by Contributed | Nov 30, 2022 | Blog
Jonathan Munemo, Salisbury University The US dollar has been advancing rapidly in response to the Federal Reserve’s resolve to keep raising policy rates for longer to regain control of stubbornly high inflation. This has far reaching consequences. The US dollar is...
by Contributed | Nov 29, 2022 | Blog
Mohamed Haji Ingiriis, King’s College London In October 2022, Somalia’s capital Mogadishu suffered yet another massive suicidal attack. More than 100 people were killed. Hundreds more were wounded and thousands will have been traumatised by an attack claimed by...
by Contributed | Nov 22, 2022 | Blog
Imraan Valodia, University of the Witwatersrand and Julia Taylor, University of the Witwatersrand There were high expectations for COP27, the 27th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. COP conferences broadly provide a platform...
by Contributed | Nov 22, 2022 | Blog
Arianna Lissoni, University of the Witwatersrand The “what if” game is popular with the media and the commentariat in South Africa. A popular example is “what if …” South African Communist Party (SACP) leader Chris Hani were still alive. What, for example, would he...
by Contributed | Nov 11, 2022 | Blog
Desta Mebratu, Stellenbosch University When African environment ministers met in Senegal in mid-September, they made one of the most important decisions in the history of waste management in Africa. The ministers laid the foundation to end the open dumping and burning...
