An obscure mining company has applied for a licence to prospect for oil and natural gas in one of Zimbabwe’s premier wildlife conservation areas. The Zimbabwean ministry of mines and mining development published the notice for public comment on 28 April in a...
Corruption is a major problem for Africa, with the continent losing billions of dollars every year to illicit financial flows (IFFs) caused by corrupt practices. An anti-corruption seminar held in mid-April in Johannesburg aimed to create awareness and action on how...
The purpose of the Peacemaking Advisory Group (PAG) is to create a safe and non-partisan platform for discussion and consultation between critical stakeholders based on mutual respect and ubuntu, to deescalate intercommunal tensions and unlock the development...
A GGA assessment of the Cabora Bassa oil and gas project's social, economic, and environmental impacts on local communities in Muzarabani and Mbire Districts: Cabora Bassa report
Thulani Maseko, a leading human rights lawyer in Eswatini, was shot dead in his home in Manzini on Saturday evening. His wife, Tanele Maseko, and children were with him when he died. Nothing was reported stolen from the premises. Maseko was a prominent and long-time...
By the time this column goes to print, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the South African Reserve Bank will have decided on whether to again raise the repo rate or not. Pundits expect the US Federal Reserve to hike its rate by 75 basis points this week, and...
Rising food prices, population growth and climate change - exacerbating droughts - are all factors contributing to increased food insecurity in Africa. Also, the continent lacks agricultural infrastructure to store its own grains. GGA's Leleti Maluleke and Stephen...
The Russia–Ukraine war has highlighted and worsened systemic weaknesses in the current international food system which pose a disproportionate risk to African countries, and companies doing business in Africa, due in large part to their high dependence on fuel and...
A committed transition away from new oil and gas exploration opens the space for African states to allocate resources to a ‘leapfrogging’ development trajectory that can truncate the historical relationship between income growth and environmental degradation.
Breaking South Africa’s dependence on coal and other hydrocarbons is crucial for the country to meet its energy security needs.
An obscure mining company has applied for a licence to prospect for oil and natural gas in one of Zimbabwe’s premier wildlife conservation areas. The Zimbabwean ministry of mines and mining development published the notice for public comment on 28 April in a...
Corruption is a major problem for Africa, with the continent losing billions of dollars every year to illicit financial flows (IFFs) caused by corrupt practices. An anti-corruption seminar held in mid-April in Johannesburg aimed to create awareness and action on how...
The purpose of the Peacemaking Advisory Group (PAG) is to create a safe and non-partisan platform for discussion and consultation between critical stakeholders based on mutual respect and ubuntu, to deescalate intercommunal tensions and unlock the development...
A GGA assessment of the Cabora Bassa oil and gas project's social, economic, and environmental impacts on local communities in Muzarabani and Mbire Districts: Cabora Bassa report
Thulani Maseko, a leading human rights lawyer in Eswatini, was shot dead in his home in Manzini on Saturday evening. His wife, Tanele Maseko, and children were with him when he died. Nothing was reported stolen from the premises. Maseko was a prominent and long-time...
By the time this column goes to print, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the South African Reserve Bank will have decided on whether to again raise the repo rate or not. Pundits expect the US Federal Reserve to hike its rate by 75 basis points this week, and...
Rising food prices, population growth and climate change - exacerbating droughts - are all factors contributing to increased food insecurity in Africa. Also, the continent lacks agricultural infrastructure to store its own grains. GGA's Leleti Maluleke and Stephen...
The Russia–Ukraine war has highlighted and worsened systemic weaknesses in the current international food system which pose a disproportionate risk to African countries, and companies doing business in Africa, due in large part to their high dependence on fuel and...
A committed transition away from new oil and gas exploration opens the space for African states to allocate resources to a ‘leapfrogging’ development trajectory that can truncate the historical relationship between income growth and environmental degradation.
Breaking South Africa’s dependence on coal and other hydrocarbons is crucial for the country to meet its energy security needs.