Op-Ed & Analysis

At the Africa We Build Summit in Nairobi on 23 April 2026, something significant was said out loud, and this time, with heads of state in the room. Aliko Dangote,…

The image circulating across social media is striking in its simplicity: a half-built rail corridor stamped with the word "CANCELLED." But what it represents is far more complex than a…

When President Cyril Ramaphosa touched down in Madrid on 16 April 2026, the visit carried a weight that went well beyond diplomatic protocol. Arriving directly off the back of South…

As the 2026 IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings open today in Washington, D.C., running through April 18, the optics around Africa's position in the global financial system have shifted…

Let us be precise about what happened and in what order. On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel launched military strikes on Iran. They killed Iran's Supreme Leader.…

One year ago this week, the United States government stood in the Rose Garden and announced a new era of global trade, one that would, within months, dismantle the foundational…

On April 2, 2025, the United States rewrote the rules of global trade with a single Rose Garden announcement. One year on, the scorecard is in, and it tells a…

Renewed public attention this week on South Africa’s relationship with Iran—amplified by widely circulated reports and commentary—has brought Pretoria’s foreign policy stance back into sharp global focus. At the centre…

A New Industrial Alliance Between Washington and Seoul On 12 March 2026, South Korea’s National Assembly passed a bipartisan bill enabling a $350 billion investment commitment in strategic industries in…

The Event: South Africa Sets a R2 Trillion Investment Target In recent official remarks and policy briefings tied to the upcoming Sixth South Africa Investment Conference scheduled for 31 March…