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Pioneering Regional Integration for African Trade and Development
In the vast landscape of African regional integration, Tutwa has garnered a solid reputation for its contributions to policy formulation on African regional integration, economic growth, and...
From Beggars to Partners: Redefining Africa’s Role on the Global Stage
In a powerful speech delivered at the New Global Financial Pact Summit in Paris, President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the challenges faced by African countries and the disappointment arising from...
Overcoming Challenges: Unlocking South Africa’s Poultry Industry Potential
Expanding domestic production and access to lucrative export destinations is a key goal of South Africa’s Poultry Sector Master Plan.[1] However, the domestic industry faces a number of...
Asset Recycling; A New Cure for Old Infrastructure Ills?
Following a continent-wide recession and the shift of external partners towards focusing on their domestic needs after COVID-19, Africa’s policymakers need to look inward. The continent needs a...
Another milestone for the AfCFTA, so what’s next?
Rafia Akram and Thabelo Muleya The Phase II Protocols have been assented to by the African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 19-20 February 2023 and will now undergo a national...
Eskom Plans for a Dark Future
Kane Jules It is time to face the harsh reality: South Africa's power crisis is spiraling out of control. Eskom’s proposed Stage 16 load-shedding framework is a grim indication of the bleak...
Neopatrimonialism and Trade Liberalisation at Crossroads following Bola Tinubu’s Presidency
Zimkhitha Manyana The victory of Bola Tinubu in Nigeria's presidential elections has raised concerns about the neo-patrimonial and economic ideological implications of his presidency on trade and...
Dakar “Feed Africa” Initiative: A Promising Step towards Food System Transformation in Africa
Tinashe Kapuya, Vine Mutyasira and Wandile Sihlobo Africa must invest more in decentralised and diverse food systems infrastructure to provide healthy and affordable diets for all. Despite the...
COP27 and the win for climate vulnerable nations
From the devastating impact of Russia’s war on Ukraine to the FIFA World Cup being hosted by a country accused of human rights violations to the atrocities committed against Iranian protestors,...
AU Summit: A Continental Imperative to Industrialize
The Extraordinary Summit of the African Union (AU) on Industrialization and Economic Diversification in Africa took place between the 20th and 25th of November 2022 in Niamey, Niger. The Summit’s...
Trade Network Inaugural Webinar: “Current and Future Prospects of the AfCFTA”
On 17 October 2022, Tutwa Consulting Group launched the TradeNetwork with its inaugural webinar under the theme: “Current and Future Prospects of the AfCFTA”. Trade Network is an initiative by...
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...
