Why it’s all going so wrong for Mnangagwa
How did things turn so bad for Zimbabwe’s president, Emmerson Mnangagwa? He won the disputed elections in August 2018, but even before the results…
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How does Gigaba stop this endless cycle of expenditure, waste and corruption?
A lot can happen in a year. Ask Pravin Gordhan. In 2016, Pravin Gordhan was Minister of Finance, attempting a delicate and complex economic…
Global markets and development in Africa
The rules, institutions and operations of global markets, unchanged since the end of formal colonialism, are among the greatest obstacles to the development of…
Policy Brief 11: Fostering Economic Democracy in Africa
Introduction The power of economic democracy to unleash shared economic growth, development and well-being is often not fully appreciated. To make economic growth more…
The retreat of neo-liberalism
For decades African countries have been forced by the World Bank and International Monetary Fund to implement neo-liberal policies, including opening their markets to…
Egypt, Africa’s second largest economy
Egypt recovering from the political turmoil, economic freefall and social instability of the 2011 Arab youth uprisings, has according to the International Monetary Fund…
“Cuba libre” and democracy
The relationship between South Africa and Cuba – much like South Africa’s relationship with Palestine or Libya – is a romance of love, ideology…