Weighty headwinds face South Africa, with its government debt to gross domestic product ratio of 73.45% and a budget deficit of 5% of GDP
But the ‘data desert’ in sub-Sahara means the artificial intelligence models are inappropriate
The former public protector has been appointed the Mpumalanga convenor, and the former KwaZulu-Natal premier is heading the party in that province
The 2024 Ibrahim Index of African Governance report ranks South Africa and Mauritius in the top two in the business and labour environment
Challenges detract from technology’s potential to allow users to engage with structures of political and public life, leaving many without a say
Municipalities need a governance register to ensure their performance more than compliance
The party is establishing a task team led by Minister Parks Tau, a former mayor of Johannesbur, to tackle service delivery issues
The second season of the series offers an expanded cast and more corporate dark deeds
South Africans need to be better informed about democracy and become active citizens
The air and water pollution caused mainly by industry are compounded by crisis management
All too frequently, the solutions provided in manifestos are simplistic, time-consuming and expensive to implement
The effective use of data leads to better policy-making and advances governance, democracy and human rights
Civil society organisations and other stakeholders will become increasingly important to maintaining the government’s legitimacy
With 17 countries headed for the polls this year, good governance fundamentals need to be improved
The party must rid itself of corruption, cadre deployment, incompetence and patriarchy but it’s not in the interest of some leaders and members to do so
The fact that development outcomes are deteriorating even though capacity has improved illustrates that how a state is organised matters
The former deputy at the centre of the row was accused of misrepresenting her credentials
Drunk on hubris, the UK’s Tory party has followed a populist path to instability. The ANC and its opposition peers follow a similar path
The African Mining Indaba will look at ways to boost investor confidence through a stable regulatory environment and mining policies aligned with environmental, social and governance factors
The state capture report reveals a governance crisis at state-owned entities. Experts weigh in on how this came to be and what to do about it.
The municipality has accrued billions of rand in wasteful spending, and more than 6 000 putrid bucket toilets
The National Arts Council vows that every cent from the sector’s Covid-19-relief programme will be disbursed to artists, after auditors uncover maladministration
Some countries are placing the state at the centre to battle the problems caused by Covid-19 rather than relying solely on the markets
A new book of images and essays about the Afrophobic violence in South Africa attempts to take the narrative forward
The government’s recent commitments to the Open Government Partnership fall short of what is needed, but there is a chance to improve them
The world cannot afford ‘safe havens’ in which the virus can thrive and evolve and threaten us all
Municipalities have failed to maintain their existing infrastructure for providing residents with water
Despite fighting so hard for it, South Africans don’t seem to understand how democracy works
Good governance is not just about politicians, as Ghana’s elections demonstrate
Latest twist in public works saga suggests minister quashed query into doctored corruption report
Citizens of Cameroon are unable to trust their government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, given cases of ministers flouting restrictions, as well as allegations of corruption. This does not bode well for state responses to future crises
Dynamic grassroots movements are especially needed in authoritarian states where institutions are fundamentally broken