The 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 mandated is to produce knowledge aimed at informing sustainable political and socio-economic development in Africa. AISA’s vision is to...

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The Africa Institute of South Africa (AISA) is pleased to announce that it has been voted the sixth leading think tank in sub-Saharan Africa in the 2011 Global Go To Think Tanks Survey, released on 20 January 2012, one position up from the previous year survey. The improved ranking is in line with AISA’s...

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SAFe Think programme 2012, is a French government bursary programme in partnership with South African Think-Tanks, in the fields of Political, Social and Human Science. .

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 The Africa Institute of South Africa (AISA) hosted a successful two day author’s roundtable book colloquy titled Peace from Below: An Examination of Community-based Peace building in Africa. The project spearheaded by the Peace and Security Unit of AISA aims to examine successful models of peace building from the bottom-up in the African context. While...

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In recognition of the academic and intellectual contributions of the late Professor Archibald Monwabisi Mafeje, the Africa Institute of South Africa (AISA) is proud to be announcing that the third Annual Archie Mafeje Memorial Lecture will be hosted in Pretoria on 28 March 2012. If you have any questions or queries please contact +27...

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   AISA hosted a 14 member delegation from China Development Bank (CDB), to establish research collaboration with a focus on the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). As part of their visit the delegation met with AISA CEO Dr. Matlotleng Matlou to assess the possibilities of a partnership on 11 December 2011. The CDB delegation...

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