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A national dialogue must be people-centred for SA to thrive
Thought Leader
/ 24 February 2025

A national dialogue must be people-centred for SA to thrive

We all have the obligation to participate publicly because it is our collective responsibility to advance South Africa Inc.

By Klaus Kotze
Zulu king’s divorce sparks debate over tradition, modernity and royal life
National
/ 7 January 2025

Zulu king’s divorce sparks debate over tradition, modernity and royal life

Misizulu kaZwelithini’s divorce comes amid tensions in the royal family from those who dispute his ascension to the throne

By Londiwe Xulu
Building a people-powered plan for South Africa through national dialogue
Thought Leader
/ 17 October 2024

Building a people-powered plan for South Africa through national dialogue

A national dialogue offers the opportunity to unite South Africans around a common vision, thereby giving rise to a people of national unity

By Klaus Kotze
Principled, pragmatic law reform with promise
Opinion
/ 6 September 2024

Principled, pragmatic law reform with promise

This contribution is a genuine effort at furthering what Andreas Schedler called “reform from below”, in his book The Self-Restraining State: Power and Accountability in New Democracies

By Lauren Kohn
How misuse of the sub judice rule undermines democracy and free speech
Thought Leader
/ 5 August 2024

How misuse of the sub judice rule undermines democracy and free speech

There is a growing trend of public officials exploiting the rule to evade scrutiny and accountability

By Sello Ivan Phahle
South Africa is not yet a free and equal state
Opinion
/ 10 August 2022

South Africa is not yet a free and equal state

The injustices of the apartheid era have survived and expanded, and human rights flouder, in a state that was supposed to be founded on the rule of law and constitutionalism

By Samantha Mashapa
Zuma is an example of a wider problem of access to justice
Opinion
/ 30 June 2021

Zuma is an example of a wider problem of access to justice

Because the government ignores legitimate complaints and softer forms of protest, and only protest action yields results, we have learned that power trumps the law, despite what the constitution claims. A human rights court could be an answer

By Philip Machanick
IEC says Covid-19 won’t stop 27 October elections
Politics
/ 9 June 2021

IEC says Covid-19 won’t stop 27 October elections

Election campaign and voter mobilisation launched on Wednesday as IEC gears up to host local government elections during pandemic

By Chris Gilili
Covid-19 pandemic offers municipalities rare opportunity to restore trust
Opinion
/ 11 May 2020

Covid-19 pandemic offers municipalities rare opportunity to restore trust

Local government and councillors have largely failed to deliver services and on their mandate because of a lack of will to do their jobs, corruption and a shortage of people with skills

By Harlan Cloete

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