South Africa cannot build enough fences or deport enough immigrants to overcome the consequences of instability in neighbouring countries.
Fertiliser disruption exposes a blind spot that farm-level policy has long ignored – but Africa holds the resources to fix it.
The country’s trajectory shows that natural endowments are neither destiny nor curse; governance determines the outcome.
Other global south economies provide valuable lessons on successfully transforming remittance flows into broad-based growth.
South Africa needs to benefit more from its active, albeit highly unequal, trading partnership with China.
