November 18, 2021

Local Government Conference 2021

  On 18 November DDP was proud to host the Local Government Conference. The purpose of the conference was to reflect on the 2021 Local Government […]
November 18, 2021

Plugging the gap: the contribution of South Africa to the African economy through remittances

  By Azwimpheleli Langalanga November 2021 is ending giving way to December which would mark the official start of the festive season. This is the first […]
November 17, 2021

Service Delivery Challenges in Kwazulu Natal

By Nyasha Mcbride Mpani Download the article here: Service Delivery in KZN
November 17, 2021

CO-OPERATIVE GOVERNANCE & TRADITIONAL AFFAIRS PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE MEETING

Briefing by the Department of COGTA and on the cost of boreholes at uMzinyathi District Municipality and Briefing on Departmental reports (2nd Quarter Report 2021/22 (Financial […]
November 16, 2021

WHY REPORTS OF SOUTH AFRICAN DEMOCRACY’S DEATH ARE GREATLY EXAGGERATED

    By Steven Friedman ONE of democracy’s features is that you can use the freedoms it offers to claim that it does not work – […]
November 16, 2021

The African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights: Success and Challenges

    By Norah Msuya, The African regional human rights system is both universal in character and distinctively African in its scope and principles. Though the […]
November 9, 2021

The Low Participation Rate -not the low voter turnout – Should Worry Us More

By Aubrey Matshiqi, The downward trend in the electoral performance of the African National Congress (ANC) continues. In the 2004 general election, the ANC garnered 69.69% […]
November 9, 2021

Will the Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan Solve the Unemployment in South Africa?

By Dr Olusola Bodede The president of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa presented the Economic Recovery Plan in October 2020 to the joint sitting of the parliament. […]
November 8, 2021

SA political life morphing into two major spheres of participation and expression

By Stef Terblanche Our latest round of democratic elections to elect new municipal governments have been successfully concluded. Successfully so in that they were largely peaceful, […]