Mpumalanga: Where blue-light convoys whoosh past the downtrodden
“I left my heart in South Africa”, the bumper sticker says in one of the ubiquitous curio shops somewhere between White River and Graskop,…
“I left my heart in South Africa”, the bumper sticker says in one of the ubiquitous curio shops somewhere between White River and Graskop,…
One can’t help but feel that this week’s violent protests in Tshwane are a multi-layered and complex problem. Centre-stage is a political party that has lost…
Corruption has become so widespread in SA that there is a real danger it will become entrenched as a “normal” aspect of life. How…
I am the Third Force, I shroud my anger in a Constitution that was signed by Nelson Mandela and which offered us the possibility…
1. Introduction Corruption, generally defined as the ‘abuse of public office for private gain’, is becoming so widespread in South Africa, that unless it…
BBC’s Focus on Africa speaks to William Gumede, Chairperson of Democracy Works Foundation. Topic of this podcast looks at South Africa and the…
Institutions matter. President Zuma is slowly beginning to find that out. During his presidency he has waged a systematic war against our democratic institutions. …
BBC World Service Weekend, on 2 January 2016, speaks with William Gumede, Chairperson of Democracy Works Foundation, and Karin von Hippel, Director-General of the…
Year after year, African countries – with exceptions such as Mauritius, Botswana, Cape Verde and, recently, Rwanda – are among the most corrupt in…
When the politically connected keep gorging at the trough, bona fide black talent is kept back. South Africa is increasingly becoming a “rent-seeking” society…