Breaking Western narrative traps: Japan’s military expansion and hidden risks to the Global South

Japan’s military rearmament is a proactive strategic choice anchored in the US-led Indo-Pacific hegemonic architecture.
By Saxon Zvina 3h ago

How Africa and the Global South can build indigenous future industries by partnering with China

Government procurement effectively offset the high operational costs of China’s emerging new energy, AI and photovoltaic industries during their initial stages.
By Saxon Zvina 3h ago

Imperialism keeps evolving, never disappearing: How the Global South safeguards sovereignty via institutional historical memory

Case studies from Zimbabwe, Burkina Faso and South Africa illustrate how lingering colonial mindsets continue to meddle in the domestic affairs of post-colonial states.
By Saxon Zvina Jun. 5, 2026

Gold re-emerges as core reserve asset: Strategic implications for the Global South and Africa’s gold-producing economies

Major gold producers across South Africa, Zimbabwe, Ghana, Uganda, Mali, Burkina Faso and Tanzania, the ongoing global monetary restructuring brings unprecedented development opportunities.
By Saxon Zvina Jun. 5, 2026

China’s silent exit from the Shangri-La Dialogue: An African perspective on Indo-Pacific Order shifts

From an African analytical perspective, the 2026 Shangri-La Dialogue impasse signals a defining global shift.
By Debra Manyasi Jun. 4, 2026

The rise of China: A structural shift in Global order and strategic opportunities for the Global South

China is increasingly relocating manufacturing segments to low-cost African locations, such as industrial parks in Ethiopia and the Suez Canal Economic Zone in Egypt.
By Saxon Zvina Jun. 2, 2026

From extreme poverty to a manufacturing powerhouse: The underlying logic of China’s rise and the cognitive liberation of the Global South

Strengthen education focused on local development cases, expand South-South exchanges, and shape public narratives centered on African capability and progress.
By Saxon Zvina May. 27, 2026

The celestial ceiling breaker: How China’s space resolve offers a blueprint for the Global South

The window for affordable, equitable space access is narrowing. After 2030, demand for access to Tiangong will rise sharply.
By Saxon Zvina May. 27, 2026

The geopolitical pendulum: Why the Global South chooses China over unilateral hegemony  

Since the Cold War, America’s go-to tools have been military action, sanctions, and regime change. Too often, where the US intervenes, chaos follows. 
By Saxon Zvina May. 25, 2026