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Judith February
Judith February is based at the Institute for Security Studies and is a visiting fellow at the Wits School of Governance.
Supporting BDS is a way to honour the Palestinian struggle
Boycotts and sanctions against Israel are a vote for nonviolence, democracy and self-determination
Keep defending democracy
Civil society has fought against the worst of the breaches — securitisation, corruption, secrecy
ANC loses its voice in national debates
Critical issues cut to the heart of the party’s recent record, which is perhaps why its leaders are failing to speak out.
Hlaudi Motsoeneng verdict opens door for ‘rational’ test
State bodies cannot reject recommendations by the public protector on "irrational" grounds, writes Judith February.
Democracy fund will foster political donation transparency
The laissez-faire status quo on secret donations allows businesses to buy influence from political parties, writes Judith February.
Time to come clean on party funding
South Africa is about to enter into the biggest ever public-procurement processes in its history — involving Eskom and Transnet.
ANC stalls over public funding of parties
SA’s democracy is suffering from the absence of transparency and a complete lack of regulation of private funding, argues two analysts.
Time is right to discuss detail of political donation
On April 20 this year the Cape High Court gave judgement, dismissing the application by the Institute for Democracy in South Africa to access records of private donations made to…
A game of broken telephone
‘Money has no loyalty. Investors take it where they will receive the most returns. If South Africa is perceived to be failing or adopting the wrong policies, investors withdraw…
Madiba’s magic is slowly dissipating
If a country lives by its myths, then the myth of post-apartheid South Africa must be that it had become "the rainbow nation".