Associate Professor (International Relations), University of Johannesburg
I am an associate professor in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Johannesburg. My research focuses on Africa’s international relations and regime types with a focus on tech, trade, and wars.
Brics expansion: six more nations are set to join - what they’re buying into
Aug 25, 2023 08:00 am UTC| Politics
One key outcome of the 15th Brics summit, hosted by South Africa, is the decision to invite six more countries to join the group with effect from January 2024. They are Argentina, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and...
Africa is being courted by China, Russia and the US. Why the continent shouldn't pick sides
Aug 22, 2023 04:20 am UTC| Economy
Some three decades since the end of the Cold War, the world order is undergoing a structural transformation. At the heart of it is the challenge posed to the hegemony of the US. This is primarily being led by Russia and...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects