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With a maximum award of $30,000, the fund will spark fresh research avenues and bolster existing projects.

Milain Fayulu SM '22 simultaneously pursued a master’s degree in political science and developed a new enterprise with the support of a fellowship at MIT’s Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship.

Mihaela Papa, director of research and principal research scientist at CIS, is quoted: “China’s duty-free offer is significant because it gives South Africa more room for manoeuvre, but it is not an immediate substitute for the US market... Offsetting a potential loss of this magnitude would require a similar composition of Chinese demand and deeper reliance on China, which may create new vulnerabilities because of the asymmetry in the relationship.”