This paper examines the economic and social underpinnings of rising political instability in South Africa such as poverty, unemployment and inequality.The paper then reviews the patterns of violence across different categories before concluding with a brief analysis of the extent to which...

South Africa is rapidly approaching the end of Jacob Zuma's tenure as president. This report examines South Africa's current diplomatic, economic and other relations and presents a set of broad priorities that could help guide a post-Zuma presidency. Notably, Africa should remain the focus of...

South Africa is over-exploiting its freshwater resources and water could be a large constraint on the implementation of the National Development Plan. Using the International Futures forecasting system, this paper models and forecasts water demand and supply until 2035, the period covered by the...