-a-half decades, its... →
Botswana civil society’s submission to the APRM
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 16th April 2021 The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) was introduced in 2003, as a mutually agreed instrument to monitor and promote governance to which African... →
