Giving in Support of Social Justice Advocacy
By William Gumede Given the persistently high levels of poverty, unemployment and inequality – combined with public service delivery failure – the act…
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For South Africa, climate adaptation and economic growth can go hand in hand
Democracy Works Foundation welcomed the opportunity to partner with the Kgalema Motlanthe Foundation and The Elders to host the “Advancing Economic Growth in South…
‘ADVANCING ECONOMIC GROWTH IN SOUTH AFRICA’ DIALOGUE WITH THE KGALEMA MOTLANTHE FOUNDATION AND THE ELDERS
As an organization committed to building a sustainable and inclusive economy through creating platforms for debate and conversation, Democracy Works Foundation welcomed an opportunity…
eSwatini’s Landmark Ruling on Marital Power
August 2019 – Democracy Works Foundation celebrates a landmark ruling made by the High Court of eSwatini which enables women to be granted the…
2019 DEMOCRACY WORKS ACADEMY COHORT
Mogale Mathibe Molala Mogale Molala is in Tshwane University of Technology (Ga-Rankuwa Campus) doing his third year in Financial Information Systems. In his first…
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…
RAMAPHOSA SURROUNDED BY INTEREST GROUPS, AS ANC POWER BLOCS BECOME UNRECOGNISABLE
The way President Cyril Ramaphosa put together his Cabinet reflects the changed power dynamics in the ANC, away from ideological and ANC organisational constituents,…
THE DA’S CAMPAIGN BATTLE PLAN WAS SIMPLY WRONG
The Democratic Alliance (DA), having the best opposition market it may ever get, performed worse in this election than in 1994. It will have…
HOW THE EFF HAS SHIFTED SA POLITICS TO THE LEFT
The rise of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in the May 8, 2019 election, has ushered in the arrival of black leftist populism as…
DEMOCRATISING SOUTH AFRICAN SOCIETY
As South Africa celebrates 25 years of freedom, we may have on paper a democratic constitution, democratic institutions, and stage regular elections, but society…