Is G20 solidarity and sustainability possible in an age of northern protectionism and a hobbled Global South?
South Africa’s G20 Presidency in 2025 comes at a pivotal moment of deepening global divides, marked by geopolitical tension, economic instability, and the pervasive cost-of-living crisis.
A generational opportunity for the Global South
Renewal. The G20 needs to go ‘Back to Basics’ where urgent intervention is needed as the IMF and powerful banks and creditors extract value and interest from the poorest nations while imposing austerity. South Africa is in an opportune position to shape the agenda as its hosts the G20 in 2025, the writer says.
BRICS New Development Bank can accelerate post-Covid recovery
OPINION: The New Development Bank (NDB) is set to contribute to the reconstruction of the South African economy, as the process will hinge upon the success of the infrastructure investment drive, writes Ashraf Patel.
WTO’s IP waiver for Covid-19 vaccines faces structural headwinds
OPINION: What big pharmaceuticals won’t tell the public is that none of the countries supporting the IP system spoke about the tens of billions of dollars of public funds provided to pharmaceutical companies, writes Ashraf Patel.