Robert Shivambu

Robert Shivambu is a journalist and international relations scholar. He holds two postgraduate degrees in Journalism and International Relations from the Tshwane University of Technology and the University of the Witwatersrand respectively. He has covered Africa as a journalist for eNCA and talk radio Power98.7.

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After disastrous Zuma years, Ramaphosa must provide foreign policy clarity

Opinion Robert Shivambu - 20 May 2020

For a country that is guided by ubuntu, South Africa has a record of embarrassing international blunders

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Immediate priorities for Ramaphosa and the sixth Parliament

Article Robert Shivambu - 25 May 2019

South Africa faces a host of problems that the new administration must attend to with urgency

Design a railway system to prevent carnage on the N1

Article Robert Shivambu - 28 Nov 2018

The state should use funds to build an alternative transport system that is safe and reliable

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‘They have taken our beautiful sand from us and left nothing’

Africa Robert Shivambu & David Matsinhe - 16 Oct 2018

Mozambican villagers demand compensation for the destruction of their village caused by the activities of a Chinese mining company

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SA’s new foreign policy agenda must embrace human rights

Article Robert Shivambu - 16 May 2018

The team charged with reviewing South Africa’s foreign policy must keep in mind the principles of dignity and human rights

Press Releases

Special Reports

SA’s SEZs create decent jobs

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

The Specia Economic Zone programme is used as a critical tool for accelerating the country’s industrial development agenda

Special Reports

The new normal in tourism is business unusual

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

Innovation and changing trends have kept some tour operators in the green, though most have struggled during the tight lockdown

Special Reports

TENDER NO. BOBS 05/2020 PROVISION OF CERTIFICATION SERVICES TO BOTSWANA BUREAU OF STANDARDS QUALITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

The Botswana Bureau of Standards (BOBS) invites tenders from reputable companies for the provision of certification services

Special Reports

The Galaxy Z Fold2 smartphone breaks all the rules

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

The Galaxy Z Fold2 has meaningful innovations that offer users enhanced refinements and some unique foldable user experiences

Special Reports

Adventures, ghost tours and big skies await visitors to the Cape Winelands

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

All of the CWDM destinations are accessible within a 30- to 120-minute drive from Cape Town, creating real value for money

Special Reports

SingularityU Online Summit to contribute to SME growth in 2020

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

The global speakers lined up for this year's event will address the challenges and opportunities specifically facing small businesses

Special Reports

Policy priorities lie with urgent economic reforms

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

Professor Raymond Parsons believes that business and consumer sentiment in South Africa would both benefit from even lower borrowing costs

Special Reports

Javett Art Centre at the University of Pretoria to reopen on Heritage Day

special reports - 22 Sep 2020

The new, drive-through sculpture exhibition brings to four the number of exhibitions of iconic African and South African art