Citizen engagement is the process by which governments involve the community in public issues through democratic discussions. As such, citizen engagement is at the centre of democratic governance. Through voting,...
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South Africans are sick to death of persistent corruption by politicians
Greg Mills, in his book Why States Recover, illustrates that the key reason behind economic failure is politics: “Today, the bulk of the world’s poor—totalling 1.1 billion of the planet’s seven billion people—live in a...
A stark example of transnational corruption
Corruption is one of the most pervasive and corrosive challenges to governance, economic growth, and human rights worldwide. It diverts public funds from essential services, deepens inequality, and erodes trust in...
Diabetes is SA’s top non-communicable disease – government intervention is urgent
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) — diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and cancer — are an escalating public health crisis in South Africa. The statistics speak for themselves. NCDs accounted for the largest...
Come elections, critical thinking skills are key to fighting fake news
Education and an openness to information play a key role in our ability to distinguish the truth from falsehoods in the complex world of misinformation (fake news) and disinformation (propaganda). In the context of an...
Eswatini in 2023: A data overview
On Friday 29 September 2023, the Kingdom of Eswatini will hold its next general elections. A landlocked country in Southern Africa, Eswatini reports a total population of approximately 1.2 million – the second smallest...
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