Fellowship opportunity for researchers
With the world’s largest South-South PhD and post-doctoral research fellowship programme, The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) helps early-career researchers to gain education and experience at top global science institutions. TWAS currently has over 370 PhD fellowships with 9 partners in five countries, and over…
Arkansas Uni graduate intern shares fond memories of SD
Noussayma Njeim – who is concurrently studying for a Masters in Rural Development at the Universities of UGent in Belgium and Humboldt University in Berlin, as well as a Masters in Agricultural Economics at the University of Arkansas in the USA – has found a…
Visionary & transformative leadership needed to tackle youth unemployment
African leaders have been called upon to provide visionary and transformative leadership if African countries want to successfully tackle youth unemployment issues on the continent. Youth unemployment and what African countries need to do to tackle it was the priority issue discussed at the 5th…
Tourism, industry, and education identified as priority research areas
With the unemployment rate in Swaziland at an alarming high, it is no surprise that the public and private sectors’ priority areas for research is in sectors of the economy that can fast-track growth and development using more sustainable and innovative methods. These are some…
The crisis of African think tanks: Challenges and solutions
By James McGann, Landry Signé, and Monde Muyangwa African think tanks are under serious threat: Many of the credible think tanks have disappeared, and the survival of the remaining ones is at stake. In fact, at the first Africa Think Tank Summit in 2014 in South Africa, Dr. Frannie…
Is Swaziland’s TVET system relevant to industry needs?
Does the technical and vocational education and training (TVET) system in Swaziland produce the much-needed technical skills for increasing productivity in the ICT, electrical engineering, and automotive industries of the economy? This is the focal question a study recently conducted by the Swaziland Economic Policy Analysis…
SD losing millions of Emalangeni in potential agricultural income
While research shows that crop yields from rain-fed agriculture could fall by up to 50% by 2020, government is still adamant that genetically modified crops remain banned in Swaziland despite scientific evidence that GMO technology could potentially enhance agricultural production. Earlier this year, Minister of…
SEPARC partners with author to launch book
The Swaziland Economic Policy Analysis and Research Centre (SEPARC) partnered with Clement Dlamini, a lecturer at the University of Swaziland (UNISWA) and contributing author, to launch a book on how small grants are helping to solve some of the world’s biggest problems. The book titled…
SEPARC celebrates ‘Why Think Tanks Matter’ Day
The Swaziland Economic Policy Analysis and Research Centre (SEPARC) joined over 170 organisations in 100 cities around the world in celebrating the importance of think tanks and the role they play in their respective countries. The Centre hosted a breakfast meeting at the Mountain Inn…
New cohort of graduate researchers join SEPARC
A new cohort of graduate researchers has joined the Swaziland Economic Policy Analysis and Research Centre (SEPARC). The three interns join the Centre under a graduate research programme administered by SEPARC, with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The 12-month internship programme follows…
