Legislature and Governance: Towards Presidential Centralism
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…
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The Democracy We Want
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Democracy Works Foundation Statement: Parliamentary vote on the motion of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma
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South Africa’s watershed moment
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Democracy Defenders Dialogue
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Will Malema succeed Zuma?
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SA stuck between hope and despair
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How do we renew the colours of our Constitution?
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EU-SA Inspiring Thinkers Debate Series: #Corruption and #HumanRights
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Parliaments must clean up their act
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ANC Social Transformation Policy: A critical analysis
The primary cornerstones of social transformation include nation building and social cohesion, sports and recreation, social development, water and sanitation, as well as adequate…
Crossing Rubicon – the ANC versus the Nation
When all the regular checks and balances seem to be ineffective or a serious accountability breach is thought to have occurred, then the citizens’…
Why would we trust Busisiwe Mkhwebane?
Why would we trust her when she has now inserted herself into a controversial debate about the role and function of the South African…
Is a single human rights body in SA’s best interest?
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…
Western leaders take their eyes off Africa at just the wrong moment
Almost none of the Western world’s leaders have paid much attention to Africa in recent months. One exception was France’s newly-elected president, Emmanuel Macron,…
How can the ANC defend a leader so venal?
In the past week, hundreds of leaked e-mails have provided further details of the alleged levels of state capture and how the so-called “shadow…
Policy Brief 16: African Civil Society Under Fire
Civil society organisations in Africa which play a critical role in providing a platform and bridge between the people and the state are finding…
Policy Brief 17: African media organisations and journalists under fire
The role of independent, free and fair African media institutions is vital in providing information, fostering critical engagement and raising awareness on pertinent issues…
Panel discussion – “The Impact of Junk Status on citizens in South Africa and Southern Africa”
Democracy Works Foundation in partnership with The Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA) and Inyathelo co-hosted a panel discussion on, “The Impact of Junk…