Emmanuel Matambo πΏπ²πΏπ¦
@EKMatambo
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PhD @UKZN. Research Director: Centre for Africa-China Studies - University of Johannesburg. π out on xenophobia and Pan-Africanism
Johannesburg, South Africa
Joined April 2011
We have become a joke as a country! The meltdown is public and painful. Something has to give
Suspected 'witchdoctors' arrested over attempt to 'bewitch' Zambia's president
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Friends, I am sharing a new report co-written with @vijayprashad on how the discourse around corruption has been weaponized to advance the interests of neoliberalism & global capital in Africa =>
thetricontinental.org
In Africa, the leading forces of capitalism have ruthlessly wielded a neoliberal conception of corruption to undermine statesβ sovereignty and open the continent to plunder at the hands of Western...
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Andrew Sardanis wrote that the euphoria when changes of government happen in Zambia is usually followed by disappointment as the opposition-turned-incumbent almost invariably repeats bad tendencies of past governments. Could this be the case after August 2021? @ssishuwa
This is Elijah, 26, and his brother Ernest, 22. The duo has been in detention since 3 October 2024 when the Zambia Police Service arrested them for alleged defamation of the President of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema. Their crime? Producing a short video on TikTok in which they
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This is Elijah, 26, and his brother Ernest, 22. The duo has been in detention since 3 October 2024 when the Zambia Police Service arrested them for alleged defamation of the President of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema. Their crime? Producing a short video on TikTok in which they
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THE BRICS DIALOGUE Dr Matambo will form part of a panel of experts that will analyze the implications of the 2024 BRICS Summit outcomes and explore the opportunities for Africa in this new geopolitical reality. Reg link: https://t.co/9grWjWvbid
@go2uj @EKMatambo
#BRICS2024
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As the 2024 BRICS Summit approaches, I review South Africa's trade position in the association in the @dailymaverick. SA's membership serves political more than economic purposes.
dailymaverick.co.za
BRICS membership has not seen more industrialised imports from South Africa, nor has it seen fairer trade. This lends weight to the argument that the BRIC countries actually contribute to South...
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I was featured on @PhoenixTV_News talking about the importance of South African president Cryil Ramaphosa's state visit to China. I also weighed in on the coming FOCAC Summit in Beijing. @UjCacs
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will pay a state visit to China from September 2nd to 5th. Experts indicate that despite the South African government's reorganization, relations with China will remain unchanged. @EKMatambo
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will pay a state visit to China from September 2nd to 5th. Experts indicate that despite the South African government's reorganization, relations with China will remain unchanged. @EKMatambo
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I was honoured to respond to @SanushaNaidu's presentation on the road to BRICS 2024. Hosted by the Ocean Regions Programme @PolSci_UP, the event included a fruitful dialogue on the status and future of BRICS and South Africa's place im it. @UjCacs
On the Road to the BRICS summit (October 2024) β The Ocean Regions Programme @PolSci_UP hosted a lively discussion with @SanushaNaidu & @EKMatambo, where they spoke about the forthcoming agenda, process & politics. For the event summary, visit: https://t.co/sPeHkymBLB
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On the Road to the BRICS summit (October 2024) β The Ocean Regions Programme @PolSci_UP hosted a lively discussion with @SanushaNaidu & @EKMatambo, where they spoke about the forthcoming agenda, process & politics. For the event summary, visit: https://t.co/sPeHkymBLB
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Europa und die USA machen viele Fehler im Umgang mit afrikanischen LΓ€ndern wie Sambia, sagte mir der Politikwissenschaftler @EKMatambo im Interview fΓΌr @weltsichten. Davon profitiert vor allem ein Land: #China. Ein π§΅.
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The main address was followed by break away sessions that were spearheaded by CACS staff members and researchers. @go2uj @NkalaSizo @EKMatambo
#SA-Chinarelations #Sino-Africa #China #Southafrica #Diplomacy
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[ON AIR] China's Xi Jinping has held a meeting with a former president of Taiwan - in what is the first meeting between a Chinese leader and a former Taiwanese president in Beijing since 1949. @EKMatambo: Research Director, @UjCacs on #SAfmSunrise with @StephenGrootes #sabcnews
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My interview with @channelafrica1 on 2024 G77 + China Summit in Uganda. We touched on the history of the group and China's involvement. @UjCacs
[ON AIR] The group of developing countries known as the G77 + China has concluded its summit in Kampala aimed at ensuring cooperation among countries of the global south. @LifeWithThami unpacks this with Dr Emmanuel Matambo, a Senior Researcher at @go2uj. #AfricaInBusiness
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"From #South_Africaβs standpoint, #Chinaβs methods of diplomatic prudency steeped in deference to history, and the ability to deliver on what has been agreed upon is more responsive to South Africaβs sensibilities both in foreign domination and the desire to move from rhetoric to
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"At least two factors enhance #Chinaβs allure in #South_Africa. The first is a keen understanding of the history of foreign domination in the regions previously known as the Third World. This understanding informs Chinaβs prudent foreign policy, one that seems to promote national
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[#PODCAST] In the first episode of our 15th season of the China in Africa Podcast, we spoke with six experts for their forecasts about what to expect for China-Africa relations in 2024. Listen to fascinating insights from @EKMatambo, @TarelaMoses, @TobiOshodi, @TZajontz,
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"Since 2021, #SouthAfrica has seen the rising profile of Operation Dudula, a movement that ostensibly seeks to bolster employment opportunities for South Africans by forcing the ejection of illegal immigrants plying their trade in South Africa.The movement has been
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