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Defend Truth

Mark Swilling

Mark Swilling is a Professor at the Centre for Sustainability Transitions at Stellenbosch University.

Latest Work

Mark Swilling

14 May 2026

Does the Iran war mark the beginning of the end of US dollar hegemony?

12 min

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Mark Swilling

24 November 2025

Transforming South Africa’s Monetary Architecture — recommendations by the National Planning Commission (Part 2)

9 min

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Mark Swilling

24 November 2025

Transforming SA’s monetary architecture — recommendations by the National Planning Commission (Part 1)

7 min

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Mark Swilling

21 August 2025

SA's energy future hinges on informed dialogue and diverse modelling processes

11 min

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Mark Swilling

10 February 2025

How we can resist Trumpism before it is too late

10 min

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We didn’t waste the load shedding crisis, but did we need to wait for it to happen?

POWER POTENTIAL OP-ED

1 December 2024

We didn’t waste the load shedding crisis, but did we need to wait for it to happen?

12 min

3

Inequality – the real challenge that lies ahead in an increasingly unequal world

THREATS TO DEMOCRACY OP-ED

18 June 2024

Inequality – the real challenge that lies ahead in an increasingly unequal world

10 min

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To save the world, the global financial system will have to change

FINANCE SECTOR DIALOGUE OP-ED

19 November 2023

To save the world, the global financial system will have to change

14 min

4

Making hope possible — reflections of a former chairperson of an SOE board

POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT OP-ED

8 October 2023

Making hope possible — reflections of a former chairperson of an SOE board

15 min

1

Reflections of an enraged incrementalist – what must be done next?

INTERNATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY TRANSITIONS CONFERENCE

8 September 2023

Reflections of an enraged incrementalist – what must be done next?

21 min

6

Massive bottom-up response to the power crisis sees spike in private energy generation

DISORDERLY TRANSITION OP-ED

22 August 2023

Massive bottom-up response to the power crisis sees spike in private energy generation

12 min

20

Growing some backbone – reimagining the future of Eskom and the grid, beyond load shedding

POWER CRISIS OP-ED

27 June 2023

Growing some backbone – reimagining the future of Eskom and the grid, beyond load shedding

10 min

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