Expert Analysis
State of Covid-19 response readiness for the third wave in the SADC region
A 21% surge in Covid-19 cases across Africa since early June casts spotlight on the SADC's response to the pandemic According to recent World Health Organization (WHO) reports, Covid-19 cases have be been steadily rising for five consecutive weeks since the onset of...
Mozambique and SADC – a case of strange bedfellows?
Extraordinary SADC Summit of Heads of State and Government hits an odd note in the face of insecurity in northern Mozambique According to the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the Summit of Heads of State and Government is the “supreme policy-making...
Mozambique’s displacement dilemma
Human rights violations exacerbate the displacement of northern Mozambicans, already facing crisis levels of food insecurity “There is no greater sorrow on earth than the loss of one’s native land” - Euripides, 431 BC The United Nations (UN) estimates the number of...
Zambia – debt relief through structural reform, in an election year
Zambia seeks debt relief while in the throes of its August 2021 election campaign Zambia has a long, complex relationship with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In November 2020, it defaulted on a payment of $42.5-million interest on its dollar-denominated...
Elections in a time of Covid – India’s cautionary tale
Will South Africa's October polls be Covid safe? South Africa's sixth local government elections (LGE) will occur on 27 October 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic and an impending third wave remain a clear and present danger. Because of this, the governing African National...
Sustainable investing in Africa must prioritise social governance
Social performance ripples out to create stable communities and economies The concept of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance entails three factors that have historically been overlooked in measuring firms’ impacts. Environmental (E) responsibility...
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