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January 19, 2025 Theo Neethling, _University of the Free State_ Poor governance and incompetence plague South Africa’s public administration, particularly at the local level. September 2,
2024 Theo Neethling, _University of the Free State_ The African private sector must play a more active role in advocating for the continent’s interests in discussions with China, the world’s
second largest economy. February 4, 2024 Theo Neethling, _University of the Free State_ South Africa’s defence force has been in decline for some time as its budget has shrunk while its
duties have changed. July 5, 2023 Theo Neethling, _University of the Free State_ In parts of Nigeria and Mozambique, the central governments and state institutions are either absent or
unable to address the dire socio-economic conditions and related instability. August 23, 2022 Theo Neethling, _University of the Free State_ South Africa’s foreign policy is supposed to be
guided by the principle of ubuntu (humanness), so a visit to an aggressor is hard to explain. July 22, 2022 Lyrr Thurston, _The Conversation_; Moina Spooner, _The Conversation_, and Thabo
Leshilo, _The Conversation_ Five essential reads on Russia’s relationship with Africa. December 14, 2021 Theo Neethling, _University of the Free State_ The evidence shows that political risk
in South Africa has increased markedly in certain areas over the past two decades. March 30, 2021 Theo Neethling, _University of the Free State_ The conflict has put a temporary lid on
plans that have been in the making for more than a decade since rich liquefied natural gas reserves were discovered in the Rovuma Basin. September 15, 2020 Theo Neethling, _University of the
Free State_ The Horn of Africa is the epicentre of foreign military activity. Foreign troops have been deployed to support peace initiatives, subdue terror groups and support foreign
security initiatives. June 22, 2020 Theo Neethling, _University of the Free State_ Should South Africa’s military get involved, it would be venturing into a highly violent and complex
landscape, requiring a counter-terrorism type of operations. October 29, 2019 Theo Neethling, _University of the Free State_ At the Sochi summit, African states embraced Russia’s newly
established relations. February 6, 2019 Theo Neethling, _University of the Free State_ Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has new aspirations in Africa in pursuit of his country’s
assertiveness in the global arena. July 25, 2018 Theo Neethling, _University of the Free State_ Conflict patterns in Africa have changed rapidly in recent years posing a challenge to peace
and security. October 17, 2017 Theo Neethling, _University of the Free State_ The military is not tactically trained for community protection and crime fighting and South Africa should not
deploy soldiers in urban communities. August 1, 2017 Theo Neethling, _University of the Free State_ China’s presence in Africa continues to grow with its first military base in Djibouti. It
wants to be a friend to Africa positioning itself as a global power while looking after its own interests.