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11.08.2020 | Democracy and Political Culture | News

Evaluation of debt moratorium, a financial solution during the COVID-19 pandemic: The pros and cons

According to TransUnion’s research, almost eight in ten South Africans say their household income has been cut by the Covid-19 pandemic, while one in ten had already lost their jobs (West, 2020).

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03.08.2020 | Democracy and Political Culture | News

Do the economic consequences of Covid-19 advance or hinder the structural transformation in Africa?

The outbreak of COVID-19 halted daily economic activity in a way not seen before. As things stand, many companies are struggling to survive and this has resulted in the laying off and in some cases…

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27.07.2020 | Democracy and Political Culture | News

Covid 19 is a Hindrance to Economic Structural Transformation and Socially Guided Regional Trade.

Free trade in Africa was expected to boost intra-African trade from 18% to about 50% between now and the year 2030. The ACFTA is an obvious direct casualty of COVID-19, largely as a result of the…

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24.07.2020 | Socio Economic | Publication, News

Eskom Transformed: Achieving A Just Transition for South Africa

Before Covid-19 replaced Eskom’s crisis as the central issue facing the country, it was only unions and their very close allies that held a consistent line both against the proposed ‘unbundling’ of…

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23.07.2020 | Democracy and Political Culture | News

South Africa’s City Surfers Ride Again

In effect, waste pickers subsidize South Africa’s entire recycling industry. The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research reports that they collect between 80 and 90% of the country’s used…

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20.07.2020 | Democracy and Political Culture | News

Why COVID-19 threatens to reverse Africa’s industrialisation

While the impact of COVID-19 on Africa is still manifesting, the consensus is that this disease will be most consequential in this continent than in other regions of the world.

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16.07.2020 | News

Do the economic consequences of Covid-19 advance or hinder the structural transformation in Africa?

The Covid-19 crisis might be hindering structural transformation, but it would be an illusion to assume that it sweeps away the serious problems that existed prior to the pandemic.

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29.06.2020 | Fort Hare Autumn School, Democracy and Political Culture, Youth leadership programme | Event, News

The constitution and the virus: The role of young people during COVID-19, What challenges and opportunities are young people faced with?

Join the Fort Hare Autumn School Alumni Network for an online seminar on The constitution and the virus: The role of young people during COVID-19, What challenges and opportunities are young people…

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26.06.2020 | Socio Economic | Publication

ACCEDE POLICY WORKING PAPER NO.2 Shifting Sands of the Global Economic Status Quo: The Emergence of the “New” Global South developmental policy narrative and South Africa’s Special Economic Zones

African Centre for Citizenship and Democracy Policy Paper #2/2 on South Africa’s Special Economic Zones in Global Socio-Economic Context November 2019. Meshack Mbangula, Desmond D’Sa, Eric Toussaint,…

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26.06.2020 | Socio Economic | Publication

ACCEDE POLICY WORKING PAPER NO.1 Adverse international and local conditions for South Africa’s Special Economic Zones

ACCEDE POLICY WORKING PAPER NO.1 Adverse international and local conditions for South Africa’s Special Economic Zones South Africa’s Special Economic Zones in Global Context by Eric Toussaint,…