June 6, 2019
By Dr Paul Kariuki: Most people said the budget address by Finance Minister Tito Mboweni was doom and gloom, as it confirmed the worsening state of […]
June 6, 2019
By Dr Paul Kariuki (DDP Executive Director): CITIZEN PRESSURE CAN END CORRUPTION The last 12 months have been anxiety-causing months for African countries. We have seen […]
June 6, 2019
By Dr Paul Kariuki (DDP Executive Director): In 2018, civil society observed a rise in civic activism, a spirited effort by ordinary citizens that challenged the […]
June 6, 2019
Dr Paul Kariuki A message of great wishes to all our partners for the new year… from the Executive Director as well as the DDP Team. […]
June 6, 2019
“I’m so glad we had this time together…but now it’s time to say good bye.” Dear colleagues and friends of DDP it is with mixed emotions […]
June 6, 2019
By Dr Paul Kariuki (DDP Programs Director): Citizen participation is an essential element of our constitutional democracy. South Africa is one of the few countries in […]
June 6, 2019
By Paul Soti: South African department of arts and culture defines social cohesion as,” the degree of social integration and inclusion in communities and society at […]
June 6, 2019
By Dr Paul Kariuki (DDP Programs Director): Since democracy in 1994, the government has been promoting a developmental local government that is responsive to the needs […]
June 6, 2019
The talk-shows were a series of engagements that intended to continue to unpack the experiences of migrant women that were generated as part of the focus […]
June 6, 2019
By Dr Paul Kariuki: The role of women in shaping the new, democratic SA is well documented. However, their contribution to social change and development has […]
June 6, 2019
Democracy Development Program Stakeholder’s reflection session. This reflection session was held at DDP House on the 24th July 2018 and it was attended by the more than […]
June 6, 2019
By: Dr Paul Kariuki (DDP Programs Director): For decades, equality of all has been a contentious issue in South Africa, even with an enabling Constitution and […]
June 6, 2019
By Daniel Dunia and Sthabiso Mdledle: The workshop focused on the art of leading people through processes towards agreed-upon objectives in a manner that encourages participation, […]
June 6, 2019
By Sthabiso Mdledle and Melusi Mahlaba: A community library campaign to clean up the space where the municipality is going to place the park home library, […]
May 29, 2019
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May 27, 2019
This article first appeared in the Good Governance Learning Network (GGLN) journal titled: Navigating Accountability and Collaboration in Local Governance (2017) Introduction Accountability and collaboration in […]
May 27, 2019
By Nonkululeko Hlongwane – It’s quite interesting how everyone, especially Community developers, spend their days talking about change without an understanding of what it means to […]
May 16, 2019
By Nosipho Luthuli – On 21 March, South Africa commemorates Human Rights Day in remembrance of the Sharpeville Massacre that took place on the same day […]
May 14, 2019
By: Justin Foxton –Here at SA Good News we were hugely inspired by President Ramaphosa when he quoted from Hugh Masekela’s song Thuma Mina (Send Me) […]
May 14, 2019
Newly elected president of the Republic of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, ended his state of the Nation address with these words: “Thuma mina – (Send me) […]