By: Tawanda Matema and Paul Kariuki Populist claims that migrants are stealing the jobs of South Africans are simply not true — the numbers speak for […]

By: Yanga Malotana It is imperative, now more than ever, for South Africa’s representative democracy to be fruitful and to uphold the democratic tenet of accountability, […]

By: Stef Terblanche He has been accused of being a president who is big on promises, nice speeches and fatherly fireside chats with his people but […]

By: Prof Steven Friedman IT is echo chamber time again. The chorus which tells us what to think and always agree no matter how flimsy its […]

By: Norah Msuya One of the unique aspects of the South African Constitution is that it introduced the concept of participatory democracy. Participatory democracy essentially obligates […]

By: Maria Lauda Goyayi With only 40% of the adult population being vaccinated as of January 2022, President Cyril Ramaphosa urged South Africans to vaccinate in […]

By: Adefemi A. Obalade Accountability refers to the acceptance and assumption of responsibility for one’s deeds and conducts, and the concomitant outcomes or consequences. The subject […]

By: Lizzy Ofusori Given the increasing number of deaths globally, the question to make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for everyone has become a subject of debate. Policies […]

By: Dr. Olusola Bodede In January 2018, a Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture also known as Zondo’s commission or State capture commission […]

By: Dr. Adebimpe Ofusori Democracy returned to South Africa after the apartheid period which profoundly changed the political dynamics and perception of the public about democracy. […]

By: Dr. Nneka Akwu Civil society organizations have been in existence for ages. They are pressure groups that put the government on their toes regarding good […]

Given the ongoing exposure of malfeasances in both public and private sectors in the country, accountability cannot be a buzzword or a cliche. It must be […]

  By Sanusha Naidu     Introduction With this being the last blog of the year reflecting on the status quo of the country’s democratic order, […]

  By Sanusha Naidu Introduction Now that the Local Government Elections 2021 (LGE 2021) has been concluded and the results proclaimed by the Independent Electoral Commission […]

  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 […]

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

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

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% […]

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. […]