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African governance – Voice of civil society is critical in 2023
Globally, 2022 was not a good governance year. Just as the negative impact of Covid-19 lockdowns was starting to turn around, Russia violated the international order by invading Ukraine. What Putin thought would take a few weeks has turned into a conflict nearly a...
Statement on the new ANC leadership: No time for complacency
Former South African Health Minister Zweli Mkhize (L) congratulates South African President and re-elected leader of the African National Congress (ANC) Cyril Ramaphosa during the 55th National Conference of the ANC in...
ANC conference: Phala Phala must not detract from critical governance issues
On 22 November, the head of the African National Congress’s (ANC’s) electoral committee, former president Kgalema Motlanthe, announced the procedures and results of branch nominations for the party’s top six positions ahead of the party’s 55th National Conference, due...
SA’s social compact has stalled
President Cyril Ramaphosa indicated in his State of the Nation Address in February that the government and its social partners had 100 days to finish a comprehensive social compact to address issues of economic growth and unemployment. Social partners, as represented...
The private sector can help ensure local-level stability in South Africa
At the forefront of debates about the functioning of local government in South Africa is a question of stability. This discourse is understandably dominated by the attention given to political aspects of instability in metropolitan councils. These emphasise the role...
Is terminating the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit legal?
Introduction The Minister of Home Affairs, Aaron Motsoaledi, has every right to terminate the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) regime, as he did on 19 November 2021. The ZEP programme was initially set up as a demonstration of goodwill by the South African government...
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