No meaningful political progress without the inclusion of women
Democracy Works Foundation Botswana successfully launched its training and mentorship support for women in political participation under the Botswana Democracy Works Academy for Women…
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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…
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…
Will the ANC get the electorate’s message?
After a busy three days of counting, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) declared South Africa’s 2016 local government elections ‘free and fair’. The IEC’s…
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…
One Candidate, Many Wards
All across South Africa there are individuals who have chosen to attempt to win the privilege of serving all of us at a local…
WHAT EXACTLY IS HAPPENING IN TSHWANE?
One can’t help but feel that this week’s violent protests in Tshwane are a multi-layered and complex problem. Centre-stage is a political party that has lost…
First Political Cafe – 1 June 2016: The Youth vote and local elections
The largest proportion of the South African population is below the age of 35. Youth are therefore disproportionately affected by everything that goes on…