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…
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.
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…
Democratic Development Starts Small
The Bromwell Street evictions sparked a familiar chain of thought for me. I want to know what the role and potential of middle class…
An Ethiopian salute and the protests shaking a nation
The athlete looked up at the sky when he crossed the finish line, and made an X shape above his head with his wrists….
A nation-building project in traumatic crisis
South Africans, by birth and others who have joined us by choice or temporarily, have been engaged in a nation-building project for two decades….
Africa is Wealthy, But the People Are Not
Africa is wealthy, but the people are not. The land is productive, generating trillions of dollars, yet this income eludes the masses. It is…
THE NEXT FIVE YEARS
The election is over, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) did their job efficiently, the count is in, coalitions are being formed and democracy seems…
What it means to be coloured during election time
“I don’t like to talk about politics. Nothing I do will change this country anyway”. My mother doesn’t vote. She is of the view…
Discovering each other’s humanity helps
Frantz Fanon in his famous book, “The Wretched of the Earth” states that “each generation must, out of relative obscurity, discover its mission, fulfil…