Providing tools to build resilient democracies.
Democracy Works Foundation seeks to strengthen democratic developmental states we focus on the following institutions:
The Southern Africa Political Parties and Dialogue (SAPP&D) Programme
The long-anticipated motion on the vote of confidence in South African and ANC President Jacob Zuma has now finally come. The vote is unlike…
What’s expected in a discussion document on legislature and governance for the upcoming African National Congress (ANC) policy conference is an identification of the…
Ten years ago, South Africa’s Parliament formed a committee to review the country’s ‘Chapter 9’ and associated institutions tasked with supporting democracy, human rights…
The recognition of the need for a new activism was accompanied by a realisation that while it was necessary, it was not a sufficient…
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Parliamentary Forum should be transformed into a fully-fledged and official regional parliament. This will foster democratisation in the…
South Africa’s relationship with the International Criminal Court (ICC) is tenuous, complicated by the political landscape and economic challenges facing the Southern African nation. …
President Jacob Zuma will not only address a post-Sona rally but also meet with business leaders for lunch before his address. The lunch will…
African parliaments becoming more independent from presidents and executives is a prerequisite for improving the quality of democratic governance in Africa. This Policy Brief presents…
Introduction The power of economic democracy to unleash shared economic growth, development and well-being is often not fully appreciated. To make economic growth more…
Twenty years after the adoption of the first liberal democratic constitution, democracy in South Africa is coming under increasing pressure. Corruption and patronage are…