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    Trade in electricity services in the Southern African Customs Union: towards a negotiating strategy

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2009
    The development of a country’s electricity sector is crucial for broader economic growth and economic and social development. The electricity sector in the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) member states is facing chronic challenges, including lack of surplus capacity, and underdeveloped power transmission and distribution infrastructure, resulting in losses in production.
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    Digging deep for profits and development? Reflections on enhancing the governance of Africa’s mining sector

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2009
    Africa’s wealth in mineral resources has seldom been used to the benefit of the inhabitants of the countries concerned. More often it has provided an area of contestation between governments, multinational mining companies, local communities and armed factions.
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    Falling between the cracks? Prospects for environmental litigation arising from oil production in Southern Sudan

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2010
    Oil production in Southern Sudan has degraded agricultural lands and caused mass displacement and suffering of local pastoralist and agriculturalist communities. This paper seeks to identify the legal system governing the adjudication of environmental issues arising from oil production in Southern Sudan after the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) in 2005.
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    China's overseas foreign direct investment risk: 2008–2009

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2011
    Since the implementation of its ‘going-out’ strategy, China’s outward foreign direct investment (FDI) has experienced a rapid development, which has already become an important part of its overseas interests.
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    Africa and the geopolitics of the Indian Ocean

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2011
    Throughout the history of the Indian Ocean, littoral, island and extra-regional states have vied to secure their trade routes, which in turn affects Africa. By reviewing the stakeholders’ dynamics in the Indian Ocean, the implications and challenges for Africa can be analysed.
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    Russia and Angola: the rebirth of a strategic partnership?

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2013
    Africa and Russia in general, and Angola and Russia in particular, have a long-standing friendship dating back to the days when the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was assisting African national liberation movements in gaining independence.
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    Towards understanding South Africa’s differing attitudes to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative and the Open Governance Partnership

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2013
    Recent figures from globally established indices reveal diverging perceptions about the state of transparency and corruption in South Africa.
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    The BRICS in the emerging global economic architecture

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2012
    For more than 10 years South Africa has been part of a group of countries, invariably including China, India and Brazil, responsible for forming the elements that have the potential of altering the dynamics of several multilateral processes. But South Africa’s inclusion in the BRICS has not been without its controversies.
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    Political and economic drivers of regional integration in Africa: a case study of the Democratic Republic of Congo

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2012
    African regional economic communities have not generated expected benefits. Regional integration in the African continent has faced several obstacles. One of the major obstacles is overlapping memberships that generate the problems of low level programme implementation and meeting attendance, and difficulties paying subscription fees.
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    State visits as a tool of economic diplomacy: bandwagon or business sense?

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2011
    Economic diplomacy has become a priority for South Africa’s foreign policy with the specific objectives of improving market access and trade with bilateral partners, increasing foreign direct investment, positioning South Africa as a preferred tourism destination and marketing South Africa abroad.

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