The cost of dysfunctional State Owned Enterprises
The Budget reflects President Cyril Ramaphosa’s attempt ahead of the May 2019 elections to try to balance pleasing the markets, while pleasing his trade…
William Gumede
Policy Brief 32: How civil society can strengthen the capacity of South Africa’s Parliament
There is often a disconnect between government and ordinary citizens being heard and represented in government structures, processes and decision-making. The role of civil…
Policy Brief 31: Democratising South Africa’s Parliament
The role of effective and representative democratic structures, processes and institutions are vital in ensuring efficient service delivery and democracy for all. Where it…
Policy Brief 30: Positioning Africa’s SOEs to deliver on the developmental mandate
The role of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) is critical in the delivery of essential services to citizens, developing new industries and infrastructure thereby ensuring economic…
Our heritage is a successful civil society
Let’s imagine that aliens visited South Africa in late 1993, abducted a South African and then returned him or her home 25 years later….
Government of national unity the way out for Zimbabwe
In order to prevent Zimbabwe from plunging into unstoppable violence, which will stall economic reconstruction and unleash a fresh wave of people seeking refuge…
New, updated BRICS investment model for Africa needed
African countries must overhaul their current investment model with BRICS countries, which is not working optimally for the continent, if they are to unlock…
Building the New Development Bank
As South Africa takes the presidency of BRICS, the setting up of the New Development Bank must rank as the major single success story…
IBSA could function as a democratic organisation within BRICS itself
Before the rise of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), the alliance between India, Brazil and South Africa (IBSA) promised to align…
Speaking uncomfortable truths to your “own” side and to the “other” side
South Africa will have to move away from slogan-based debates on policies if the country is to get out of its current economic, social…