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SADC Summit: Leaders call for sustainable development, peace across the region
The 42nd Ordinary Summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) took place in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, on 17th and 18th August 2022. Under the...
Regional integration: A Federation for the EAC?
In Africa, regional economic communities (RECs) are known as the ‘building blocks that integrate Member State (MS) economies into an eventual African economic union – according to the Lagos Plan...
Has AfCFTA learnt from the deadlock at the WTO?
On the 3rd of June, the Secretary-General (SG) of AfCFTA, Wamkele Mene, spoke at the 6th International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Africa Regional Arbitration Conference. He addressed the Dispute...
Public-private participation in supporting SMME development
Over the past years, the South African economy has witnessed a year-on-year decline in economic growth and gross domestic product (GDP) growth. In the pre-COVID period in 2018, GDP growth had...
WEF Davos 2022: Youth holds the key to unlocking Africa’s potential, but action is needed
Africa's potential in the global context has been highlighted yet again – this time at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting. In May of this year, the WEF held its first in-person Annual...
Tutwa’s first Webinar Series of 2022: Capacity-Building Webinars on Industrialisation and the AfCFTA
AUDA-NEPAD, with support from JICA, commissioned Tutwa to conduct Capacity-Building Webinars on Industrialisation and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The webinars aimed to...
The TRIPS Waiver Compromise Draft: A promising or compromising text?
After nearly 18 months of negotiations, there has finally been some progress with regard to the request to waive certain provisions of the TRIPS Agreement in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It...
Inequality vs Disinvestment: The case for a South African Wealth Tax
Last week, Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, delivered his maiden Budget Speech and, like many economists, I was eager to delve into the country’s financial standing. I was equally eager to...
A further R88 billion was allocated to Eskom to pay off its debt. Still no joy for SMMEs?
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has stated that Eskom’s debt problem requires “fiscal intervention” and there is a need for the state-owned entity to meet certain conditions [1]. Over the past...
Coalitions of Necessity
The 2021 local government elections (LGEs) were remarkable for many reasons, none more significant than the birth of an era where the African National Congress (ANC) exists with less than 50...
The 2021 LGE voter turnout marks a shift in our political culture that is likely to impact our political stability
The 2021 Local Government Elections (LGE) took place against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic, which saw electioneering activities severely constrained due to the ongoing state of disaster –...
Emerging Tensions in the African Continental Free Trade Area
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is one of the most ambitious regional integration initiatives taking place in the world today. Full implementation is still at least a decade away...
Making Local Government Coalitions Work
The 2021 Local Government Elections are testament to the success of the initial purpose of proportional representation in our electoral system. The objective was to ensure that numerous smaller...
LGE votes counted as SA politics enters a period of testing coalitions
As the IEC announced the final election results, South Africans reflected on the outcomes: whether their candidate or party of choice saw the results they were hoping for, whether their protest...
What we need for truly inclusive elections in South Africa
Rafia Akram and Maymoona Chaugley For many, heading out to cast our vote may seem like a standard process with the only concern being who to vote for. For others, there is unsaid complexity that...
