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An Historic look at Election Violence in Kenya and Zambia

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Johan Brosché, Hanne Fjelde, & Kristine Höglund

February 21, 2020

Why do the first multiparty elections after authoritarian rule turn violent in some countries but not in others?

That’s the question we set out to answer in our research on electoral violence and the legacy of authoritarian rule in Kenya …

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Issues

EWC in South Africa Unnecessary, Dangerous and Disastrous

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Free Market Foundation

February 17, 2020

Expropriation without compensation (EWC) is unnecessary for land reform, dangerous to the economy, and will be disastrous for the poor. The Constitution Eighteenth Amendment Bill proposes to change the Constitution to allow the government to expropriate private property without being …

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Economics

Nigeria and South Africa are Killing the Sports Broadcasting Market

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Martin van Staden

February 16, 2020

Proposed government interference in the pay-TV market is a violation of the freedom of contract, which is not only critical in the commercial world, but a fundamental guarantee of individual and community autonomy from the dictates of third parties. Once …

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Economics

Who Truly benefits from UK-Africa Trade Relations?

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Ian Scoones

February 11, 2020

There has been much hype about a major Africa investment summit being hosted by the UK. Attended by Prime Minister Boris Johnson and an array of royals, a great deal of hopeful win-win-win rhetoric abounded linked to forging new partnerships …

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Policy and Research

Dear South Africa, Production and Savings are what Drives an Economy

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Jacques Jonker

February 6, 2020

The South African economy is facing a ‘savings crisis.’ Citizens cannot afford to save enough money to drive the necessary capital generation for investment because of the suffocating effects of the government’s economic policies, such as high tax rates and …

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Human Rights

South Africa has Grown more Anti-Immigrant Since 1994

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Christine Hobden

February 4, 2020

There is a widely recognised dissonance between the progressive, inclusive vision of South Africa’s constitution and xenophobia experienced by foreign nationals across South Africa. It can be tempting to describe this tension as one between good, inclusive laws and bad, …

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Economics

Farewell to the CFA Franc: Macron and Ouattara End a Colonial Relic

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Steve H. Hanke

February 1, 2020

French President Emmanuel Macron and Alassane Ouattara, president of the Ivory Coast, have delivered the coup de grâce to a colonial relic: the CFA franc. Created in 1945, the CFA franc is the only colonial currency arrangement still in existence.

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Opinion

Why Buhari and his Colleagues must Publicly Declare their Assets

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Daniel Whyte

February 1, 2020

The Socioeconomic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) recently gave a seven-day ultimatum to top public officials in Nigeria, including President Muhammadu Buhari, to publicly declare their assets. The presidency has however failed to comply with this provision claiming the declaration …

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Voice of Liberty

We need Less Government Intervention in the Economy, Not More

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Mpiyakhe Dhlamini

January 30, 2020

Government intervention in the economy simply does not work. It is a mystery, then, why so many otherwise intelligent people keep calling for more of the same. After years of low growth (12 years now) concurrent with government fiscal deficits …

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An Historic look at Election Violence in Kenya and Zambia

EWC in South Africa Unnecessary, Dangerous and Disastrous

Nigeria and South Africa are Killing the Sports Broadcasting Market

Who Truly benefits from UK-Africa Trade Relations?

Dear South Africa, Production and Savings are what Drives an Economy

South Africa has Grown more Anti-Immigrant Since 1994

Farewell to the CFA Franc: Macron and Ouattara End a Colonial Relic

Why Buhari and his Colleagues must Publicly Declare their Assets

We need Less Government Intervention in the Economy, Not More

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