China’s Loans to South Africa - Brief I

This is the first brief in a series of five that takes a look at South Africa’s recent loans from China. This brief is an overview of South Africa’s debt ...

The African Continental Free Trade Area III – Is Africa ready?

This brief speaks to the likelihood of achieving the African free trade area against imminent challenges, including Nigerian membership, diverging state ...

The African Continental Free Trade Area II – Projected Impact on South Africa

This brief identifies channels through which the African Continental Free Trade Area is expected to transform the South African economy, with positive ...

The African Continental Free Trade Area I – An Introduction to AfCFTA

This brief explores the current status of the historic African free trade agreement, an agreement intended to unite fifty-four African states and over a ...

The State Of The South African Refugee Protection Regime: Part III - Party Politics

Asylum has become a battleground for party politics and electioneering.This brief - the third in a three-part series - reviews the asylum policies and ...

The State Of The South African Refugee Protection Regime: Part II - Politics And Policy

This brief - the second in a three-part series - explores reasons for the deterioration of refugee protection in South Africa.

The State Of The South African Refugee Protection Regime: Part I - Current Status

Once applauded by UNHCR’s Antonio Guterres as ‘one of the most advanced and progressive systems of refugee protection in the world’, the South African refugee ...

South African Support For The Suspension Of The SADC Tribunal

This brief considers the relevance of a recent High Court judgment in which Zuma’s actions were declared unlawful, irrational and unconstitutional.

Curing South Africa's “Sea Blindness” - Cyril Ramaphosa, SONA and the Indian Ocean Rim Association

South Africa got its new Valentine shortly before the clock ticked to midnight on 14th February 2018, as Jacob Zuma exited and Cyril Ramaphosa became first, ...

Zimbabwe II - Politics

The first brief in this series outlined key demographic and economic conditions and dynamics. This brief considers their political implications.