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No Southern African Spring on the horizon, rather a longer winter of discontent
The laggard subregion is struggling to cope with the demands made by its citizens and the modern world
RONAK GOPALDAS: A new weapon in a new superpower game: vaccine diplomacy
Africa set to become a theatre of competition as it tries to battle vaccine apartheid
RONAK GOPALDAS: African leaders and private creditors have to tiptoe through a minefield of debt
Urgent intervention is needed to prevent a messy blowout of the continent’s Eurobonds
RONAK GOPALDAS: Why Covid-19’s economic effects will be worse than the 2008 financial crisis
The crises are different in many ways but the solutions by governments and central banks remain the same
RONAK GOPALDAS: Africa should make sure it ends up on the right side of coronavirus geopolitics
The epidemic may trigger a full-scale realignment with the continent by powers from the US to China and India
RONAK GOPALDAS: Abiy’s Ethiopia not quite an Indian summer
Despite the new dispensation's openness and good intentions, progress will not be linear and investors should be cautious
RONAK GOPALDAS: Investors note political progress but wonder if the economy can catch up
Ronak Gopaldas: SA is in a much better place politically, but can the moribund economy catch up?
RONAK GOPALDAS: Hazards ahead if African eurobond rally comes to a sudden, nasty end
In their search for yield, financial markets have shrugged off risks posed by bad politics and bad economics, writes Ronak Gopaldas
RONAK GOPALDAS: Ramaphosa should follow India’s lead and avoid fake dawn of Brazil
While Rousseff and Temer have led their country into a funk, Modi has managed to generate optimism, writes Ronak Gopaldas
RONAK GOPALDAS: Snap election could be a win-win move that breaks South Africa’s deadlock
The ANC would defeat an opposition in disarray and President Jacob Zuma could exit in a dignified manner, writes Ronak Gopaldas
