South Africa

  • Jan 18
  • 7 min read

Weak policing hampers South Africa’s crime response

Entrenched problems with law enforcement are comprising the country's abilities to combat elevated levels of crime

South Africa
  • Jan 8
  • 7 min read

Crime will aggravate South Africa’s growth crisis

South Africa faces a multi-faceted economic crisis, to which crime is a major contributory factor

South Africa
  • Jan 2
  • 6 min read

Southern Africa court ruling limits mining liabilities

Mining conglomerate Anglo American has won a major case over liability for pollution at its former operations in Zambia

Southern Africa
  • Nov 13, 2023
  • 7 min read

Prospects for South Africa in 2024

The coming year looks set to be critical for South Africa, as the government struggles to address a multitude of crises

South Africa
  • Nov 2, 2023
  • 7 min read

South Africa’s demographic shifts will alter politics

With less than a year to elections, a new census sketches a changing South Africa

South Africa
  • Sep 22, 2023
  • 7 min read

South Africa may struggle to deliver a credible budget

Amid continuing economic difficulties, the government must decide how to balance spending pressures with tax shortfalls

South Africa
  • Sep 12, 2023
  • 7 min read

Flaws will undermine South Africa's reform plan

A joint reform initiative of the Presidency and National Treasury is delivering some results, albeit very slowly

South Africa
  • Sep 6, 2023
  • 7 min read

Business may struggle to ease South Africa’s crises

Business groups are increasingly championing cooperation with government on reforms to ease economic difficulties

South Africa