Reflections on a new activism to challenge a state comprador elite
The recognition of the need for a new activism was accompanied by a realisation that while it was necessary, it was not a sufficient…
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Policy Brief 4: Combating Corruption
1. Introduction Corruption, generally defined as the ‘abuse of public office for private gain’, is becoming so widespread in South Africa, that unless it…
STATE OF DEMOCRACY DEBATE 26 NOVEMBER 2015 – Q&A Part 1
This video features Part One of the question and answer session of our 26 November 2015 State of Democracy (SoD) debate, “Does local democracy…
Can one-party states be successful?
Most African countries since independence from colonialism have been governed by dominant one-party regimes. Many of these governments were independence or liberation movements who…