Expert Analysis
The Cape Assurance Corridor: Turning Maritime Security into a Regional Export for Southern Africa
Escalating instability in the Middle East in light of US-Israeli strikes on Iran has shifted from a single-corridor problem into a multi-chokepoint shock. Renewed attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden continue to undermine confidence in...
Africa Girl Child Dialogues – Zimbabwe
Since 2020, Good Governance Africa (GGA), through its flagship Africa Girl Child Dialogues (AGCDs), commemorates the United Nations’ International Day of the Girl Child through career mentorship for the continent’s girls. Targeted at girls between the ages of 17 and...
A silver lining? The US aid freeze should spur Nigeria to greater self-reliance
Foreign aid has never been the solution to Nigeria’s multiple development challenges. However, the halt to US development assistance and the de facto shutdown of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will cause additional hardship for...
Leveraging 4IR for Governance and Urban Development in Johannesburg
Leveraging the Fourth Industrial Revolution for governance and urban development in Johannesburg.
Botswana land policies, colonial legacy, socio-economic injustice and the politics of populism
This briefing highlights the key challenges and policy recommendations related to Botswana’s land tenure system, with a particular focus on the government’s recent acquisition of land from the Tati Company and its implications for land governance and socioeconomic...
Climate Change Act and the role of local government
South Africa’s response to addressing climate change has come full circle with the passing of the Climate Change Act in July 2024. This breakthrough comes at a time when South Africa is warming by approximately 0.2°C per decade, contributing to climate impacts ranging...
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