Voting for democratic renewal
To save the ANC from itself, bring about internal organisational democratic renewal and catapult fresh, more wise leadership, it is better for loyal members,…
political parties
Elections probably won’t be fair, but they will be vibrant
Just as the ANC was prepared to spend millions of taxpayers’ rands to destroy the credibility of the Public Protector in defence of its…
THIRD POLITICAL CAFE – 27 JULY 2016: HOW CAN WE, THE PEOPLE HOLD POLITICAL PARTIES ACCOUNTABLE AND DO WE?
Democracy Works Foundation’s third Political Café on 27 July was held at The Bannister Hotel, Braamfontein with a discussion that posed the questions: “How…
THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT ON THE “NKANDLA MATTER”, by Thabo Mbeki
On 31 March, 2016, Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng conveyed the unanimous decision of the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) in the matter of “Economic Freedom Fighters…
Populism not the answer
Despite the new focus on Africa’s angry youth, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in South Africa, and the Namibian Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) are…
Race: The DA’s elephant in the policy room
Can the Democratic Alliance chart a way forward for liberalism and rid itself of a pernicious form of whiteness, asks Christi van der Westhuizen….