Clean audits are a necessary but insufficient condition for achieving governance performance. But there is more to the story than that. It is highly unlikely that audited entities will deliver value for their...
Governance Performance Index
Law must evolve as politics changes
Governance and politics often go hand in hand in a delicate balancing act. Governance in its most basic form is about the allocation of resources; it’s the process of deciding who gets what, when and where. Politics is...
Private sector can help decentralise just energy transition
With nearly 86% of its carbon dioxide (CO2) coming from coal, SA is one of the world’s most coal-dependent countries. It also produces nearly a quarter of the continent’s total carbon emissions. Importantly, the...
Sewage and illegal dumping just the tip of the iceberg in bankrupt Emfuleni
In the grassy yard surrounding Phuthulla primary school in Boipatong, Emfuleni, is a narrow, muddy trench where sewage wastewater drains freely. Young children are just metres away in their classrooms, built of...
Effective governance crucial for sustaining South Africa’s democracy
More than 60 years after the apartheid government fired on thousands of protestors, the Sharpeville Massacre remains one of the most formative moments in modern South African history. Perhaps more than any other event,...
GGA’s new Governance Performance Index gets wide attention
Exactly how well, or not, is a municipality performing in terms of service delivery, leadership, planning and administration? Good Governance Africa (GGA) has launched a reliable tool to help you answer this question,...
