UP EXPERT OPINION: Is the G77 the Future of Multilateralism?

Posted on December 02, 2024

Despite its large membership, or perhaps because of it, the Group of 77 has struggled to define its identity in a rapidly changing geopolitical landscape. But its proven ability to build multilateral coalitions could position it to lead the international resistance to US President-elect Donald...

UP EXPERT OPINION: Climate shocks and the economy: we asked South Africa’s central bank what role it plays in bringing stability

Posted on December 02, 2024

Climate change poses economic and social risks which can affect the workings of the financial system. The South African Reserve Bank approaches this in three ways. To tease out these issues, Danny Bradlow posed questions to Fundi Tshazibana, deputy governor of the South African Reserve Bank, in...

UP EXPERT OPINION: Trump reloading — Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Posted on November 25, 2024

Professor Adekeye Adebajo contemplates the President-elect's decision to pick adherents of his Make America Great Again gospel, and warns about the potential consequences of prioritising loyalty over competence.

UP EXPERT OPINION: "SA played vital role in bringing new members into Brics"

Posted on November 18, 2024

SA’s chairing of the bloc last year saw the expansion of the group to nine countries. Brics has sought to establish a more equitable global trade system, as well as to increase commerce, and promote socioeconomic development, among its members.

BLOG: Artificial Intelligence - A Game Changer for Just Energy Transition in Africa?

Posted on November 15, 2024

This opinion piece is authored by Tamuka Chekero and Noëleen Murray for the Operationalising a Just Transition in Africa (OJTA) research project.

CAS OPINION: Kenya’s Hustler Fund is a flop. Why president Ruto’s plan to loan money to entrepreneurs hasn’t worked

Posted on November 12, 2024

It’s two years since Kenyan president William Ruto, in what seemed like a political gamble, rolled out a government-run microcredit scheme popularised as the Hustler Fund. The low-interest loans were touted as the “magic formula” to start or grow micro, small and medium...

In memoriam: Professor Noel Chabani Manganyi

Posted on November 06, 2024

The University of Pretoria expresses its deep sadness over the passing of Professor Noel Chabani Manganyi.

UP EXPERT OPINION: How Jimmy Carter helped build Egyptian-Israeli peace

Posted on November 04, 2024

On Jimmy Carter's 100th birthday, Professor Adekeye Adebajo chronicles how Camp David was a personal peacemaking triumph for former the US president.