Effective governance crucial for sustaining South Africa’s democracy

More than 60 years after the apartheid government fired on thousands of protestors, the Sharpeville...

Improving water governance in South Africa to ensure a water-secure country

South Africa is a dry country with limited water resources. According to the 2030 Water Resources Group Annual...

Poor governance exacerbates South Africa’s water crisis

South Africa is grappling with myriad challenges to its water security — droughts, inadequate water conservation...

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Governance Performance Index – South Africa 2024

Governance Performance Index – South Africa 2024

South Africa’s system of local government is presently undergoing its most widespread sequence of changes since the introduction of a new system shortly after our transition to democracy. Politically, the 2021 local government elections produced a record number of...

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Max Price’s statues and storms

Max Price’s statues and storms

Professor David Benatar reviews Dr Max Price’s Price, Max. Statues and Storms: Leading Through Change (Tafelberg, 2023). The book recounts Max Price's experiences as vice-chancellor of the University of Cape Town (UCT) during the turbulent "Fallist" years of 2015 to...

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In November, the United Kingdom will host the 26th annual United Nations (UN) global climate summit – called COP – or “Conference of the Parties” in Glasgow. COP26 (delayed by a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic) has a unique urgency and could prove to be one of the most important conferences of our time. Most experts agree that the…

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Combatting fake news and disinformation is a civil duty

Combatting fake news and disinformation is a civil duty

As electioneering ramps up ahead of the national election later this year, we can expect a marked increase in the proliferation of disinformation, misinformation, and fake news, aided by evolving artificial intelligence (AI) tools that make the discernment between...

Turning the tide: COP28’s pivotal role in safer oceans

Turning the tide: COP28’s pivotal role in safer oceans

This weekend, on the 9th of December, delegates convened at the “Powering Ocean Breakthroughs with 100% Sustainable Ocean Management” event at the 28th UN Conference of Parties (CoP28) in Dubai, to decide on “path-defining” nature-climate investment plans and...

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