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Defend Truth

Moeletsi Mbeki

Moeletsi Mbeki is chairperson of the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA), an independent think-tank based in Johannesburg.

Latest Work

Decades of colonial policies leave SA needing urgent political and economic overhaul

FUTURE FORWARD OP-ED

19 March 2026

Decades of colonial policies leave SA needing urgent political and economic overhaul

5 min

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How democracy has led to economic stagnation, and what to do about it

POWERING THE FUTURE OP-ED

8 August 2025

How democracy has led to economic stagnation, and what to do about it

8 min

7

GNU spells end of the road for nationalism in South Africa as new political landscape emerges

1 July 2024

GNU spells end of the road for nationalism in South Africa as new political landscape emerges

3 min

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It is critical to understand the difference between the Afrikaner and African elites

29 June 2020

It is critical to understand the difference between the Afrikaner and African elites

6 min

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South Africa needs to change its economic status by reskilling the entire adult population

7 January 2019

South Africa needs to change its economic status by reskilling the entire adult population

7 min

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