February 5, 2021

Is the political funding bill good for democracy?

  President Cyril Ramaphosa recently signed the implementation of the Political Party Funding Act 2018 which will commence on 1 April. The Act now makes it […]
February 4, 2021

Our hollowed-out state has been stripped of the capacity to keep its promises on Budget and Sona

Revelations at the Zondo Commission are the tip of the iceberg. Much of the theft of public funds takes place far from the gaze of the […]
February 2, 2021

Political Party Funding Act: Four reasons the new legislation is a big win for our democracy

The enactment of the Political Party Funding Act is good news for democracy in South Africa. The benefits far outweigh the costs of non-disclosure of private […]
February 1, 2021

Confronting Corruption in South Africa: Whose work is it?

By: Lizzy Ofusori Corruption, which is the misuse of public office for an individual’s private gain, is getting too common in South Africa. It is essential […]
February 1, 2021

Taxing the wealthy to finance the economy and government programmes – will it happen, and can it work?

By: Stef Terblanche On February 11, President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver his state of the nation address (SONA) followed by Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s Budget speech […]
January 26, 2021

From the land of the free to the country of the unhinged

By: Sanusha Naidu The storming of the United States’ Capitol Hill buildings on 6 January 2021 by pro-Trump supporters could come straight out of a Hollywood-style […]
January 22, 2021

Weekly Africa report

January 21, 2021

Border Management Panel

January 17, 2021

Vaccination is not going to be enough to beat the pandemic: we need a strategy to control the spread of the coronavirus

By: Steven Friedman Mistakes are costly, but repeating them costs even more, which is why SA is losing the fight against Covid-19. The virus’s second wave […]