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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.
By Mira Dutschke Introduction The need for oversight and accountability over service delivery failures in our communities has only been increased as a result…
On 1 March 2020 the Coronavirus hit our Southern African shores and was picked up first in South Africa. It then spread into the…
Professor William Gumede spoke at Letsema on Friday, 17 May 2019. A renowned author and academic, Gumede is Associate Professor, School of Governance at…
History repeats itself. The pillaging of public coffers in the last decade reminds me of the apartheid state corruption in the 1980s which included…
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…
The primary cornerstones of social transformation include nation building and social cohesion, sports and recreation, social development, water and sanitation, as well as adequate…
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…
The Bromwell Street evictions sparked a familiar chain of thought for me. I want to know what the role and potential of middle class…
The athlete looked up at the sky when he crossed the finish line, and made an X shape above his head with his wrists….
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….