Ivor Chipkin, Author at The Mail & Guardian

The civil society resistance to state capture

Article Ivor Chipkin & Mark Swilling - 20 Aug 2018

'The shift to tyranny in SA has been accompanied by political arguments about the nature of South Africa’s transition from apartheid to democracy'

The state wags the dog, at the ANC’s cost

Article Ivor Chipkin - 21 Jan 2015

The complicated nature of government and the negative impact of political appointments make running the country a nightmare.

Decentralised procurement fails the state

Analysis Ivor Chipkin - 31 Jul 2014

The problem facing government departments is not simply an issue of poor leadership or unskilled officials; it is structural.

Bantustans are dead – long live the Bantustans

Analysis Ivor Chipkin & Laura Phillips - 10 Jul 2014

The dynamics of power established under apartheid, especially in the 'homelands', still play a major role in rural government.

Let a thousand state bureaucrats bloom

Analysis Ivor Chipkin - 5 Dec 2013

SA needs well-designed administrations staffed by well-trained, professional mandarins, writes Ivor Chipkin.

Public sector ‘manages’ to fail

Analysis Ivor Chipkin - 22 Mar 2013

A serious misunderstanding about the uneveness of the apartheid state has resulted in major policy errors.

Press Releases

Business

Rahima Moosa Hospital nursing college introduces no-touch facial recognition access system

Staff Reporter - 8 Apr 2020

The new system allows the hospital to enrol people’s faces immediately, using artificial intelligence, and integrates easily with existing access control infrastructure, including card readers and biometrics

Special Reports

Everyone’s talking about it. Even Kentucky

Staff Reporter - 7 Apr 2020

Earlier this year South African fried chicken fast-food chain, Chicken Licken®, launched a campaign for their wallet-friendly EasyBucks® meals, based on the idea of ‘Everyone’s talking about it.’

Special Reports

New energy mix on the cards

Derek Davey - 3 Apr 2020

REI4P already has and will continue to yield thousands of employment opportunities

Special Reports

The online value of executive education in a Covid-19 world

Staff Reporter - 27 Mar 2020

Executive education courses further develop the skills of leaders in the workplace

Special Reports

Sisa Ntshona urges everyone to stay home, and consider travelling later

Staff Reporter - 26 Mar 2020

Sisa Ntshona has urged everyone to limit their movements in line with government’s request

Special Reports

SAB Zenzele’s special AGM postponed until further notice

Staff Reporter - 24 Mar 2020

An arrangement has been announced for shareholders and retailers to receive a 77.5% cash payout

Special Reports

20th Edition of the National Teaching Awards

Staff Reporter - 23 Mar 2020

Teachers are seldom recognised but they are indispensable to the country's education system

Special Reports

Awards affirm the vital work that teachers do

Thabo Mohlala - 23 Mar 2020

Government is committed to empowering South Africa’s teachers with skills, knowledge and techniques for a changing world