Education remains key to better labour market outcomes in South Africa, according to Statistics South Africa’s Labour Force Survey for the second quarter of 2023, released on 15 August. Considering the destructive...
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BRICS: A conflicted but emerging new centre of global power
By Siseko Maposa & Mxolisi Zondo  South African President Cyril Ramaphosa recently announced that BRICS decided to admit Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates as permanent...
New BRICS+ bound to hit a wall?
On 24 August, coinciding with a controversial election being held in neighbouring Zimbabwe, the latest BRICS summit concluded in Johannesburg. The BRIC acronym was originally coined by Goldman Sachs economist Jim...
How to resolve SA’s political accountability crisis
South Africa’s constitution identifies accountability as one of the founding provisions of our democratic system. The link is intuitive, and it lies at the heart of any social contract between citizens and their...
READ NOW: Africa in Fact – Issue 66
Welcome to the latest edition of Africa in Fact. This issue looks at "Africa’s energy deficit" and how best to resolve Africa’s persistent energy poverty, asking what exactly a "just transition" looks like. What are...
Honouring the past, empowering the future
On the 16th of June each year, South Africa observes Youth Day; the African continent and the world at large commemorate the Day of the African Child, a day of remembrance and celebration for the youth of Africa and...
