The Brenthurst Foundation Podcast

This week Marie-Noelle invites one of The Brenthurst Foundation ’s newest members, Deputy Research Director Emmanuel Owusu-Sekyere , to offer his insight into why the nascent African Continental Free Trade Area could be the key to Africa’s long-term economic recovery from Covid-19, and what the continent needs to do to make it it’s “saving grace”. Join the conversation on: Twitter - @BrenthurstF /...

This week we're going in house, The Brenthurst Foundation Research Director Ray Hartley sits down with Marie-Noelle to discuss how South Africa  witnessed ten years of change in three months, the pull of populism and an argument for tough choices when it comes to South Africa's economic viability.  The accompanying discussion paper can be found here. Join the conversation on: Twitter - @...

Increasing pressure is being put on African nations to get Covid-19 outbreaks under control, but how easy is it to prioritise Covid-19 when you're facing a whole host of other domestic issues such as Islamic extremism, water shortages and food insecurity.  The Brenthurst Foundation's Marie-Noelle Nwokolo talks to author, strategist, and counterinsurgency expert David Kilcullen about the reali...

The potential benefits of the AfCFTA are endless and many have called it a 'game changer', 'revolutionary and 'Africa's next biggest break'.  Join in on a conversation between The Brenthurst Foundation's Marie-Noelle Nwokolo and CEO of TradeMark East Africa , Frank Matsaert, on the lessons from years of regional trade facilitation procedures, the necessity of intra-continental trade, and what...

Marie-Noelle Nwokolo presents the final episode of this mini-series on agriculture and green development.  Hear Prof David Henley, author Joe Studwell and South African politician Mmusi Maimane explore the role of agriculture in both the Asian and African development story, while Ethiopia’s former prime minister Hailemariam Desalegn discusses the possibility of ‘green’ development, and the wo...

While some African governments have sought to crush corruption, almost all have failed in preventing it from enveloping the continent.  An accountability deficit has bred poor governance. But how do you tackle this? This week the MDC’s Tendai Biti and Nelson Chamisa explain what has gone wrong in Zimbabwe, while Prof Kingsley Moghalu attempts to rationalise why African leaders seem to be full...

Is there an Asian or an African mindset? Are there cultural variations that help explain the differing development trajectories of these continents? With the help of Dr David Monyae, co-director of the Confucius Institute at the University of Johannesburg and Prof Edmund Tayao from the Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines, this episode delves into the role of culture in Africa’s developm...

How vital is policy continuation in promoting development? Are regional success stories important in showing the way for others? What can Asia’s development story teach Africa? These are just some of the questions we seek to answer this week with the help of Prof Tang Xiaoyang, deputy director at the Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy; Shu Zhan, the former Chinese ambassador to Rwanda and...

Following on from The Asian Aspiration podcast launched earlier this year, The Brenthurst Foundation presents a new seven-part podcast series: Reflections on The Asian Aspiration. Each week Marie-Noelle Nwokolo brings you insights from some of the greatest minds from Africa, Asia, North America, and Europe on a number of issues, from globalisation to green development, aid to accountability. This...

Thank you for listening in to the Introductory Chapter of the book, The Asian Aspiration: Why and How Africa Should Emulate Asia – and What It Should Avoid. For a copy of the book by Greg Mills, Olusegun Obasanjo, Hailemariam Desalegn, and Emily van der Merwe, visit www.panmacmillan.co.za , or visit your nearest major bookstore. Our e-book can also be found on: Amazon: http://amzn.com/B0848VWLFW K...

What can be done to fix Zimbabwe and how should South Africa approach its wayward neighbour? Join host Greg Mills as he talks to Lindiwe Zulu, the head of the ANC study group on international relations and Tendai Biti, an opposition leader with the MDC. For more information on the webinar and other Brenthurst Foundation activities head to: https://www.thebrenthurstfoundation.org . You can also fin...

Can South Africa's opposition find more in common than what separates them and join together to unseat the ruling ANC? Listen to Herman Mashaba and John Steenhuisen discuss the future of coalitions and the challenges facing the opposition. For more information on the webinar and other Brenthurst Foundation activities head to: https://www.thebrenthurstfoundation.org . You can also find us on twitte...

What are the lessons for the opposition in other Southern African countries? Greg Mills talked to one of the region’s most courageous opposition leaders, Zambia’s Hakainde Hichilema, about what lessons he learned from the Malawian opposition victory. For more information on the webinar and other Brenthurst Foundation activities head to: https://www.thebrenthurstfoundation.org . You can also find u...

Listen to Professor Haroon Bhorat, Tim Cohen, Greg Mills and Henning Suhr on the state of the economy after lockdown.  For more information on the webinar and other Brenthurst Foundation activities head to: https://www.thebrenthurstfoundation.org . You can also find us on twitter , facebook and instagram.

On 19 June 2020, Greg Mills hosted Lazarus Chakwera, leader of the Malawi Congress Party, Dr Boniface Dulani of the Institute of Public Research and Henning Suhr of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, to discuss the forthcoming election in Malawi. For more information on the webinar and other Brenthurst Foundation activities head to: https://www.thebrenthurstfoundation.org . You can also find us on twit...