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Phillip van Niekerk

Phillip van Niekerk is managing partner of Calabar Consulting, a political risk consulting firm.

Latest Work

Avalanche of voting laws and soon-to-come redistricting could put Republicans in pole position for US mid-term elections

6 April 2021

Avalanche of voting laws and soon-to-come redistricting could put Republicans in pole position for US mid-term elections

Phillip van Niekerk

5 min

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Rwanda’s miraculous rebirth exposed as a mirage, shrouding a militaristic surveillance state

5 April 2021

Rwanda’s miraculous rebirth exposed as a mirage, shrouding a militaristic surveillance state

Phillip van Niekerk

8 min

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The Great Rewiring ahead: US and China battle for global technological dominance

18 March 2021

The Great Rewiring ahead: US and China battle for global technological dominance

Phillip van Niekerk

4 min

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President Biden forces Israeli mining magnate Dan Gertler back into Magnitsky Act straightjacket

9 March 2021

President Biden forces Israeli mining magnate Dan Gertler back into Magnitsky Act straightjacket

Phillip van Niekerk

2 min

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Zanzibar leader Maalim Seif Hamad died just as new dawn was rising over the Indian Ocean archipelago

Tanzania & Covid-19

6 March 2021

Zanzibar leader Maalim Seif Hamad died just as new dawn was rising over the Indian Ocean archipelago

Phillip van Niekerk

4 min

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Trump yawn-fest at right-wing CPAC paints a grim picture for Republican Party

1 March 2021

Trump yawn-fest at right-wing CPAC paints a grim picture for Republican Party

Phillip van Niekerk

4 min

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Trump will be gone: Now begins the struggle to rebuild US democracy

7 January 2021

Trump will be gone: Now begins the struggle to rebuild US democracy

Phillip van Niekerk

5 min

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Some roleplayers in the Middle East will miss Trump’s presidency

3 January 2021

Some roleplayers in the Middle East will miss Trump’s presidency

Phillip van Niekerk

10 min

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Tied to the past and lashed to the present, Zanzibar might never gain true economic freedom

22 November 2020

Tied to the past and lashed to the present, Zanzibar might never gain true economic freedom

Phillip van Niekerk

5 min

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Tundu Lissu flees amid Tanzania turmoil

MAGUFULI DICTATORSHIP

14 November 2020

Tundu Lissu flees amid Tanzania turmoil

Phillip van Niekerk

5 min

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Soul of the Nation: Black women were key to Biden’s victory

Daily Maverick 168

7 November 2020

Soul of the Nation: Black women were key to Biden’s victory

Phillip van Niekerk

4 min

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Tanzania Election: Democracy teeters on a crumbling cliff

3 November 2020

Tanzania Election: Democracy teeters on a crumbling cliff

Phillip van Niekerk

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