The ICC and Accountability in Africa
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…
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The Democracy We Want
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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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Policy Brief 14: Combating Corruption in South Africa
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Policy Brief 13: the SADC Parliamentary Forum’s Role in Building Democracy
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South Africa’s complicated commitment to the ICC
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West Africa deserves limited credit for toppling a dictator
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The Democracy We Want
The Democracy Works Occasional Paper ‘The Democracy We Want’ presents the institution’s views on what a more equitable, inclusive, sustainable and healthy democracy in…
The ANC Policy Conference. A lot of Heat. No Light
The ANC policy conference was a lot less policy and a lot more “politics”. It generated a lot of heat. But no light. It…
Global markets and development in Africa
The rules, institutions and operations of global markets, unchanged since the end of formal colonialism, are among the greatest obstacles to the development of…
The ANC is virtually bereft of substance
Listening to Minister of Police Fikile Mbalula spew forth emptily, during his report-back on “Organisational Renewal” at the ANC’s National Policy Conference, was simply…
Trump’s US still lacks an Africa policy – but that might be about to change
When Donald Trump was elected, almost no one in the US was thinking about Africa. People knew the swingeing State Department and foreign aid…
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ANC’s Migration Dilemmas in the 21st Century and the Future of Work
Traditionally, migration has tended to be South-North but of late there is an increased shift of South-South migration. South Africa has witnessed increased and…
Putinesque: Beware the strong man
We know that President Jacob Zuma has taken several trips to Russia since 2009, raising further suspicions that nuclear is a done deal. We…
Fear and loathing: The ANC’s enemies are everywhere
The discussion documents for the ANC’s upcoming fifth policy conference reveal a party that professes a desire for self-correction and renewal but seems to…