From knowledge consumer to knowledge creator: China’s scientific rise and the Global South’s new innovation agenda
This unwritten structural order has confined the Global South to a subordinate role — one that produces raw knowledge but rarely defines its governing standards.
By Saxon Zvina
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A tale of two anniversaries: A Southern African perspective on divergent global paths
A vast chasm now separates that founding ethos from Washington’s contemporary exercise of global power.
By Mabasa Sasa
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EV era has arrived: A historic opportunity for the Global South
Nevertheless, Global South economies remain trapped in a structural development paradox: extraordinary resource wealth has not translated into equitable economic prosperity.
By Saxon Zvina
Jul. 7, 2026
Significance of Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building: Lessons for the Global South and Africa's ruling parties
Perhaps the report's most significant message is that a ruling party cannot successfully govern a nation unless it first governs itself effectively.
By Saxon Zvina
Jul. 3, 2026
Rational analysis of online speech governance: Unpacking double standards behind the “digital authoritarianism” narrative
Their rhetoric on universal free speech functions as a disposable geopolitical instrument, abandoned when it conflicts with domestic power interests.
By Tariro Chipo Moyo
Jun. 30, 2026
China’s development amid multipolarity: Strategic opportunities for the Global South
Such a framework oversimplifies layered geopolitical and developmental dynamics while ignoring a wide range of mitigating variables.
By Saxon Zvina
Jun. 26, 2026
The strategic reverberations of the US-Iran conflict for Africa and the Global South
To fully interpret what this shift means for Africa, one must look past formal diplomatic language and analyse the core strategic calculations behind Washington’s moves.
By Saxon Zvina
Jun. 19, 2026
The new frontier of AI competition: How renewable endowments reshape Global South’s digital leap
For the African continent, the deep integration of AI and energy dismantles the entrenched technological monopoly held by developed economies.
By Saxon Zvina
Jun. 18, 2026
The people-centered philosophy of development: A viable model for poverty eradication and governance upgrade in the Global South
This developmental philosophy is no abstract rhetorical proposition, but a fully tested and institutionalized governance framework.
By Saxon Zvina
Jun. 18, 2026
