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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

27 September 2026

From north to south — The reflections of an enraged incrementalist

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Mark Swilling

14 September 2026

BRICS leaders urge global financial system reform, but does it avoid the Thucydides Trap?

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Mark Swilling

13 September 2026

Langa Massacre and SA in 1985 — Vignettes for resisting global authoritarianism

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Mark Swilling

14 May 2026

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

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Mark Swilling

24 November 2025

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

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Mark Swilling

24 November 2025

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

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Mark Swilling

21 August 2025

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

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Mark Swilling

10 February 2025

How we can resist Trumpism before it is too late

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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

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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

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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

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