
Coalitions as the best options for African countries
Given the widespread failure of dominant party governments in Africa since the end of colonialism, coalitions, even in cases where parties win outright majorities,…
Given the widespread failure of dominant party governments in Africa since the end of colonialism, coalitions, even in cases where parties win outright majorities,…
Changing long-held beliefs, perceptions and values are not easy. Such change can either take place at the individual, community or societal level. At the…
Lack of accountability has been one of the single biggest reasons for Africa’s continued underdevelopment, failed states and civil wars. In Africa, the protection…
Will Cyril Ramaphosa eventually appoint an independent National Director of Public Prosecutions, and will he be able to build sustained support within the ANC…
African opposition movements with armed wings, which fought autocratic, corrupt and incompetent post-independence governments and leaders, often behave as undemocratically as the independence governments…
Given centuries of offensive racist tropes associating black people with monkeys ought to have informed the entire chain of product developers, copywriters, marketers and…
The controversy hit when clothing store H&M ran advertisements featuring a black boy wearing a hoodie with the words ‘Coolest monkey in the jungle’….
While there is often national outrage when an incident of blatant racism takes place, everyday or commonplace racism against black people, which is often…
There can be no better illustration of the folly of victimhood and outrage than the furore surrounding US President Donald Trump’s comments about poor countries with…
This video features an interview with Democracy Works Executive Chairperson, William Gumede, Mac Maharaj – the former presidential spokesman for Jacob Zuma and Nomboniso Gasa –…