Cross-provincial radio workshop report
Introduction The Civil Society Participation in Provincial Legislatures (CSPPL) project works to bridge gaps and facilitate partnerships between civil society organisations (CSOs) and Provincial…
Blogs
All Democracy Works people will contribute blogs regularly on their work in a more personal and perhaps more accessible narrative.
These blogs are collected on this page.
Northern Cape Provincial Legislature takes extraordinary steps to strengthen public participation
Introduction The need for oversight and accountability over service delivery failures in our communities has only been increased as a result of the Covid-19…
Democracy Works Foundation’s response to the Coronavirus
On 1 March 2020 the Coronavirus hit our Southern African shores and was picked up first in South Africa. It then spread into the…
Power of Provincial Parliaments
Provincial Parliaments are critically important to South Africa’s democracy. As vehicles for public participation, they provide opportunities for oversight, accountability, and transparency on issues that affect our lives. During the month of…
Civil Society Participation in Provincial Legislatures’ visit to Limpopo
Limpopo visit: meeting with Civil Society Organisations and the Limpopo Legislature The Civil Society in Provincial Legislatures’ (CSPPL) Team visited the Limpopo Province…
HOW ETHICAL LEADERSHIP HARNESSES A COUNTRY’S POTENTIAL
Professor William Gumede spoke at Letsema on Friday, 17 May 2019. A renowned author and academic, Gumede is Associate Professor, School of Governance at…
SOUTH AFRICA: WE NEED SUNLIGHT TO DISINFECT CAPITAL
History repeats itself. The pillaging of public coffers in the last decade reminds me of the apartheid state corruption in the 1980s which included…
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…
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…
Why the incoming US President lacks democratic legitimacy
With the end of Obama’s Presidency we are losing rare inspirational and humane leadership. The exemplary and graceful leadership provided by the Barack Obama…