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Articles, Publications June 30, 2020

South Africa in desperate need of electoral overhaul

The Constitutional Court’s decision to declare unconstitutional aspects of the Electoral Act – which disallow individuals to stand as independent candidates for elections in…

Articles, DWF COVID-19 PUBLICATIONS, Publications, Social Cohesion June 26, 2020

Lockdown’s limitation of rights mustn’t become new norm, warn academics

Academics have warned suspended rights during the lockdown period should not become a new norm while the government does not have a post-Covid-19 plan…

Articles, Publications, Southern Africa Political Parties and Dialogue Programme, Strengthening Institutions June 26, 2020

DWF BUILDS CAPACITY OF POLITICAL PARTIES TO MONITOR ELECTIONS

When the High Court of Malawi, sitting as a Constitutional Court, annulled the 2019 presidential elections results and ordered a fresh election, the court…

Citizens & Leaders, Democracy Works Academy SA, Media, Programs, Youth June 16, 2020

Youth Day 2020

Today is a very important day in South Africa, it is one that reminds us of how far the country has come and how…

Articles, Civil Society Participation in Provincial Legislatures Programme, DWF COVID-19 PUBLICATIONS, Programs, Publications, Social Cohesion, Strengthening Institutions June 11, 2020

Only a vibrant civil society will protect democracy during Covid-19

A spirited civil society is crucial to the sustainability of democracy. With the world facing its biggest health crisis since the Spanish Flu of…

Articles, Civil Society Participation in Provincial Legislatures Programme, Media, Mentions, Publications, Social Cohesion June 11, 2020

The voices missing from South Africa’s response to COVID-19

Ten days after South Africa reported its first case of COVID-19 on 5 March 2020, the government moved quickly to declare a national state of…

THIS DAY IN HISTORY |the two significant events that led to the Day of Reconciliation in South Africa

The role of civic tech in consolidating democracy in Africa

A STRATEGIC REFLECTION ON THE STATE OF POLITICAL PARTIES IN SOUTHERN AFRICA

No meaningful political progress without the inclusion of women

Policy Brief 40: Democratic Leadership in Societies Suffering from Trauma

Reflecting on lessons and strategies for civil society capacity building when engaging with Provincial government structures