Policy Brief 33: Impact of corruption on democracy and development
The negative impact of the twin ills of state capture coupled with corruption has had a cumulative adverse effect across society as a whole,…
Publications
Democracy Works Foundation intends to contribute to fostering democratic culture by providing critical thinking and policy solutions.
We will do so by using our different media and different publication formats, in addition to partnerships with established media corporations.
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Democracy Works Foundation does not necessarily always agree with everything our contributors publicise, film or photograph on our platforms. We have a stringent but tolerant editorial policy and strive to always be constructive in our approach while not remaining silent on difficult issues.
But we equally strive to offer online platforms to our Democracy Works people so they can air their opinions and ideas without censorship. Therefore we will not always agree with contributors.
The cost of dysfunctional State Owned Enterprises
The Budget reflects President Cyril Ramaphosa’s attempt ahead of the May 2019 elections to try to balance pleasing the markets, while pleasing his trade…
Why it’s all going so wrong for Mnangagwa
How did things turn so bad for Zimbabwe’s president, Emmerson Mnangagwa? He won the disputed elections in August 2018, but even before the results…
Policy Brief 32: How civil society can strengthen the capacity of South Africa’s Parliament
There is often a disconnect between government and ordinary citizens being heard and represented in government structures, processes and decision-making. The role of civil…
Policy Brief 31: Democratising South Africa’s Parliament
The role of effective and representative democratic structures, processes and institutions are vital in ensuring efficient service delivery and democracy for all. Where it…
Policy Brief 30: Positioning Africa’s SOEs to deliver on the developmental mandate
The role of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) is critical in the delivery of essential services to citizens, developing new industries and infrastructure thereby ensuring economic…
Our heritage is a successful civil society
Let’s imagine that aliens visited South Africa in late 1993, abducted a South African and then returned him or her home 25 years later….
Government of national unity the way out for Zimbabwe
In order to prevent Zimbabwe from plunging into unstoppable violence, which will stall economic reconstruction and unleash a fresh wave of people seeking refuge…
New, updated BRICS investment model for Africa needed
African countries must overhaul their current investment model with BRICS countries, which is not working optimally for the continent, if they are to unlock…
Building the New Development Bank
As South Africa takes the presidency of BRICS, the setting up of the New Development Bank must rank as the major single success story…