Cutting greenhouse gases from energy production and transport tends to take centre stage when we talk about fighting climate change, but circular economies — keeping materials in use for as long as possible through...
Ross Harvey
Is South Africa afflicted by the resource curse?
Why this research matters South Africa’s economy, despite its extensive mineral wealth, has not achieved the growth many reasonably anticipated. Instead, it has suffered significant industrial decline, jeopardising...
In defence of Economics Nobel laureates
Those who provide answers to difficult development questions open themselves to criticism Nobel prizes in Economics are controversial affairs, understandably. Providing parsimonious answers to difficult development...
Book review – An action page-turner with academic precision
Hitmen for hire: Exposing South Africa’s underworld, Jonathan Ball Publishers, 2017 In September 2022 the Global Initiative (GI) Against Transnational Organized Crime released a strategic assessment of the existential...
Angolan election on 24 August is only for show
Angola's general elections take place on 24 August, but there is little hope that democracy will prevail in this securitised country with a legacy of kleptocracy, thanks to the late President Jose Eduardo dos Santos...
José Eduardo dos Santos – a legacy of kleptocracy
After a brief two-year retirement in Barcelona, and a battle with ill health, Angola’s former president – José Eduardo dos Santos – has died at age 79. Dos Santos ruled with an iron fist for 38 years, treating one of...
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