Apply For MembershipThe Africa Institute of South Africa (AISA) was first established in 1960 as a non-profit organisation. Today it is a statutory body following the Africa Institute of South Africa Act (no 68 of 2001). AISA’s mandate is to produce knowledge aimed at informing sustainable political and socio-economic development in Africa. AISA’s vision is to...
Chronic youth unemployment in Africa is caused by lack of essential education
Africans must decide on the best education road map in order to empower Africans globally and to liberate as well as to unify the continent. This is according to a Canadian scholar, Prof. Oscar Brathwaite. Prof. Brathwaite was presenting a paper at the Third Annual Scramble for Africa conference held at the Manhattan Hotel...
Liberation will make Africa a “Champion” – TUT professor
The celebrations of the African Union’s (AU) 50th anniversary kicked-off on Monday, May 20 with the official opening of the third annual Scramble for Africa Conference at the Manhattan Hotel. This year’s conference is held under the theme “50 years after the founding of the OAU: Africa must unite or perish”. Close to 60...
The 2013 Kenya elections – hope, fear, and uncertainty
NAIROBI – On Monday March 4, the people of Kenya voted for the first time under the new constitution, which was passed following the 2010 referendum. Luke Korir, a Kenyan citizen who is optimistic about these elections said he queued for almost three hours before he could cast his vote in one of the...
Global economic meltdown, an opportunity for Africa to rise
PRETORIA – The global economic downturn has presented a golden opportunity to enhance South-South relations and cooperation and thus develop new economic partnerships that, five years ago, were not as strong as they have become since the advent of this crisis. This is according to the South African Public Enterprises Minister, Malusi Gigaba. Gigaba...
Northern Cape hosts the African Peer Review Mechanism consultative summit
KIMBERLEY – The Northern Cape Province hosted a consultative summit of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) at the Mittah Seperepere Convention Centre on Wednesday, February 27. The summit was the eighth session that forms part of the national series of consultative conferences hosted by the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) in...
Africa is our home, and it is our future – Gordhan
CAPE TOWN – In the past five years, the South African Reserve Bank has approved nearly 1 000 large investments into 36 African countries. This was announced by the South African Finance Minister, Pravin Gordhan when tabling his 2013 Budget speech on Wednesday, February 27. Introducing his regional integration part of the speech with...
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