In his weekly newsletter, the president argues that he welcomes the intensified monitoring by FATF
Lessons from China and Norway on how capacities can be channelled to deliver on priorities and ensure activity with notable outcomes
The government was advised by Eskom executives to invest in infrastructure to replace old power plants and to meet increased demand
As SA’s democracy heads towards 30 years, we need to critically assess what needs to be done differently to become Madiba’s miracle nation
It’s a rocky road to a functional democratic future for the United States, but fighting injustice is a long-term task
Unbearable poverty has finally ignited an uprising in the tiny kingdom and Mswati’s police and army officers are the first targets
For a democratic culture to exist there must be leaders and citizens who behave democratically — and they need to be educated about democracy to do that
We — the people of South Africa — have the chance to write the agenda for the future
Africans have been decolonising, critiquing, and also enriching liberal democracy from an African perspective since colonial times
The country has failed to sustained the momentum of the national democratic revolution
Authoritarian would-be emperors such as Putin and Jinping and the US’s military-industrial complex erode the open society and its values of individual freedoms
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Voter turnout has dropped from 86.7% in 1994 to only 65.9% in the 2019 national elections.
Former apartheid collaborator Unita has polled well, but will it be enough to unseat the long-ruling MPLA?
Far-right Republicans and the conservative supreme court are working on a carefully laid plan to turn the US into a repressive regime
Slow transformation in the economy means there are still too few black people in top management positions that could provide positive role models
The emphasis on Freedom Day should be on recapturing what we dreamed freedom would mean for everyone in this country
Can anything good come out emjondolo? Trevor Ngwane looks into how committees in informal settlements are updating the system for their survival
We no longer need traditional leadership; decisions that affect communities should involve all the people concerned
The larger class struggle in Chile is mirrored in the struggle for better working conditions for the workers who are rewriting the constitution
The Youth Employment Service is helping thousands of our youths to land that vital first job
The worthy elder statesman followed Kaunda’s example, putting democracy first and conceding defeat if necessary, and was instrumental in brokering peaceful power transfer in 2021
Political culture, and not the Constitution, is an impediment to a better life for all South Africans
Talk is over, the country needs action says Chief Zwelivelile Mandla Mandela ahead of the State of the Nation address
‘We will engage in a rugged struggle to ensure that all those who are implicated in the State Capture report are brought to book’
Eight months ago, the Zimbabwean government arrested Jeffrey Moyo after he worked with colleagues from The New York Times reporting on Zimbabwe. His next court date is 14 February
Leaders typically spread power among their ‘rival allies’ to keep it and co-opt enough of those elites in exchange for political support.
The president said slurs against the judiciary, sabotage against institutions and the findings of the Zondo commission showed the need to protect democracy
The connections between health, climate change, declining public trust and democratic legitimacy, and geopolitical instability must be recognised
Conflict hotspots, most in the Sahel region, will continue to dominate the news this year, while a number of countries will hold key elections.
The current scramble for Africa’s natural resources by major global political and economic rivalries portends deeper economic and political hardships for the continent
It is both misleading and patronising to suggest that democracy has somehow been imposed by the international community against the wishes of ordinary people. Instead, it has been demanded and fought for from below