Purpose The paper aims to validate the relationship between satisfaction, trust and
commitment in South African business buyer–supplier relationships. Satisfaction was looked …

Current C hina–A frica relations have been statically framed: C hina invests in the continent
and exports resources extracted by its state‐owned enterprises and fuelled by aid flows …

With abundant resources and growing markets, the African continent is once again at the
centre of a new 'great game of courtship'between the established and rising powers …

Chinese manufacturing exports to Sub-Saharan Africa challenge South Africa's economic
influence in the region. To evaluate this, the paper develops and applies a conceptual …

The global economy is organised along global production networks (GPNs) and world cities,
including those in the Global South. Capturing the wider context of commodity chains, GPNs …

This paper examines the rise of higher education within geopolitical hubs, based on the
case of South Africa. South Africa has strategic geographic, economic and political features …

In the last two decades, various states from the Global South have emerged as important
players in international relations. Most popular among them is China. Brazil, India and South …

South Africa has embarked on an ambitious course to align the implementation of domestic
and foreign policy goals regarding maritime security, development and governance. To …

The year 2009 marked the swing of South Africa's foreign policy focus from North to South
and its renewed interest in emerging economies and developing countries has increased …

The authors argue that South Africa's role as an economic gateway for various African
countries primarily depends on geography, that is, on naturally given and man-made …