February 06, 2023
South Africa: Leadership Needed to Turn South Africa Around
Nothing short of a complete overhaul of the government and the governance model would do to turn our failing State into the great society it still has the potential to become. Read more »
January 25, 2023
Africa: Is Environmental Social Governance (ESG) Just Colonialism 2.0?
In a recent editorial for the Washington Examiner, African Energy Chamber Executive Chair NJ Ayuk labelled Environmental Social Governance (ESG) as "Colonialism 2.0". Mr Ayuk… Read more »
January 24, 2023
Eswatini: Thulani Maseko Assassination Needs Urgent Investigation
Thulani Maseko, a leading human rights lawyer in Eswatini, was shot dead in his home in Manzini on Saturday evening. His wife, Tanele Maseko, and children were with him when he… Read more »
January 20, 2023
South Africa: Stability Lies At the Heart of Prosperity
Investors and the business community have an incentive and a responsibility to enhance local governance performance in South Africa. This is the clear conclusion in the latest… Read more »
January 18, 2023
Africa: When Crime Does Pay
Marianne*, a woman from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) living in Nairobi, hosts two young women, one from Uganda and the other local, in her apartment in one of the Kenyan… Read more »
Africa: Follow the Money in the Illegal Wildlife Trade
Every year Africa loses $50 billion in illicit financial flows. This represents a huge lost opportunity in funds for economic investment in jobs, poverty, inequality and climate… Read more »
Malawi: Malawi - the Weakest Link
Malawi remains one of the poorest countries in the world despite making significant economic and structural reforms to sustain economic growth. The economy is heavily dependent on… Read more »
Africa: Africa's Diverse Criminal Landscape
The evolution of criminal networks across Africa is a complex tale crossing centuries - but the continent's integration into the global economy, especially after the advent of… Read more »
Africa: Misinvoicing - the Hidden Hand of Illicit Financial Flows in Africa
During testimony in September 2014 by the British mining multinational Lonmin Plc to the Marikana Commission of Inquiry into the events that led to the August 2012 shooting of… Read more »
Africa: Transnational Organised Crime Threatens Africa's Security
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)'s recent reports indicate that transnational organised crime has significantly increased to become a major security threat,… Read more »
Africa: Organised Crime Is Ahead of the Game
In the aftermath of COVID-19, organised crime has soared across Africa. Indeed, as noted by the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), despite lockdowns and movement restrictions… Read more »
June 13, 2022
South Africa: Foreign Policy Decisions - Ambiguous or Misunderstood?
Misalignment in South Africa's foreign policy strategy has been the subject of much recent scrutiny and criticism. Could the issues involved be due to ambiguities in South African… Read more »
June 10, 2022
South Africa: Nuclear Power Lite - an Energy Solution for South Africa
For more than a decade now, poor energy reliability in South Africa has had a crippling effect on the country's economic development. According to a report by the Council for… Read more »
June 08, 2022
South Africa: Why the Public Protector Is Being Impeached, Slowly and Controversially
The South African Public Protector, Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane, is doing an impressive job at protecting - her seat, that is, not the constitutional democracy. An impeachment… Read more »
May 27, 2022
Africa: Going Hungry or Going Green? a Critical Look At the 'Green Revolution' Project in Africa
Since the development of "miracle wheat" in 1954 by Norman Borlaug, the way in which international organisations support and invest in agriculture has changed dramatically. The… Read more »
April 26, 2022
South Africa: Building From the Ground Up - On Much Needed Interventions Following the Fallout From Kwazulu-Natal Disaster
The consequences of South Africa's crumbling infrastructure have been palpably witnessed in the devastation caused by the floods in KwaZulu-Natal. Furthermore, in an implicit… Read more »
Africa: Building From the Ground Up - On Interventions Needed Following the KZN Floods
The consequences of South Africa's crumbling infrastructure have been palpably witnessed in the devastation caused by the floods in KwaZulu-Natal. Furthermore, in an implicit… Read more »
April 20, 2022
Southern Africa: King Mswati's Hand Seen in Eswatini's Removal From SADC Agenda
As the Southern African Development Community mission in Mozambique nears the end of its term, South Africa, as chair of SADC, called for a summit to be held on 4 and 5 April.… Read more »
December 23, 2019
Africa: Contested, but Difficult to Ignore
African history: quo vadis? Read more »