In this era of heightened racial and ethnic tension, few academic concepts have enjoyed as much success as “settler colonialism.” read more »
Africa
From Settler Colonialism to a New Post-Colonial Settlement
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African Deep Tech Centres
While much of the news reporting from Africa relates to conflict and corruption, there is also significant potential for economic and technological progress in the region. Demography is a main driver of human progress, and the Africa population is growing read more »
South Africa's (lack of) Progress in Numbers
On May 29th, 2024, South Africa will have its 6th democratic election, commemorating 30 years since the end of Apartheid. read more »
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South Africa's Coal Question
“With coal almost any feat is possible or easy; without it we are thrown back into the laborious poverty of early times.” (The Coal Question William Stanley Jevons, 1865).
Is this quote still valid, almost 160 years later? read more »
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Richards Bay: the Gateway for Africa’s LNG Goldmine
South Africa is one of the few countries that developed from the interior towards the coast, with Gauteng’s prosperity built around mining activity, the steady supply of water from Lesotho, and the availability of energy from the rich coal fields of the Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces. read more »
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Conversations with Dr. Pali Lehola
Dr Pali Lehohla is the director of the Economic Modelling Academy, a Professor of Practice at the University of Johannesburg, a Research Associate at Oxford University, a board member of Institute for Economic Justice at Wits and a distinguished Alumni of the University of Ghana. He is the former Statistician-General of South Africa. read more »
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Let Them Eat Solar Panels
Last week, during a speech at a high-dollar fundraiser for the League of Conservation Voters in Washington, D.C., President Joe Biden exulted about a solar project in Angola. read more »
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Why Africa is Turning Its Back on the Eco-obsessed West
The Western democracies appear united in their support for Ukraine, but they may also be losing the bigger, more consequential battle for the loyalties of the developing world. read more »
The Future of Cities: Africa's Urban Future
The urban future in the coming decades will be largely an African one. The continent is now home to 12 of the world's largest cities and four megacities read more »
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The Reparations Trap
For today’s progressive left and its corporate backers, the past increasingly determines the future. At home and abroad, they seek to remedy historical guilt. read more »
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