Research
MEXICO: AMLO’s first 100 days victory for the ‘left’
The Presidential Campaign of Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) promised the Fourth Transformation of Mexico, declaring a determination to repudiate the status quo, end corruption and address inequality. While the first three transformations of Mexican society -...
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South Africa needs to re-calibrate to focus on job-rich investment
A generation of young people have grown up in post-apartheid South Africa, have not experienced the racially oppressive laws which characterized the apartheid regime, and have had the privileged of growing up in a democratic country. Despite these accomplishments,...
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United States pushes regime-change in Venezuela
In its simplest sense, sovereignty is the principle of independent and autonomous power within a state, specifically as it relates to other states. Some pundits have advanced the belief that globalization has weakened and perhaps even destroyed the distinction between...
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The New El Dorado : Investment opportunities on the African continent
Among frontier markets globally, the African continent offers one of the most exciting investment opportunities. However, in order to capitalize on the opportunities, investors need to see beyond the obvious and note the large untapped potential in Africa, with its...
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FOCUSSING ON GROWTH – An effective continental free trade area agreement
African countries are forging ahead with the continental free trade area agreement, with the continents largest economy, South Africa, having recently ratified AfCFTA in its National Parliament. The idea of a continental free trade area was adopted by the African...
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Giving Tech a human face : re-thinking South Africa’s manufacturing sector
According to Stats SA, ICT in South Africa is currently larger than agriculture in terms of economic production. This is despite the fact that more people work in the agricultural sector. While ICT is skills-intensive, its benefits are far reaching as it...
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Brazil’s Worker’s Party was Reformist-lite, which gave rise to the Far-Right
Brazil’s discordant presidential election will go to a second round run-off after far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro won an emphatic victory in the first round of voting, falling just short of the 50% required to be declared Brazil’s next president. Bolsanaro received...
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Can Blockchain aid in the fight against corruption?
Corruption undermines our developmental agenda. It diverts much needed resources away from key departments and the provision of essential services. Its effect could further exacerbate inequality and erode public trust in both government and the leaders elected to...
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Win-Win outcomes at FOCAC
The Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) concluded its seventh summit in Beijing on Tuesday, 4th September 2018. The vast majority of Africa’s fifty five countries sent their top leaders to the summit, with the exception of six countries, all of whom sent a...
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African Free Trade Area agreement could revolutionise the continent’s trade
The African continent has massive untapped potential. Despite its rich supply of natural resources and its youthful population, it continues to lag behind most of the world in terms of economic development, a reality which many attribute to both colonialism and the...
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China’s building brics in South Africa
Engulfed in the euphoria of securing additional investment from South Africa’s biggest trading partner, a buoyant South Africa President, Cyril Ramaphosa opened the 10th BRICS Summit alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping. Jinping subsequently announced China’s...
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The Promise and Pitfalls of Progress – Fourth Industrial Revolution
Technological advancements provides opportunities for emerging and developing economies in the Global South to grow faster and attain higher levels of prosperity. However, new technologies, in the form of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), is not a panacea for...
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Decolonised research a priority for the Global South
What inspires a conversation about decolonized research? For some, it is an undertaking of overt engagement on the complexities of “re-imagining” the Global South, the myriad of experiences that shape peoples lives and the task of ‘re-thinking” our knowledge systems...
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SPECIAL REPORT: UNILATERAL COERCIVE MEASURES AGAINST VENEZUELA AND ITS IMPACT ON HUMAN RIGHTS
This special report from SURES, a Venezuelan Human Rights organization, brings to the forefront the effects of the sanctions on the Venezuelan people while providing recommendations to Human Rights organizations. Download Report here This report initially appeared on...
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SA/Venezuela Trade Infographic
Trade opportunities for South Africa in Venezuela. Moja Research Institute explores these opportunities. Download...
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Brics Youth Seminar Outcomes
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Women’s Political Empowerment, Representation and Influence in Africa
The International Republican Institute (IRI) conducted a pilot study of women’s political leadership in Africa using quantitative data related to women’s role in national government. The resulting Index provides a snapshot of women’s representation and leadership in...
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