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By Thobile Jiwulane: There is an ongoing discussion among experts and decision-makers in Africa regarding whether China's development planning and implementation model should be applied to address Africa's development challenges. The debate is not about whether the Chinese model is suitable or not; it is about how it should adopted and remodelled to suit Africa's needs and circumstances, considering the continent's challenges of underdevelopment and stagnant growth. There is consensus about the need to act with urgency and consistency, if the continent is to be rescued from its quagmire An estimated 100 people comprising academics, senior politicians from the majority African National Congress party, state functionaries, Universi...

By Thobile Jiwulane: Sam Masango, Bantu Siwisa and Elizabeth Shawa (left to right) speak at the panel discussion (SUN XIANG) China is playing an increasingly active and important role in global politics and the economy, especially in the development of the Global South. One of its most recent initiatives, the Global Governance Initiative, in a sense, represents the aspiration of the Global South, said Busani Ngcaweni, director of the University of Johannesburg Centre for Public Policy and African Studies. “I call it the Global South consensus,” he noted. Ngcaweni made the remarks at a panel discussion on Volume V of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China, held at the University of Johannesburg Centre for Public Policy and African Studies on 30 October. Over 60 partic...

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Africa Shows Interest In China’s Latest Planning Model

INSPIRING THE GLOBAL SOUTH: South African scholars highlight the importance of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China (Volume V)