Opinion: 'Good Cop, Bad Cop' won't make us North Korea's friend

Posted on September 26, 2017

In a recent article on the crisis surrounding North Korea's provocative missile tests, Prof Laurie Nathan from the Department of Political Sciences at the University of Pretoria writes that negotiated agreements to manage or resolve protracted conflicts do not have outright winners and losers.

Opinion: The African middle class matters: but not for the reasons commonly put forward

Posted on August 17, 2017

Prof Henning Melber, an Extraordinary Professor in the Department of Political Sciences at the University of Pretoria, writes about the African middle class in an article that recently appeared on The Conversation.

Mandela Day Dialogue

Posted on July 21, 2017

Prof Zondi and other colleagues who were part of the dialogue on Mandela, Kathrada and Ethical Leadership on Mandela Day 2017.

G20 Protest are Symptomatic

Posted on July 18, 2017

For the umpteenth time, the G20 Summit was marred by protests on the streets that have also turned violent as armed riot police clamped down on the protests. Protests have become a common scene outside air conditioned halls where the leaders of 19 major national economies and the European Union...

Alternative currencies are the future: why it matters for development

Posted on July 13, 2017

Prof Lorenzo Fioramonti from the Centre for the Study of Governance Innovation (GovInn) at the University of Pretoria, discusses the future of alternative currencies and why it matters for development.

Opinion: How to create jobs in the age of robots and low growth

Posted on June 26, 2017

Prof Lorenzo Fioramonti, a full professor of Political Economy and founding director of the Centre for the Study of Governance Innovation (GovInn) at the University of Pretoria, discusses how jobs can be created in the age of robots and low growth in an article that recently appeared on The...

Opinion: Democracy is looking sickly across southern Africa

Posted on June 22, 2017

Prof Henning Melber, an Extraordinary Professor in the Department of Political Sciences at the University of Pretoria and the author of The Rise of Africa's Middle Class, writes about the state of democracy in southern Africa in an article that recently appeared on The Conversation.

Youth optimism dashed by political, economic uncertainty: GIBS Youth Survey

Posted on June 19, 2017

Just five years ago, the annual Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) Youth Survey highlighted a society that was upbeat about the future and their career prospects. Back then, 74% of learners felt SA was a good place to have a successful career. In 2017, just 53% of respondents said they...