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Article Published in The Conversation on 15 June 2020 Authors: Mzukisi Qobo and Mjumo Mzyece The unfolding US-China power rivalry bears a striking resemblance to the tensions between the US and the Soviet bloc during the Cold War years. Back then, African...
Article Published in Daily Maverick on 14 May 2020 Author: Mzukisi Qobo South Africa is at a crossroads. In a time of crisis, there can never be a flawless plan, but a sense of responsibility and grace in the...
Article published in Fin24 on 24 April 2020 Authors: Wandile Sihlobo, Mzukisi Qobo and Isaah Mhlanga Agriculture is a dominant economic activity across Sub-Saharan Africa, except for a few resource-rich economies, such as South Africa, Botswana and Angola. Yet...
Article Published in Daily Maverick on 23 April 2020 Authors: Mills Soko and Mzukisi Qobo (File Photo: Gallo Images / Rapport / Deon Raath) Less South Africa has a better chance to correct the missed opportunities for economic...
Article published in The World Financial Review on 07 April 2020 Authors: Mills Soko and Mzukisi Qobo Global Context The coronavirus global pandemic has caused significant harm to the global economy. With two-thirds of the world’s population located in...
Article Published in Business Day on 16 March 2020 Authors: Mills Soko and Mzukisi Qobo The world needs multilateral processes to take on the coronavirus; in SA the government must seize the chance to innovate Graphic: DOROTHY KGOSI...
Article Published in Business Day on 02 March 2020 at 15:12 The idea of a sovereign wealth fund made its way into popular discourse in 2012 after the ANC Youth League (ANCYL), then led by Julius Malema (now leader of...
Article Published in Daily Maverick on 03 February 2020 One of the obstacles to finding the right pathways for change is that the current political arrangement in South Africa evinces a façade of reformism, which insulates it against the public...
City of Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba during an interview on September 14, 2017 in Braamfontein, South Africa. (Photo by Gallo Images / Sunday Times / Simphiwe Nkwali) Less 151 Reactions Herman Mashaba is likely to give the DA more trouble...
When businesses take ethics seriously and they are positively engaged in society, they are in a stronger position to have the ear of government and other key stakeholders. Society expects businesses to be more responsive to social challenges. In recent...