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…
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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…
DWF ZAMBIA SIGNS MOUs WITH FOUR POLITICAL PARTIES PF, FDD, UPND AND MMD
Southern African Democracy Works Foundation (DWF) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with four Zambian political parties to formalise their commitment to working…
2020 DEMOCRACY WORKS ACADEMY FELLOWS
Asisipho Tsotsa Asisipho is driven by the need to contribute to social justice. She works as an Occupational Therapist in mental health, where…
The impact of coronavirus on democratic dividends: the case of Malawi
The new coronavirus pandemic is not only wreaking destruction on public health and the global economy but is also disrupting democracy and governance worldwide….
Assessing the Country Specific Measures at Country Level
Zambia recorded its first case of Covid-19 on 18 March 2020. The Government through the Ministry of Health and with support from cooperating partners…
Assessing COVID-19 response measures – Eswatini
The arrival of the novel Coronavirus in Eswatini on 14 March 2020, and the resulting Government lockdown measures, have brought fears of media repression…
Assessing COVID-19 response measures – Botswana
Botswana recorded its first case of COVID-19 on 30 March 2020. The Government, through the Ministry of Health and with support from Cooperating Partners,…
IEC OF BOTSWANA APPLAUDS DWF FOR COMMENDABLE WORK IN ELECTORAL LANDSCAPE
The Botswana Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) says it applauds Democracy Works Foundation’s (DWF) efforts to entrench democracy in society and bring about change to…
Human rights focus needed in police and army’s Covid-19 lockdown enforcement
The Police and army should not enforce the Covid-19 lockdown at the expense of undermining human rights, personal dignity and common sense. South Africa’s…