Corruption stops flow of African progress
Year after year, African countries – with exceptions such as Mauritius, Botswana, Cape Verde and, recently, Rwanda – are among the most corrupt in…
Year after year, African countries – with exceptions such as Mauritius, Botswana, Cape Verde and, recently, Rwanda – are among the most corrupt in…
Africa’s fast-growing youth, excluded from both politics and the economy, and in many cases without any visible opportunities, are a ticking time-bomb, which could…
Democracy Works Foundation held its second 2015 State of Democracy debate at Constitution Hill on 26 November. William Gumede, Executive Chairperson of Democracy Works…
The unequal global financial architecture which is skewed against African and developing countries in favour of developed countries is one of the biggest growth…
As China released its 13th five year plan last week, there are key ingredients of China’s model of development from which African countries can…
Genuine democracy offers greater inclusiveness and accountability in reaching developmental, growth and industrialization goals; and makes states more effective, stable and robust against internal…
Senegal is aggressively positioning itself to reach emerging market status in 20 years’ time, following a decade of low economic growth rates. Last year,…
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…
Can South Africa’s ailing municipalities be overhauled, and if so, what should the key elements of a turnaround strategy be? Many of South Africa’s…
A number of African countries have been notching up spectacular economic growth rates for the past few years. The problem is these countries are…