SPECIAL REPORT: THE ECONOMIC, POLITICAL, AND REGIONAL IMPACT OF SOUTH AFRICA’S RIOTS

   Tue, 20 July 2021

Under the pretext of an alleged “attempted insurrection”, South Africa’s newly styled ‘war-time’ president will purge his political rivals, streamline his cabinet, and accelerate his reformist agenda and promised economic restructuring. However, the real impact of the July riots on the economy will only be felt in coming months, while South Africa’s predominant trade and diplomatic position in the region has been tarnished.