Mining is the spine of the economies of many African countries. For all its mineral wealth, African countries are spineless concerning capabilities to mobilise resources to finance sustainable development on the continent. …

By Mukasiri Sibanda and Ishmael Zulu, this blog was published first on TJNA’s website Africa accounts for only 1% of global spending yet reports 24% of global health problems Health financing and taxation for health care, a timely report That COVID-19 has laid bare the global challenges of inequality and poverty is now a motto in development discourse. Although the…

This blog was originally published on TJNA website Beyond any reasonable doubt, the Covid-19 pandemic has significantly negatively contributed to illicit financial flows (IFFs) out of Africa. IFFs are broadly defined as any financial resources illegally earned, moved, spent, or stashed across the borders with the intention of hiding income…

Why Are Extractives Critical to Africa Today? — This blog was originally shared via IGF Now, more than ever, Africa is under enormous pressure to strengthen its public finances: poverty levels have risen, and the inequality gap has widened due to COVID-19. Statistics from the African Development Bank (AFDB) paint a dismal picture: 28–40 million Africans are expected…

By Mandla Hadebe, Acting Director, Economic Justice Network Africa and Mukasiri Sibanda, Tax & Natural Resource Governance Advisor, Tax Justice Network Africa Over the past few weeks, a coalition of institutions including the Tax Justice Network Africa (TJNA) and the Economic Justice Network Africa (EJNA) have been working to organise…

by Mukasiri Sibanda, Advisor Natural Resource Governance, Tax Justice Network Africa. 2020 has been like no other year as COVID-19 nearly brought the world to a halt. What started as a health disaster, spilled into a socio-economic crisis resulting in a massive reversal of the agenda to eliminate poverty and…

by Mukasiri Sibanda, Advisor Natural Resource Governance, Tax Justice Network Africa. Originally shared on TJNA website 2020 has been like no other year as COVID-19 nearly brought the world to a halt. What started as a health disaster, spilled into a socio-economic crisis resulting in a massive reversal of the…

By Veronica Zano, Regional Governance, Research and Policy Officer, SARW and Mukasiri Sibanda, Advisor on Tax and Natural Resource Governance, TJNA The drama of the U.S election, previously lauded as the beacon of democracy, has grabbed the world’s attention as the incumbent, President Trump, has refused to accept defeat. In…

A case for public participation during budget formulation As a concerned citizen, and a socio-economic justice activist, I am severely disturbed by how the pandemic, COVID-19, is piling more pressure on progressive realisation of socio-economic rights. Prior to COVID-19, developing countries like Zimbabwe were struggling to provide access to quality…